More Life There
Even though life is often harsh above the waves, there are a plethora of strange and otherworldly sea creatures below. “Within a square yard, there is more life in the deep of the Antarctic than there is in the reefs of the Barrier Reef of Australia,” Mark Taylor shared with LADbible. He was a member of the dive team that was part of the exploration. There are several good reasons for this, as it turns out.
More Life There
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Thick Marine Snow
For one thing, the marine snow they discovered beneath the Antarctic waves was “thicker than [he’s] seen it anywhere else in the world’s oceans.” These are the words of the University of Southampton’s Dr. Jon Copley. But, exactly, what is marine snow? What is the significance of this to the seafloor?
Thick Marine Snow