#seamounts — Public Fediverse posts

Seamount microbial communities (Ecology 🏞️)

Seamount microbial communities refer to microorganisms living within the surrounding environment of seamounts. Seamounts are often called the hotspot of marine life serving as a barrier that disrupts the current and flow in the ocean, which is referred to as the seamount effect. Around 25 million seamounts are known to exist, however, th...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamount_microbial_communities

#SeamountMicrobialCommunities #Ecology #Seamounts

Seamount microbial communities (Ecology 🏞️)

Seamount microbial communities refer to microorganisms living within the surrounding environment of seamounts. Seamounts are often called the hotspot of marine life serving as a barrier that disrupts the current and flow in the ocean, which is referred to as the seamount effect. Around 25 million seamounts are known to exist, however, th...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamount_microbial_communities

#SeamountMicrobialCommunities #Ecology #Seamounts

The undersea mountains where #sharks rule https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251208-shark-mountains-the-undersea-mountains-where-sharks-rule

"Compared to surrounding oceanic waters, the team found the Southern #Seamounts supported five times higher diversity, and 30 times higher biomass, of sharks and large predatory fishes combined. There was also a significantly higher number of several threatened and near-threatened species including silky sharks"

The undersea mountains where #sharks rule https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251208-shark-mountains-the-undersea-mountains-where-sharks-rule

"Compared to surrounding oceanic waters, the team found the Southern #Seamounts supported five times higher diversity, and 30 times higher biomass, of sharks and large predatory fishes combined. There was also a significantly higher number of several threatened and near-threatened species including silky sharks"

The undersea mountains where #sharks rule https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251208-shark-mountains-the-undersea-mountains-where-sharks-rule

"Compared to surrounding oceanic waters, the team found the Southern #Seamounts supported five times higher diversity, and 30 times higher biomass, of sharks and large predatory fishes combined. There was also a significantly higher number of several threatened and near-threatened species including silky sharks"

The undersea mountains where #sharks rule https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251208-shark-mountains-the-undersea-mountains-where-sharks-rule

"Compared to surrounding oceanic waters, the team found the Southern #Seamounts supported five times higher diversity, and 30 times higher biomass, of sharks and large predatory fishes combined. There was also a significantly higher number of several threatened and near-threatened species including silky sharks"

The #seamounts of Cape Verde are essential refuges for many species, and this study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships between #geology , #oceanography , biology and socio-economic aspects
#EarthScience #Ecology #Conservation #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/es11252501.html

The #seamounts of Cape Verde are essential refuges for many species, and this study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships between #geology , #oceanography , biology and socio-economic aspects
#EarthScience #Ecology #Conservation #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/es11252501.html

The #seamounts of Cape Verde are essential refuges for many species, and this study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships between #geology , #oceanography , biology and socio-economic aspects
#EarthScience #Ecology #Conservation #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/es11252501.html

The #seamounts of Cape Verde are essential refuges for many species, and this study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships between #geology , #oceanography , biology and socio-economic aspects
#EarthScience #Ecology #Conservation #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/es11252501.html

The #seamounts of Cape Verde are essential refuges for many species, and this study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships between #geology , #oceanography , biology and socio-economic aspects
#EarthScience #Ecology #Conservation #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/es11252501.html

#Spain announced the designation of five new #MarineProtectedAreas (MPAs) https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/conservation-win-for-spain-as-six-marine-protected-areas-declared/

"The decision adds 17,000 km² of marine space to the country’s protected waters. The newly protected sites include some of the most biologically rich and ecologically significant areas in Spanish waters: the #seamounts of the Mallorca Channel, the pockmark fields and seamounts of the Seco de Palos, the Capbreton canyon system, the Alboran Sea banks, and the Central Catalan Coast."

