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Phylum: Tardigrada (water bears, tardigrades) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/metazoa/tardigrades/...
This web page describes water bears, minute animals that can remain dormant in a dry state for over 100 years. The page addresses what they are, where they are found, their general biology, ...

Eukaryotes in Extreme Environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects...
This article is a compilation of information about free-living eukaryotes in extreme environments. Written in summary form, it includes anaerobes, thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, ...

Life's Limit part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_exclusive&t...
Dr. Rocco Mancinelli of the SETI Institute is featured in this web article discussing the environmental limits to life including extreme life forms that can thrive in harsh conditions of salt, ...

The Search for Extremophiles on Earth and Beyond part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.astrobiology.com/adastra/extremophiles.html
In this article, Penelope Boston examines the limits of life in a variety of Earth's extreme environments as well as the connection to possible extraterrestrial life. Also included are a number ...

Taking Stock of Biodiversity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://nature.nps.gov/publications/assets/docs/yir2002.pdf

Red Layer Microbial Observatory Database Project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www2.wou.edu:7777/pls/wou2/nsboomer.public3.main
This site is home to the Red Layer Microbial Observatory (RLMO) Database Project from the National Science Foundation, Western Oregon University, and Yellowstone National Park. Research focuses ...

New research challenges prevailing theory of microbial diversity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/07/03072508190...
In this web article, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley sampled the microbe Sulfolobus islandicus from acidic hot springs across the world to study microbe diversity. The article ...

Life in extreme environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.nature.com/articles/35059215
This Nature insight review article "Life in extreme environments" is a detailed description of bacterial prevalence in extreme environments. ...

Kamchatka Biodiversity Conservation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.unkam.ru/english/
This site is the home page to the Kamchatka Biodiversity Conservation, a United Nations Development Program (UNDP)/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project titled "Demonstrating sustainable ...

Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Seafloor part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/index.html
Dive and Discover is an interactive distance learning web site designed to immerse you in the excitement of discovery and exploration of the deep seafloor. Dive and Discover brings you right on board ...