How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…
And Sometimes You Luck Out
From Science Online… In April 2006, Maya Tolstoy, a geophysicist at Columbia University, received some good news and some bad news during a research expedition…
View More And Sometimes You Luck OutARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface Production
Light does not reach the deep-sea floor. This precludes photosynthesis and thus primary production (except in chemosynthetic communities like hydrothermal vents and methane seeps). The…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface ProductionARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface Production
Light does not reach the deep-sea floor. This precludes photosynthesis and thus primary production (except in chemosynthetic communities like hydrothermal vents and methane seeps). The…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface ProductionPeter Etnoyer is a Handsome Devil
Let’s face it Peter Etnoyer is a handsome devil. With my bald head and his underwear model looks we might just be the sexiest bloggers…
View More Peter Etnoyer is a Handsome DevilARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #7 Most Deep-Sea Organisms Are Miniatures of Their Shallow Water Relatives
In one of the earliest papers on the deep-sea fauna, Mosely (1880, p.593) noted, “Some animals appear to be dwarfed by deep-sea conditions.” Almost a…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #7 Most Deep-Sea Organisms Are Miniatures of Their Shallow Water RelativesDeep-Sea Organisms Are Invading
In the first wave attack ordered by the Squid Overlords, deep-sea microbes will invade the air. As you already know the second wave attack will…
View More Deep-Sea Organisms Are InvadingARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #6 The Deep Sea is Under Threat and Needs Protection
Unlike other marine environments, the threats to the deep sea and it species are relatively new. Only recently has it been both economically and technologically…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #6 The Deep Sea is Under Threat and Needs ProtectionHow Did They Know All My Dance Moves?
I couldn’t resist the invitation from PZ, Afarensis, and John. I actually look much better in an elf costume than this. Don’t ask.
View More How Did They Know All My Dance Moves?Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)
Joshua Rosenau over at Thoughts from Kansas reminded me about the recent reauthorizing and updating of the MSA. What’s this mean for the deep sea?
View More Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)Iceland Can’t Get a Break
American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has decided to stop marketing Icelandic products because of Iceland resuming commercial whaling.
View More Iceland Can’t Get a Break