#conservation

#Spain announced the designation of five new #MarineProtectedAreas (MPAs) https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/conservation-win-for-spain-as-six-marine-protected-areas-declared/

"The decision adds 17,000 km² of marine space to the country’s protected waters. The newly protected sites include some of the most biologically rich and ecologically significant areas in Spanish waters: the #seamounts of the Mallorca Channel, the pockmark fields and seamounts of the Seco de Palos, the Capbreton canyon system, the Alboran Sea banks, and the Central Catalan Coast."

#conservation

#Spain announced the designation of five new #MarineProtectedAreas (MPAs) https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/conservation-win-for-spain-as-six-marine-protected-areas-declared/

"The decision adds 17,000 km² of marine space to the country’s protected waters. The newly protected sites include some of the most biologically rich and ecologically significant areas in Spanish waters: the #seamounts of the Mallorca Channel, the pockmark fields and seamounts of the Seco de Palos, the Capbreton canyon system, the Alboran Sea banks, and the Central Catalan Coast."

#conservation

#Spain announced the designation of five new #MarineProtectedAreas (MPAs) https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/conservation-win-for-spain-as-six-marine-protected-areas-declared/

"The decision adds 17,000 km² of marine space to the country’s protected waters. The newly protected sites include some of the most biologically rich and ecologically significant areas in Spanish waters: the #seamounts of the Mallorca Channel, the pockmark fields and seamounts of the Seco de Palos, the Capbreton canyon system, the Alboran Sea banks, and the Central Catalan Coast."

#conservation

Undersea mountains are key hubs for sharks https://phys.org/news/2025-02-undersea-mountains-key-hubs-sharks.html paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003016

"#Zooplankton were twice as common at shallow #seamounts than in the open ocean, while #shark biomass was 41 times higher... #FilterFeeders may benefit from prey being blown over the peak, and the peak may also stop prey species from retreating into deeper water... Also, some predators appear to use seamounts as hubs to gather, socialize, mate or rest"

#Sharks #Animals #Ecology #Plankton

Undersea mountains are key hubs for sharks https://phys.org/news/2025-02-undersea-mountains-key-hubs-sharks.html paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003016

"#Zooplankton were twice as common at shallow #seamounts than in the open ocean, while #shark biomass was 41 times higher... #FilterFeeders may benefit from prey being blown over the peak, and the peak may also stop prey species from retreating into deeper water... Also, some predators appear to use seamounts as hubs to gather, socialize, mate or rest"

#Sharks #Animals #Ecology #Plankton

Undersea mountains are key hubs for sharks https://phys.org/news/2025-02-undersea-mountains-key-hubs-sharks.html paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003016

"#Zooplankton were twice as common at shallow #seamounts than in the open ocean, while #shark biomass was 41 times higher... #FilterFeeders may benefit from prey being blown over the peak, and the peak may also stop prey species from retreating into deeper water... Also, some predators appear to use seamounts as hubs to gather, socialize, mate or rest"

#Sharks #Animals #Ecology #Plankton

Undersea mountains are key hubs for sharks https://phys.org/news/2025-02-undersea-mountains-key-hubs-sharks.html paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003016

"#Zooplankton were twice as common at shallow #seamounts than in the open ocean, while #shark biomass was 41 times higher... #FilterFeeders may benefit from prey being blown over the peak, and the peak may also stop prey species from retreating into deeper water... Also, some predators appear to use seamounts as hubs to gather, socialize, mate or rest"

#Sharks #Animals #Ecology #Plankton

Undersea mountains are key hubs for sharks https://phys.org/news/2025-02-undersea-mountains-key-hubs-sharks.html paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003016

"#Zooplankton were twice as common at shallow #seamounts than in the open ocean, while #shark biomass was 41 times higher... #FilterFeeders may benefit from prey being blown over the peak, and the peak may also stop prey species from retreating into deeper water... Also, some predators appear to use seamounts as hubs to gather, socialize, mate or rest"

