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    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)

    Eukaryotes in Extreme Environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection

    This article is a compilation of information about free-living eukaryotes in extreme environments. Written in summary form, it includes anaerobes, thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, ...
    Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Microbiology, Biology
    Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
    Extreme Environments: Hypersaline, Anhydrous, Anoxic, Extremely Hot, High Pressure, Alkaline, Acidic, Extremely Cold
    Grade Level: Informal, General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

    Mark Twain at Mono Lake: Chapters 38 and 39 of Mark Twain's Roughing It part of SERC Web Resource Collection

    This book excerpt is from Roughing It, Mark Twain's humorous account of his western travels in the late 1860's. The excerpt includes Chapters 38 and 39, which account for Twain's visit ...
    Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology
    Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography
    Extreme Environments: Hypersaline, Alkaline
    Grade Level: Informal, General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)