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Where Do the Most Narwhals Live?

Dr. M November 5, 2017 Abundance Abundant Center biogeography density Ecology macroecology narwhals range

Where do you find the most Narwhals on the Earth. Why Narwhals? Well it could be any species. Anglerfish, carnivorous sponge, giraffe, or even…

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“Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters

Holly Bik January 4, 2013 Antarctica biogeography Genetics genomics invertebrates Organisms scientific cruise scientific expedition Species Diversity

Genomics, Biodiversity, and Antarctica – three of my favourite things! For all you expedition junkies, these three things are exactly the focus of the 2013…

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Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same Band

Dr. M February 6, 2011 bathyal biogeography brittle star latitude

I am really loving the new paper by O’Hara et al. The gist is we typically think of the different oceans having unique sets of…

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Guest Post: The Largest Habitats on Earth

Kevin Zelnio April 20, 2010 biogeography Biome Blue Marble Mountains in the Sea NOAA oceanography Peter Etnoyer Seamount

Peter Etnoyer is a deep sea coral habitat specialist with NOAA’s National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in Charleston, SC. He returns to Deep…

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The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna

Dr. M October 5, 2009 anoxic Antarctica biogeography bivalve Cenozoic circulation climate chagne Coral Cretaceous deep sea density echinoderms echinoids Eocene evolution extinction foram Gastropod global thermohaline circulation hypoxia isopod Miocene oceanography octopod Oligocene origination oxygen Paleobiology Paleocene Salinity Temperature Triassic

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the…

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Biogeography of the Deep Sea

Dr. M September 22, 2009 abyss biogeography canyon deep sea geography landscape diversity Mosely Organisms range size Seamount seeps Trench vents volcanic

“There is absolutely nothing to restrict the geographical ranges of animals in the deep sea. Dr. Wallich, the pioneer of deep-sea research, eighteen years ago…

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Marine and Aquatic Science at PLoS One

Dr. M April 10, 2009 aquatic science biogeography journal marine science ocean Open Access plos plos one population genetics Science

I was extremely flattered a year ago to be invited to join the academic editors at PLoS One. In that time I worked diligently to…

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