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Repost: Deep-Sea Corals and Methane Seeps

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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Life in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile Survive

Dr. M December 11, 2009 cilia comb jelly deep sea jellyfish MBARI NABT NESCent pelagic pressure Steve Haddock Temperature

At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National…

New Research Organisms

(Sieve) Size Matters

Kevin Zelnio October 27, 2009 benthic Best of Zelnio Biomass Community Ecology deep sea Ecology Meiofauna Mesh Methodology RB Editor's Selection Sampling Design Sediment Sieve Species Diversity

Enter the sieve. It is a marine biologists best friend, saving hours of sorting and enabling quantification of fauna. In fact you can get these…

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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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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…

Vessels and Equipment

Benthic Rover, Benthic Rover

Dr. M September 15, 2009 benthic benthic rover cabled observatory deep sea Ken Smith MARS MBARI Monterey Accelerated Research Syste Monterey Bay oxygen consumption respiration rover

Send that data right over. The absolute coolest gadget to hit deep-sea science is is the Benthic Rover, the deep-sea equivalent of the Spirit and…

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New Hydrothermal Vent Sanctuary

Dr. M August 20, 2009 deep sea East Pacific Rise Felipe Calderon Guaymas Basin Hydrothermal Vent marine sanctuary Mexico

President Felipe Calderón announced the creation of three new marine protected areas including Mexico’s first deep sea marine protected area, the Guaymas Basin and Eastern…

Conferences

Travel picks for 12th Deep-Sea Biology Conference

Peter Etnoyer July 8, 2009 deep sea iceberg Iceland ocean exploration Reykjavic symposium

Registration for the 12th Deep-Sea Biology Conference in Reykjavic, Iceland doesn’t start until January 2010, but the bags are already packed. The 12th Deep-sea Biology…

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MATE Center’s International Student ROV Competition

Dr. M July 7, 2009 competition deep sea Deep Submergence Education Marine Advanced Technology Eductation remote operated vehicle submarine

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s International Student ROV Competition just occurred in Buzzard’s Bay, Mass. This is the competition for those who already…

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