#Sharks #Animals #Ecology #Plankton

Seamounts have been likened to ‘oases’ of life in the deserts of the open ocean. This integrated study of tropical #seamounts suggests that high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs and that they act as aggregating 'hubs' for marine top #predators #plosbiology https://plos.io/4hqrJoY

Seamounts have been likened to ‘oases’ of life in the deserts of the open ocean. This integrated study of tropical #seamounts suggests that high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs and that they act as aggregating 'hubs' for marine top #predators #plosbiology https://plos.io/4hqrJoY

Seamounts have been likened to ‘oases’ of life in the deserts of the open ocean. This integrated study of tropical #seamounts suggests that high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs and that they act as aggregating 'hubs' for marine top #predators #plosbiology https://plos.io/4hqrJoY

Seamounts have been likened to ‘oases’ of life in the deserts of the open ocean. This integrated study of tropical #seamounts suggests that high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs and that they act as aggregating 'hubs' for marine top #predators #plosbiology https://plos.io/4hqrJoY

Seamounts have been likened to ‘oases’ of life in the deserts of the open ocean. This integrated study of tropical #seamounts suggests that high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs and that they act as aggregating 'hubs' for marine top #predators #plosbiology https://plos.io/4hqrJoY

Satellites Reveal Stunningly Detailed Maps Of Earth's Seafloors
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/satellites-reveal-stunningly-detailed-maps-of-earths-seafloors <-- shared technical / media article
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https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- SWOT home page
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads4472 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #SWOT #NASA #marine #global #tectonics #geology #underwater #structuralgeology #currents #ocean #oceansurface #gravity #hills #volcanoes #tectonicplates #abyssal #ridges #geology #model #seamounts #continentalmargins #oceancurrents #nutrienttransport #seawater #geologichistory #altimetry #gravimetry #VGG #topography #radaraltimetry #global #seafloor #marine

Satellites Reveal Stunningly Detailed Maps Of Earth's Seafloors
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/satellites-reveal-stunningly-detailed-maps-of-earths-seafloors <-- shared technical / media article
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https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- SWOT home page
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads4472 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #SWOT #NASA #marine #global #tectonics #geology #underwater #structuralgeology #currents #ocean #oceansurface #gravity #hills #volcanoes #tectonicplates #abyssal #ridges #geology #model #seamounts #continentalmargins #oceancurrents #nutrienttransport #seawater #geologichistory #altimetry #gravimetry #VGG #topography #radaraltimetry #global #seafloor #marine

Satellites Reveal Stunningly Detailed Maps Of Earth's Seafloors
--
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/satellites-reveal-stunningly-detailed-maps-of-earths-seafloors <-- shared technical / media article
--
https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- SWOT home page
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads4472 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #SWOT #NASA #marine #global #tectonics #geology #underwater #structuralgeology #currents #ocean #oceansurface #gravity #hills #volcanoes #tectonicplates #abyssal #ridges #geology #model #seamounts #continentalmargins #oceancurrents #nutrienttransport #seawater #geologichistory #altimetry #gravimetry #VGG #topography #radaraltimetry #global #seafloor #marine

Satellites Reveal Stunningly Detailed Maps Of Earth's Seafloors
--
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/satellites-reveal-stunningly-detailed-maps-of-earths-seafloors <-- shared technical / media article
--
https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- SWOT home page
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads4472 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #SWOT #NASA #marine #global #tectonics #geology #underwater #structuralgeology #currents #ocean #oceansurface #gravity #hills #volcanoes #tectonicplates #abyssal #ridges #geology #model #seamounts #continentalmargins #oceancurrents #nutrienttransport #seawater #geologichistory #altimetry #gravimetry #VGG #topography #radaraltimetry #global #seafloor #marine

