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Hydrothermal vent system unlike any seen before found in Atlantic part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This web page is a press release form the University of Washington relating that a team of scientists led by Deborah Kelly, on Dec. 4 2000, discovered a new hydrothermal vent system that has been ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Collection
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, Alkaline, Anoxic
Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Seen and Unseen: Discovering the Microbes of Yellowstone part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This book takes readers on a tour of Yellowstone's microbial flora and fauna. Photographed using state-of-the-art technology, each microbe is presented with photographs of the environment where ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: Alkaline, Extremely Hot, Acidic
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Informal, General Public
Intimate Connections: Geomicrobiologists Explore the Interactions between Biosphere and Geosphere part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This BioScience article presents information about recent geomicrobiological research in deep, hot environments. The article discusses work being done in a South African gold mine and deep beneath ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Anoxic, High Pressure, Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), General Public
Exploration of deep intraterrestrial microbial life: current perspectives part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This FEMS Microbiology Letters paper presents a review of research regarding deep terrestrial microorganisms. Intraterrestrial life (microbes living within rock) has been found at depths of several ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Anoxic, Extremely Cold, Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
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 ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot, Extremely Cold, Anoxic
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
Park Issues: Bioprospecting and Benefits-Sharing part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This chapter from the Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook 2012 describes a variety of issues in Yellowstone National Park: Aquatic Invaders, Bear Management, Bioprospecting, Bison Management, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
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 ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Anhydrous, Altered by Humans, Hypersaline, Anoxic, High Radiation, Alkaline, Acidic, Extremely Cold, Extremely Hot
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Dirtland Microbe Zoo part of SERC Web Resource Collection
From the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology, this web site features "Dirtland", an interactive microbe zoo. The site explores the endless varieties of ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans, Extremely Cold, Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Informal, General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Diversity, Ecology and Evolution of Microorganisms Inhabiting Hot Spring Microbial Mats part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website is part of the Frontiers in Investigative Biological Research (FIBR) Project 'Do Species Matter in Microbial Communities?' led by Principal Investigator David Ward. Following ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Hunting for 'bears' in the backyard part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Micscape Magazine article offers practical hints about how to collect and study tardigrades, or water bears, from mosses in your backyard. It features a general introduction of water bears, a ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Radiation, Extremely Hot, Anhydrous, Extremely Cold
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)