What are Whale Falls? Whale Falls are a deep ocean phenomenon that occur when a whale dies and its carcass sinks to the ocean floor, attracting a community of species that feed off of everything, from the tissue down to the bone (( 1.Haag, A. Whale...
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Bioluminescence in the Ocean
In the broadest sense, “light” is electromagnetic radiation, and it’s one of the most fundamental pieces of data that organisms can collect about their environment. The ability to process light stimuli is extremely useful — 96% of animals have some …
An Introduction to Hydrothermal Vents
The Island Rule, Bergmann’s Principle, and Deep Sea Gigantism
If you have ever heard stories of deep sea monsters like the Kraken you have already been exposed to today’s concept, deep sea gigantism! Gigantism is a phenomenon used to describe the visible size difference in organisms found in some of the more...