Satellites Reveal Stunningly Detailed Maps Of Earth's Seafloors
--
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/satellites-reveal-stunningly-detailed-maps-of-earths-seafloors <-- shared technical / media article
--
https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- SWOT home page
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads4472 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #SWOT #NASA #marine #global #tectonics #geology #underwater #structuralgeology #currents #ocean #oceansurface #gravity #hills #volcanoes #tectonicplates #abyssal #ridges #geology #model #seamounts #continentalmargins #oceancurrents #nutrienttransport #seawater #geologichistory #altimetry #gravimetry #VGG #topography #radaraltimetry #global #seafloor #marine

Expedition searching for #NewSpecies in #Arctic Ocean https://geographical.co.uk/news/expedition-searching-for-new-species-in-arctic-ocean

"On board the expeditions boat, the #RVKronprinsHaakon #ResearchVessel, is a multi-disciplinary team of 36 #scientists from 15 universities and institutes whose goal is to explore and chart a series of #hydrothermal vent fields, #CarbonSeeps, #seamounts and #DeepSea ridges... With only 1,100 species currently described from the #ArcticOcean, the team is hopeful of new discoveries"

Expedition searching for #NewSpecies in #Arctic Ocean https://geographical.co.uk/news/expedition-searching-for-new-species-in-arctic-ocean

"On board the expeditions boat, the #RVKronprinsHaakon #ResearchVessel, is a multi-disciplinary team of 36 #scientists from 15 universities and institutes whose goal is to explore and chart a series of #hydrothermal vent fields, #CarbonSeeps, #seamounts and #DeepSea ridges... With only 1,100 species currently described from the #ArcticOcean, the team is hopeful of new discoveries"

Expedition searching for #NewSpecies in #Arctic Ocean https://geographical.co.uk/news/expedition-searching-for-new-species-in-arctic-ocean

"On board the expeditions boat, the #RVKronprinsHaakon #ResearchVessel, is a multi-disciplinary team of 36 #scientists from 15 universities and institutes whose goal is to explore and chart a series of #hydrothermal vent fields, #CarbonSeeps, #seamounts and #DeepSea ridges... With only 1,100 species currently described from the #ArcticOcean, the team is hopeful of new discoveries"

Expedition searching for #NewSpecies in #Arctic Ocean https://geographical.co.uk/news/expedition-searching-for-new-species-in-arctic-ocean

"On board the expeditions boat, the #RVKronprinsHaakon #ResearchVessel, is a multi-disciplinary team of 36 #scientists from 15 universities and institutes whose goal is to explore and chart a series of #hydrothermal vent fields, #CarbonSeeps, #seamounts and #DeepSea ridges... With only 1,100 species currently described from the #ArcticOcean, the team is hopeful of new discoveries"

Expedition searching for #NewSpecies in #Arctic Ocean https://geographical.co.uk/news/expedition-searching-for-new-species-in-arctic-ocean

"On board the expeditions boat, the #RVKronprinsHaakon #ResearchVessel, is a multi-disciplinary team of 36 #scientists from 15 universities and institutes whose goal is to explore and chart a series of #hydrothermal vent fields, #CarbonSeeps, #seamounts and #DeepSea ridges... With only 1,100 species currently described from the #ArcticOcean, the team is hopeful of new discoveries"

Rare #Shark Spotted for the First Time in #Panama’s Eastern Pacific https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/03/09/rare-shark-spotted-for-the-first-time-in-panamas-eastern-pacific/

First evidence of prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann 1928, aggregation on seamounts in the eastern #Pacific, Panama https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15720

"The elusive #PricklyShark was observed during a #submarine expedition to the depths of the #CordilleraDeCoiba #seamounts, a #biodiversity hotspot and marine protected area."

Rare #Shark Spotted for the First Time in #Panama’s Eastern Pacific https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/03/09/rare-shark-spotted-for-the-first-time-in-panamas-eastern-pacific/

First evidence of prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann 1928, aggregation on seamounts in the eastern #Pacific, Panama https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15720

"The elusive #PricklyShark was observed during a #submarine expedition to the depths of the #CordilleraDeCoiba #seamounts, a #biodiversity hotspot and marine protected area."

