Jill's Pick from Around the World: Largest Marine Survey Ever Reveals Rich Life Under the Sea
The leafy Seadragon, Phycodurus eques, is camouflaged to resemble a piece of drifting seaweed.
Photo credit: audubonmagazine.org
An enormous decade-long survey reveals that life in the world’s oceans is far richer and more interconnected than suspected. Some 2,700 scientists from 80 countries scoured the seas, from polar bays to tropical seas, from surface waters to deep-sea smokers, and today released the first global Census of Marine Life.
The mammoth exploration discovered a remarkable amount of life. For instance, there may be up to 1 billion types of marine microbes, and as many as 38,000 types in a typical liter of seawater.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 10/19/2010 11:00 AM 
Categories: Sea Life, Jill's Pick from Around the World
Tags: marine life survey ocean sea
Categories: Sea Life, Jill's Pick from Around the World
Tags: marine life survey ocean sea
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