Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

Introduction: Methane seeps influence surrounding benthic communities in different ways from slight changes in benthic abundance and biomass to major altering the species composition. Materials and ...

It’s a good day to be a marine biologist: a bundle of new species has been found living among the deep-sea methane seeps off ...

One zone ranges from Amapá to the north of Bahia, and is characterized by a coast of unconsolidated sediment or hard sediment, formed mainly of sandstone reef ecosystems, and encrusted by coralline ...

The study of the physiology and ecology of animals that don't have backbones, ranging from worms to sea stars, and of parasites, which can often provide insights into complex ecosystems. (Sea star ...

Benthic abundance in Chibi reduced by two steps at the two claystone beds (Beds ... Some stratiform bioclastic grainstone layers were formed by small marine invertebrates in the MU of the Chongyang ...

and the pelagic zone (the open water column above the benthic zone). The coupling involves the flow of nutrients and energy between these two zones. Desmodorella bathyalis sp. and Desmodorella sp. are ...

If one professor says no, don’t hesitate to ask for advice or referrals to others who might align better with your interests. Persistence is key: professors receive hundreds of emails every day from ...

The study of the ecology of marine communities that live on or near the rocks and sediments of the ocean floor. (Crab photo courtesy biological oceanographer Lisa Levin.) CMBC promotes ...

Blob is a very simple invertebrate, just like worms or jellyfish. Over 96% of all the animal species on Earth are invertebrate. They can be tiny like an insect or huge like the giant squid.

Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing with life. This section of reef — categorized as coral reefs at depths between 100 and 500 feet — provides safety and refuge to ...