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Category: Ecology

Abyss Adaptations Benthic Biology Crustacean Ecology Giant Isopod Habitats New Research New Species Open Access Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Sharks

Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

River Dixon January 8, 2020 alligatordeep seafood websgiant isopods

Connecting the oceans to land are numerous carbon highways.  These conduits bring food from land to the ocean, supporting an abundance of life.  Our group…

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Abyss Adaptations Benthic Biology Conservation & Environment Ecology Evolution Habitats Mating & Reproduction Mining Mollusk Organisms

The Beauty of Rarity

Dr. M August 6, 2019 GastropodHydrothermal VentIUCNmolluskrarerarityredlistSnail

Legend has it that Saint Patrick gave a four-leaf clover to a group of his followers; the fourth leaf put there by God to bring…

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Abyss Benthic Ecology

You are what you eat! Using bad boy carbons to understand food webs

River Dixon May 20, 2019 benthicCarbondeep seafood websisotopesWood Fall

Remember all the details about the periodic table from high school chemistry?  Yeah, me neither.  Don’t worry – we will get through this together. Let’s…

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Benthic Biology Ecology Evolution Expeditions New Research Organisms Scientist! Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!

Dr. M April 3, 2019 alligatorfood fallGiant IsopodWood Fall

You may not realize it but the video below is the video you never knew you needed. But yeah you need it. The video is…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Organisms

How many species are in the deep sea?

River Dixon March 25, 2019 Aristotlebeta diversitydeep seadiversitymathmodelsPlinyspecies

In the beginning, people mused the expansive oceans contained but a handful of organisms.  This idea started with Pliny the Elder, who lived in the…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Habitats Organisms

How is the deep sea so diverse? The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists

River Dixon March 12, 2019 biodiversitycompetitiondeep seadiversitygrassleHesslerMacrofaunapatchPredationSanders

The year is 1967.  A paper is published that causes pandemonium in the scientific community.  The discovery causes a fundamental shift in thinking divergent from…

View More How is the deep sea so diverse? The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists
Abyss Biology Ecology Giant Isopod New Research Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Alligators in the Abyss

Dr. M February 15, 2019 Whale FallWood Fall

This story starts with my research team currently deploying alligators* (3 total, 2 – 2.5 meters in length) at three different sites 2000 meters deep…

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Ecology Fish Organisms

The Dive Bombing Birds of Newfoundland

Dr. M December 3, 2018 birdsDive BombinggannetsNewfoundlandSeabird

As we enter the last month of 2018, our team is already eager to start a new field season in beautiful #Newfoundland! Here is one…

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Art Biology Ecology Environmental Sciences Life of Science Organisms Uncategorized

Writings on the SeaWall: Squidtoons

Alex Warneke November 30, 2018 ArtBookssquidtoons

As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower into a relatable and accessible public…

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An Octopus Nursery Discovered on a Deep Underwater Mountain

Dr. M November 11, 2018 BroodingCaliforniaDavidson SeamountnurseryOctopusPacificsanctuarySeamount

Far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, three quarters of a mile deep, lies the peak of an underwater mountain.  Rising 1.4 miles off…

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