Rare #Shark Spotted for the First Time in #Panama’s Eastern Pacific https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/03/09/rare-shark-spotted-for-the-first-time-in-panamas-eastern-pacific/

First evidence of prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann 1928, aggregation on seamounts in the eastern #Pacific, Panama https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15720

"The elusive #PricklyShark was observed during a #submarine expedition to the depths of the #CordilleraDeCoiba #seamounts, a #biodiversity hotspot and marine protected area."

Rare #Shark Spotted for the First Time in #Panama’s Eastern Pacific https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/03/09/rare-shark-spotted-for-the-first-time-in-panamas-eastern-pacific/

First evidence of prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann 1928, aggregation on seamounts in the eastern #Pacific, Panama https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15720

"The elusive #PricklyShark was observed during a #submarine expedition to the depths of the #CordilleraDeCoiba #seamounts, a #biodiversity hotspot and marine protected area."

Rare #Shark Spotted for the First Time in #Panama’s Eastern Pacific https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/03/09/rare-shark-spotted-for-the-first-time-in-panamas-eastern-pacific/

First evidence of prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann 1928, aggregation on seamounts in the eastern #Pacific, Panama https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15720

"The elusive #PricklyShark was observed during a #submarine expedition to the depths of the #CordilleraDeCoiba #seamounts, a #biodiversity hotspot and marine protected area."

Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-mountains-harbor-abundant-life/

"#scientists may have discovered more than 100 #NewSpecies living on #seamounts off the coast of #Chile. The recent #SchmidtOceanInstitute expedition resulted in identifying #DeepSea #corals, glass #sponges, #SeaUrchins, #amphipods, squat #lobsters, and other species likely #NewToScience."

Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-mountains-harbor-abundant-life/

"#scientists may have discovered more than 100 #NewSpecies living on #seamounts off the coast of #Chile. The recent #SchmidtOceanInstitute expedition resulted in identifying #DeepSea #corals, glass #sponges, #SeaUrchins, #amphipods, squat #lobsters, and other species likely #NewToScience."

Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-mountains-harbor-abundant-life/

"#scientists may have discovered more than 100 #NewSpecies living on #seamounts off the coast of #Chile. The recent #SchmidtOceanInstitute expedition resulted in identifying #DeepSea #corals, glass #sponges, #SeaUrchins, #amphipods, squat #lobsters, and other species likely #NewToScience."

Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-mountains-harbor-abundant-life/

"#scientists may have discovered more than 100 #NewSpecies living on #seamounts off the coast of #Chile. The recent #SchmidtOceanInstitute expedition resulted in identifying #DeepSea #corals, glass #sponges, #SeaUrchins, #amphipods, squat #lobsters, and other species likely #NewToScience."

Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-mountains-harbor-abundant-life/

"#scientists may have discovered more than 100 #NewSpecies living on #seamounts off the coast of #Chile. The recent #SchmidtOceanInstitute expedition resulted in identifying #DeepSea #corals, glass #sponges, #SeaUrchins, #amphipods, squat #lobsters, and other species likely #NewToScience."

Four New #Seamounts Discovered in the High Seas
https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/

"The crew of #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s research vessel #Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high — on a January transit from #CostaRica to #Chile... The seamounts were found as the technicians plotted a course to examine gravity anomalies during the transit... Underwater mountains and trenches often host #DeepSea #CoralReefs, #sponges, & #anemones"

Four New #Seamounts Discovered in the High Seas
https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/

"The crew of #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s research vessel #Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high — on a January transit from #CostaRica to #Chile... The seamounts were found as the technicians plotted a course to examine gravity anomalies during the transit... Underwater mountains and trenches often host #DeepSea #CoralReefs, #sponges, & #anemones"

Four New #Seamounts Discovered in the High Seas
https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/

