20,000 Microbes Under the Sea
http://www.discover.com/issues/mar-04/cover/

Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine


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This website contains the introduction to a Discover Magazine article about bacteria found living under the floor of the Black Sea. The sea floor core, taken in 2001, contained a cubic meter of bacteria. The full article is available to Discover Magazine Subscribers or may be purchased online.



Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Within Rock, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Anoxic
Topics: Biosphere:Ecology:Habitats:Within Rock, Marine, Climate, Biosphere:Ecology:Metabolism, Biosphere:Microbiology