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New Jersey Tardigrade Survey part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This image-rich web page represents highlights from the New Jersey Tardigrade Survey conducted by Michael Shaw, under the guidance of William Miller. A map of New Jersey site locations is followed by ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

Black Smokers! part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This webpage contains a brief introduction to the discovery of hydrothermal systems and black smokers. Within the webpage are links to information on gigantic tube worms, polychaete worms, oceans, ...
Subject: Biology: Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), College Lower (13-14), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

The Great Flood of Summer 1993: Mississippi River Discharge Studied part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This American Geophysical Union article documents factors contributing to the enlargement of the Mississippi River delta dead zone as a result of the 1993 Mississippi River flood. Unusually high ...
Subject: Biology: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

Australians Sweep up Black Smoker Chimney part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This brief web article features an Australian research team who dredged up a black smoker from the deep waters of the Bismark Sea. The article recounts the team's expedition and discusses the ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)

The Garey Lab Page part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web page is home of the University of South Florida's Garey Lab, which studies invertebrate evolutionary relationships. The front page is dedicated to molecular and morphological studies of ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Diversity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

Tardigrade Reference Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web site features links to resources regarding tardigrade science and education. It is hosted by The Academy of Natural Sciences and was created by Dr. William Miller, a leading tardigrade ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Upper (15-16), Informal, High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)

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

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, ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Hypersaline, High Radiation, Anoxic, Extremely Hot, Anhydrous, High Pressure, Alkaline, Extremely Cold, Acidic
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

Dominance of Vibrio fischeri in Secreted Mucus outside the Light Organ of Euprymna scolopes: the First Site of Symbiont Specificity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Applied and Environmental Microbiology journal article analyzes symbiont specificity of the Euprymna scolopes-Vibrio fischeri symbiosis. Previous studies have demonstrated that, during ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

Consequences of Evolving with Bacterial Symbionts: Insights from the Squid-Vibrio Associations part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Annual Reviews journal article provides an overview of progress of the study of the squid-vibrio association. The 25-page PDF article looks at the partners (bobtail squid and luminous bacterial ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Surface Waters
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)

The development of cooperative associations between animals and bacteria: Establishing detente among domains part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This scholarly journal article examines aspects of how alliances with prokaryotes may have been integrated into the mechanisms and patterns of host animal developmental programs. Major concepts ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)