#hadalzone — Public Fediverse posts
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#NewSpecies of ocean predator in the Atacama Trench
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ocean-predator-atacama-trench.html #DeepSeaA new large predator (#Amphipoda) hidden at hadal depths of the #AtacamaTrench: Johanna Weston et al. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772000.2024.2416430
"Characterized by darkness and intense pressure, the ocean's #HadalZone seems uninhabitable, yet dozens of unique organisms call it home... A new study highlights one of those species... This #crustacean is the first large, active predatory #amphipod from these extreme depths"
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A new way to discover life in the #ocean’s #hadal zone https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-new-way-to-discover-life-in-the-oceans-hadal-zone/
"#HadalZone, depth ranging from 6,000 meters and deeper, is home to #animal life that is adapted to crushing pressure, inky blackness, and island-like habitats. Every species #scientists find can tell us more about where to look for life beyond our planet. We just need to catch them. That’s where #WHOI biologist Johanna Weston comes in... she’s designing a new sampler... the first rated for much deeper missions"