25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea:
Did you actually make it through that?? Did you catch the strange reason why the sea is blue? Apparently the ocean is a mirror (not entirely false) that reflects the blue sky, hence it is blue (not entirely true)....
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Posted on March 15, 2008 8:33 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
By volume, land makes up only 0.5% of the earth, the shallow seas 21%, and the deep 78.5%. Yet, we are beginning to have a detrimental impact on the deep, perhaps the last pristine part of planet. Although we know little of this environment, our presence is already there. I urge you in 2008 to help us fight for the deep sea.
Posted on January 26, 2008 6:09 PM • 39 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
So all day long after the previous post I wondered, how separated is Architeuthis and Kevin Bacon? As you might remember although the Giant Squid had some cameos in previous B movies, it really was not until 1954 in 20,000...
Posted on December 24, 2007 9:12 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
&Here's the list beginning with my thoughts. Hopefully the readers can suggest other ideas and revisions with the goal of this being a central archive for active ways to conserve our oceans. Start by eating the right fish or not...
Posted on November 20, 2007 3:30 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Approximately 55 million years ago it was very bad to be a deep-sea animal. First the ocean temperature was rising. At the surface, temperatures rose anywhere from 5-10 degrees and in the deep around 5 degrees. The chemistry of...
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Posted on April 26, 2007 11:41 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
#17! The question posed by a reader was just too good not to include the series. What's the current take on a deep-sea origin of life? I just finished reading Genesis by Robert Hazen where he discusses some of...
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Posted on March 2, 2007 1:07 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
From Bioluminescence Web Page: Nudibranchs are not generally thought of as bioluminescent organisms, but this pelagic form Phylliroe has the ability to produce light. (The head is on the left). (Length approx. 7 cm) See the SeaSlug Forum for...
Posted on February 27, 2007 11:41 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Biochemcial adaptations to temperature and pressure are essential for organisms to exploit the deep sea. The prominent physiologist, George Somero, whose work has repetitively inspired and defined several sub-disciplines of biology, published a review of these adaptations in 1992. Here...
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Posted on January 2, 2007 7:12 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The first new 25 Things at Sb! So grab a cup-o-joe and read on! The extremes of the physical deep-sea environment (temperature, pressure, and lack of light, low food) are more than a challenge for deep-sea organisms. Unfortunately, there is...
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Posted on December 28, 2006 4:33 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
You may remember from high school or college chemistry that temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions. A reaction between two molecules can only occur if those two molecules collide with sufficient energy (collision theory). Heating causes molecules to gain...
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Posted on December 25, 2006 7:00 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
