The waters off China, the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico have been featured in the the top five regions in terms of biodiversity according to the preliminary census published in the open access Public Library of Science. It is a result of a 10-year project by 360 scientists at a cost of US$ 650 million dollars.
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Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Could Change Ecosystem Of Affected Area
by: affleap
The oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico is killing marine food web where other marine creatures are dependent for food.
Seabed Creatures That Thrive On Petrochemicals
There’s an interesting discovery by oceanographers a bizarre ecosystems luxuriant with clams, mussels and big tube worms in the deep seabed where it was once thought an underwater lifeless desert, a dark abyss deprived of sunlight.
Seabed Creatures Thrive On Petrochemicals?
by: Affleap
There’s an interesting discovery by oceanographers a bizarre ecosystems luxuriant with clams, mussels and big tube worms in the deep seabed where it was once thought an underwater lifeless desert, a dark abyss deprived of sunlight.
Oil Spill Endangered Sea Turtles More Than Any Other Marine Life
Since April 30, ten days after the accident on the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion at the gulf of Mexico, they have recorded 156 sea turtles deaths which the number is far high than usual this time of the year.
Oil Spill Endangered Sea Turtles More Than Any Other Marine Life
by: affleap
Since April 30, ten days after the accident on the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion at the gulf of Mexico, they have recorded 156 sea turtles deaths which the number is far high than usual this time of the year.