Crab | Deep Sea News - Part 2

Conservation & Environment Coral Organisms

Protection For Deep-Water Corals Close

Dr. M September 21, 2009 Coral Crab deep sea Environmental Defense Fund Florida Lophelia NOAA North Carolina reef trawling

From the wire… A vast stretch of deepsea coral reefs in the south Atlantic passed a key step toward full federal protection as a special…

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Adaptations Mating & Reproduction New Research Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Uncategorized

Do Vent Crabs Do It Under the Gyre?

Kevin Zelnio May 21, 2009 Ana Hilário Bythograea Bythograea thermydron Bythograea vrijenhoeki Bythorgraea laubieri Crab East Pacific Rise food supply Gametogenesis Hydrothermal Vent Pacific-Antarctic Ridge Phylogenetic Constraint Seasonality Sex Week Synchrony

[googlemap lat=”-37.5″ lng=”-110.5″ width=”500px” height=”300px” zoom=”3″ type=”G_HYBRID_MAP”]Pacific-Antarctic Ridge[/googlemap] Vent crabs live in the dark depths of the ocean. Previous studies have shown that the vent…

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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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Industry & Government Pictures and Movies

Really Guys, the Giant Razor-Clawed Crabs are ABSOLUTELY Harmeless…

Kevin Zelnio March 23, 2009 Bioengineering Crab Experts News The Onion

After all, the experts agree. Experts Agree Giant, Razor-Clawed Bioengineered Crabs Pose No Threat Thanks David for sending this!

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