A Lonely Tree Far From Home Brings New Life to the Ocean Deep: A Narrative in Five Acts
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By , on April 27th, 2012 9 comments   Adaptations, Ecology, Evolution, Expeditions, New Research, New Species, Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

Act 1: Wood Falling on Water At two miles below the ocean’s surface, I see wooden carcasses, once buoyant, lying listlessly on the abyssal seafloor. They range from small fragments to 2000+ pound behemoths. Ligneous cadavers litter the seafloor, a last resting place for visitors from a faraway and drier place, becoming rare as . . . → Read More: A Lonely Tree Far From Home Brings New Life to the Ocean Deep: A Narrative in Five Acts

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Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner
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By , on November 23rd, 2009 5 comments   Adaptations, Biology, New Research, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , ,  

Figure from Hoyoux et al. Munidopsis andama from a woodfall. Note the spoon shaped claw. A deep-sea crab walks into a pub and asked, ”Where’s the bar tender?” Few deep-sea organisms rely on food originally from land. Most deep-sea dwellers rely on marine snow (detritus raining from the surface), large food falls like dead whales, . . . → Read More: Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner

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