The Mariana Trench biology website sponsored by SmarterScience includes information pertaining to microbial life at the bottom of the world’s deepest oceanic trench. This biology link focuses on the unique characteristics of microbial and eukaryotic organisms that can survive under high water pressures. Links to additional information on sea floor hydrothermal vents and deep sea environments through the USGS and NOVA can also be found within this page.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology, :Microbiology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Organic and Biochemistry, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14) Extreme Environments: High Pressure Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Trench Topics: Biosphere:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biosphere:Ecology:Habitats, Biosphere:Microbiology, Ecology, Solid Earth:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Organic and Biochemistry, Biosphere, Ocean:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Biological Oceanography