"The crew of #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s research vessel #Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high — on a January transit from #CostaRica to #Chile... The seamounts were found as the technicians plotted a course to examine gravity anomalies during the transit... Underwater mountains and trenches often host #DeepSea #CoralReefs, #sponges, & #anemones"

Four New #Seamounts Discovered in the High Seas
https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/

"The crew of #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s research vessel #Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high — on a January transit from #CostaRica to #Chile... The seamounts were found as the technicians plotted a course to examine gravity anomalies during the transit... Underwater mountains and trenches often host #DeepSea #CoralReefs, #sponges, & #anemones"

Four New #Seamounts Discovered in the High Seas
https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/

"The crew of #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s research vessel #Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high — on a January transit from #CostaRica to #Chile... The seamounts were found as the technicians plotted a course to examine gravity anomalies during the transit... Underwater mountains and trenches often host #DeepSea #CoralReefs, #sponges, & #anemones"

We need to know more about inner space--the oceans of Earth. And not mess them up, because they are probably what's protecting us from our own follies. #Seamounts #oceans

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-baffled-mountains-ocean

We need to know more about inner space--the oceans of Earth. And not mess them up, because they are probably what's protecting us from our own follies. #Seamounts #oceans

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-baffled-mountains-ocean

We need to know more about inner space--the oceans of Earth. And not mess them up, because they are probably what's protecting us from our own follies. #Seamounts #oceans

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-baffled-mountains-ocean

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-rio-grande-giant-mineral-rich.html

Red clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the #RioGrandeRise during the #Eocene volcanic episode https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46273-y

"#RioGrande Rise, a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of #seamounts now #submerged in the South #Atlantic #Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of #Brazil, was once a giant tropical island, rich in #minerals and covered with vegetation."

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-rio-grande-giant-mineral-rich.html

Red clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the #RioGrandeRise during the #Eocene volcanic episode https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46273-y

"#RioGrande Rise, a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of #seamounts now #submerged in the South #Atlantic #Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of #Brazil, was once a giant tropical island, rich in #minerals and covered with vegetation."

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-rio-grande-giant-mineral-rich.html

Red clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the #RioGrandeRise during the #Eocene volcanic episode https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46273-y

"#RioGrande Rise, a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of #seamounts now #submerged in the South #Atlantic #Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of #Brazil, was once a giant tropical island, rich in #minerals and covered with vegetation."

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-rio-grande-giant-mineral-rich.html

Red clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the #RioGrandeRise during the #Eocene volcanic episode https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46273-y

"#RioGrande Rise, a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of #seamounts now #submerged in the South #Atlantic #Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of #Brazil, was once a giant tropical island, rich in #minerals and covered with vegetation."

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-rio-grande-giant-mineral-rich.html

Red clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the #RioGrandeRise during the #Eocene volcanic episode https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46273-y

"#RioGrande Rise, a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of #seamounts now #submerged in the South #Atlantic #Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of #Brazil, was once a giant tropical island, rich in #minerals and covered with vegetation."

Microbial Magic in the Deep
https://schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-post/microbial-magic-in-the-deep/

"On this cruise... we aim to identify key ecosystem services provided by #microbial life in #seamounts, including how fluid-rock-microbial processes influence #animals of the #DeepSea... in June we deployed microbial colonization experiments at sites of fluid venting... Recovery of these on-going #seafloor experiments, as well as collecting the nearby fluids and animals is a major objective of our second visit to the Costa Rican seamounts"

Microbial Magic in the Deep
https://schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-post/microbial-magic-in-the-deep/

"On this cruise... we aim to identify key ecosystem services provided by #microbial life in #seamounts, including how fluid-rock-microbial processes influence #animals of the #DeepSea... in June we deployed microbial colonization experiments at sites of fluid venting... Recovery of these on-going #seafloor experiments, as well as collecting the nearby fluids and animals is a major objective of our second visit to the Costa Rican seamounts"