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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 ...
Two Miles Underground part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Princeton Weekly Bulletin article summarizes the work of Duane Moser and Tullis Onstott from Princeton University. They are studying microbial life in the East Driefontein Gold Mine in South ...
Peering into the Crystal Fabric of Rocks part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Oceanus article describes the work of Greg Hirth, a geologist studying rock deformation and crystallography. It discusses how rocks deform as a function of pressure and heat (called rheology) ...
Is Life Thriving Deep Beneath the Seafloor? part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Oceanus article presents information regarding microbial life beneath the sea floor. These newly discovered organisms push the limits of our understanding about the extreme conditions life can ...
The microbes that 'rule the world' part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This BBC News article provides general information on microorganisms that have been found 4 miles beneath the sea floor. These organisms are thought to influence climate and global chemical cycles ...