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Huge Silicate Sponge Spicules and the Evolution of Calcification

Kevin Zelnio May 27, 2010 Best of Zelnio Biocalcification carbonate Carbonic Anhydrase Hexactinellida LCAM Monorhaphis chuni Palaeogenomics Porifera Silica spicule sponge

The deep-sea sponge Monorhaphis chuni (Hexactinellida) has the world’s largest known biosilica structure! A silicate spicule that can grow up to 3 meters long. That’s…

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Ecology New Research Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Repost: Deep-Sea Corals and Methane Seeps

Dr. M January 18, 2010 active gas seepage Carbon carbonate Chemoautotrophy Coral deep sea energy food chains gas Gulf of Mexico Lophelia pertusa Methane Seeps Nitrogen oil Open Lab 2009 Provanna Sculpta Stable Isotopes sulfur Trophic Ecology

This is a repost of KZ’s winning post for Open Laboratory 2009: The Best Science Writing on the Web. Congrats to KZ! ———————————————————————————————————— This is…

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Adaptations Conservation & Environment Environmental Sciences Geology New Research Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Ocean Acidification, Not Good For Living

Dr. M April 13, 2009 acid acidity atmosphere carbon cycle carbon dioxide carbonate Crab deep sea form hydrolysis mussel ocean acidification pH plankton shells Southern Ocean Volcano

Two recent papers in Nature GeoScience demonstrate the real effects of ocean acidification. For those not in know, there is an ongoing decrease in the…

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