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Category: Ecology

Adaptations Biology Ecology Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

A Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth: Hydrothermal Vents and the Resilient Pompeii Worm

Dr. M June 4, 2024 No Comments

I have only seen a hydrothermal vent once, during Dive 73 aboard the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s Doc Ricketts. Unlike many deep-sea biologists, I…

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Biology Development Ecology Hadal & Trench New Species

Flatworm cocoons in the abyss

Dr. M February 18, 2024 No Comments

Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation.…

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Adaptations Biology Ecology Evolution Hadal & Trench Organisms

The Hidden World of Extreme Ocean Depths: Life and Pressures in the Trenches

Dr. M December 11, 2023 No Comments

The highest known pressure in the deep oceans coincides with the maximum known depth in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, the Challenger Deep.…

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Abyss Adaptations Benthic Biology Ecology Evolution Fish Organisms Weird

The Upside Down Feeding Fish of the Deep

Dr. M December 10, 2023

The deep-sea anglerfish commands fascination, although admittedly, it might not be everyone’s cup of tea—I’m content sticking with the anglerfish enthusiasts. Among these captivating creatures,…

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Abyss Adaptations Benthic Biology Crustacean Ecology Giant Isopod Habitats New Research New Species Open Access Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Sharks

Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

River Dixon January 8, 2020 alligatordeep seafood websgiant isopods

Connecting the oceans to land are numerous carbon highways.  These conduits bring food from land to the ocean, supporting an abundance of life.  Our group…

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Abyss Adaptations Benthic Biology Conservation & Environment Ecology Evolution Habitats Mating & Reproduction Mining Mollusk Organisms

The Beauty of Rarity

Dr. M August 6, 2019 GastropodHydrothermal VentIUCNmolluskrarerarityredlistSnail

Legend has it that Saint Patrick gave a four-leaf clover to a group of his followers; the fourth leaf put there by God to bring…

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Abyss Benthic Ecology

You are what you eat! Using bad boy carbons to understand food webs

River Dixon May 20, 2019 benthicCarbondeep seafood websisotopesWood Fall

Remember all the details about the periodic table from high school chemistry?  Yeah, me neither.  Don’t worry – we will get through this together. Let’s…

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Benthic Biology Ecology Evolution Expeditions New Research Organisms Scientist! Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!

Dr. M April 3, 2019 alligatorfood fallGiant IsopodWood Fall

You may not realize it but the video below is the video you never knew you needed. But yeah you need it. The video is…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Organisms

How many species are in the deep sea?

River Dixon March 25, 2019 Aristotlebeta diversitydeep seadiversitymathmodelsPlinyspecies

In the beginning, people mused the expansive oceans contained but a handful of organisms.  This idea started with Pliny the Elder, who lived in the…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Habitats Organisms

How is the deep sea so diverse? The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists

River Dixon March 12, 2019 biodiversitycompetitiondeep seadiversitygrassleHesslerMacrofaunapatchPredationSanders

The year is 1967.  A paper is published that causes pandemonium in the scientific community.  The discovery causes a fundamental shift in thinking divergent from…

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