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Metazoans in Extreme Environments: Adaptations of Hydrothermal Vent and Hydrocarbon Seep Fauna part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin article examines the challenges of living on or near a hydrothermal vent or hydrothermal seep system. It particularly In particular, it describes the ...
The Goldilocks Zone part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This on-line news article introduces the Goldilocks Zone, an area of space adequate for the survival of life. Initially believed to be a remarkably small region of space that didn't even include ...
Can nutrient loads predict marine water quality? part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This American Chemical Society article explores whether phosphorous or nitrogen plays a larger role in creating the algal blooms of the Mississippi River dead zone. It documents results of a study ...
The Dead Zones: Oxygen-Starved Coastal Waters part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Environmental Health Perspectives article provides introductory information regarding the low-oxygen waters of the Mississippi River delta. It explores possible causes of the dead zone such as ...
Methane deep in ocean crust could feed chemical-hungry microorganisms part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This University of Washington news article details the work of oceanographer Deborah Kelley regarding microorganisms found in "layer 3" of the ocean crust. These ...
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Ohio State University power point presentation offers a step-by-step explanation for the Mississippi River delta oxygen-poor zone. The presentation identifies and explores key vocabulary, ...
The Microbial World: Winogradsky Column- Perpetual Life in a Tube part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Winogradsky column web page is designed to teach undergraduate students a simple model system of nutrient cycling in natural waters. It includes a physical description of the column and explains ...
Nitrogen sources and Gulf hypoxia: Potential for environmental credit trading part of SERC Web Resource Collection
A zone of hypoxic and anoxic waters has become a dominant feature of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Nitrogen draining into the Gulf from the Mississippi Basin has been identified as the primary source ...
Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This EPA site provides links to introductory information about the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. It offers answers to questions such as: what is the hypoxic zone, how did it form, what strategies are ...
Life in Extreme Environments (LExEn) Workshop Report part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a draft report of the Life in Extreme Environments (LExEn) workshop held at the National Science Foundation. It proposes questions such as: What conditions determine the limits of life? What ...