Abyssal Zone
Abyssal Zone
Rob Nelson April 2007
The Wild Classroom
The Abyssal Zone is one of the many benthic zones we have highlighted to describe the deep oceans. This particular zone is found at depths
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/abyssal.htm...
Antarctic's First-Ever Whale Skeleton Found
Antarctic's First-Ever Whale Skeleton Found
Megan Gannon, News Editor,
March 18, 2013,
LiveScience.com
For the first time ever, scientists say they have discovered a whale skeleton on the ocea
http://www.livescience.com/27982-whale-skeleton-fo...
Benthic zone
Benthic zone
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia.org
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sedim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benthic_zone
Benthos
Benthos
NatureWorks
New Hampshire Public Television
Stuck on the Bottom
The benthos live on the ocean floor. Starfish, oysters, clams, sea cucumbers, brittlestars and anemone are all benthos.
http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwep6j.htm
Biosphere as Place: Ocean: Benthic Biomes One
Biosphere as Place: Ocean: Benthic Biomes One
Morning-Earth.org
Wow! Don't miss this page...it's loaded with photos and explanation of life on the continental shelf, warm water coral reefs, spon
http://www.morning-earth.org/Graphic-E/BIOSPHERE/B...
Brazil Deep Sea Mount Diving Expedition
Brazil Deep Sea Mount Diving Expedition
Uploaded by Becky Kagan Schott,
Apr 27, 2011
Panagea Explorations,
YouTube.com
Video Length: 8:43
"An exploration team sets out to dive undiscovered,
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Census Deep Sea CreaturesCensus Deep Sea Creatures
Census of Marine Life deep sea creature video co-produced by National Geographic
See some of the rare and astonishing creatures discovered by Census of Marine Life scient
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/census-deep-sea-c...
Dance of the Dumbo Octopus
Dance of the Dumbo Octopus
Ocean Today
NOAA
There is no narration with this video, only scrolling text after it is over. The Dumbo octopus was seen in 6,600 feet of ocean; it appears to be swim
http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/dancedumbooctopus/welco...
Deep Ocean
Deep Ocean
Ocean Today
NOAA
Visit the website for the video; it's a little over 2 minutes in length.
http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepocean/welcome.html
Deep sea anglerfish
Deep sea anglerfish
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
Natural History
In some species of anglerfish, the males are tiny, with simplified body features, and they live as parasites on the females
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalD...
Deep Sea Biome
Deep Sea Biome
by Rob Nelson
UntamedScience.com
Videos, text and photographs on ocean zones.
http://www.untamedscience.com/biology/world-biomes...
Deep Sea Tripod FishDeep Sea Tripod Fish
AnimalPicturesArchive.com
Description
This fish walks on the ocean floor with its fins. This fish has three of its fins greatly extended to form a tripod which allows the fis
http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php...
Deep-Sea Dump: ROVs Expose Trashed Ocean FloorDeep-Sea Dump: ROVs Expose Trashed Ocean Floor,
June 5, 2013,
By Nadia Drake,
Wired Science,
"Off Southern California, an abandoned shoe rests on the ocean floor, 1,548 feet down. There's a tire
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/06/deep-sea...
Deepest point in the ocean is teeming with lifeDeepest point in the ocean is teeming with life
March 17, 2013,
by Colin Barras
New Scientist
At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, some 11,000 metres below sea level and at pressures 1100 times
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23277-deepes...
Endless Oceans: Monsters of the Deep!
Endless Oceans: Monsters of the Deep!
Posted by AndrosEnigmaX
Novembef 14, 2008
YouTube.com
This video is about the strange, & beautiful deep sea life in Earth's deepest oceans. The video g
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Life in the Deep OceanLife in the Deep Ocean
by Lisa Gardiner, Windows to the Universe
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Great site! This cold, dark world offers some very unusual extreme enviro
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/life_d...
Life Is Found Thriving at Ocean's Deepest Point
Life Is Found Thriving at Ocean's Deepest Point
John Roach
National Geographic News
February 3, 2005
At the ocean's deepest point, the water pressure is the equivalent of having about 50 jumbo
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/02...
Life Thrives 500 Feet Below Seafloor
Life Thrives 500 Feet Below Seafloor
June 14, 2013,
By Tim Wall,
Discovery News
Marine biologists discovered that microbes are living 521 feet (129 meters) beneath the seafloor off the coast o
http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/life-thrive...
LIFE: Creatures of the Deep : Discovery ChannelLIFE: Creatures of the Deep
Discovery Channel
Premiered on the Discover Channel, the LIFE series shows how diverse animals and plant are and the strategies they have developed to stay alive. In t
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/creatures-of-the-...
Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep
Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep,
Ocean Portal,
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History,
Video length: 02:09 with article. Snow on land can make some people grumpy, but the magical-look
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-news/marine-snow-staple-...
Mystery Microbes Discovered Beneath Seafloor
Mystery Microbes Discovered Beneath Seafloor
by Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer
Date: 05 May 2011
"Life is known to exist in some unimaginably harsh places, from frigid polar ice to scor
http://www.livescience.com/14045-microbes-ocean-cr...
New 'Intraterrestrial' Virus Found in Ocean DepthsNew 'Intraterrestrial' Virus Found in Ocean Depths,
March 31, 2015,
By Patrick J. Kigler,
Discovery News,
"A virus that inhabits the deep ocean infects methane-eating microorganisms."
http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/new-intrate...
New Ghostly Squidworm Sheds Light on Secrets of the Deep SeaNew Ghostly Squidworm Sheds Light on Secrets of the Deep Sea,
Written by Alka Sharma,
Scribol Staff,
"When a 9.4 c.m.long, ghostly squidworm was found by marine biologists, it was indeed a surpri
http://scribol.com/animals/news-deep-sea-ghostly-s...
Ocean depths home to exotic life
Ocean depths home to exotic life
By Alister Doyle, Reuters
Australia Broadcasting Corporation
The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals than previousl
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/11/23/...
Ocean: Benthic Biomes One Ocean: Benthic Biomes One
Mother-Earth.org
This page has wonderful close-up photographs of plants and marine life in the benthic zone, warm water coral reefs, sponge reefs, seamounts, and cold wa
http://www.morning-earth.org/Graphic-E/BIOSPHERE/B...
The Mariana Trench - Biology
The Mariana Trench - Biology,
Life is plentiful at the abyssal zone; this article will explain what many of them are.
http://www.marianatrench.com/mariana_trench-biolog...
The Marine Abyssal Zone
The Marine Abyssal Zone
Daedra, student
Main Ideas About The Marine Abyssal
* 1500 to 10,000 Meters Deep
* Temperature is 2 to 3 degrees celsius
* Scarce Food and Sunlight
Hel
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/daedra06/
Thousands of Strange Sea Creatures Discovered
Thousands of Strange Sea Creatures Discovered
By Charles Q. Choi
22 November 2009
Live Science
"The deep sea is teeming with thousands of species that have never known sunlight, explorers now
http://www.livescience.com/5889-thousands-strange-...