Explorations Far Above the Musicians Seamounts
Exploration Note Summary: Transport your students to the deep sea with this firsthand account of the…
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Habitat Complexity in the Deep Sea
Activity Description:Seamounts provide a hard substrate upon which organisms like deep-sea corals and sponges can settle…
Read moreSeamounts: Oases of Life
Fact Sheet. Seamounts are hotspots for biodiversity in the deep sea. As sub-surface currents come in contact…
Read moreWhat is a Seamount?
Fact Sheet. Seamounts rise high off the seafloor, much like mountains do on land, though most are…
Read moreHow Do Seamounts Form?
Fact Sheet. Seamounts are underwater volcanoes found in every ocean. They can form in different ways, but…
Read moreStudent Investigation: Seamounts and Biological Productivity
Activity Description:Seamounts represent some of Earth’s tallest peaks, unexplored territories, and critical habitats supporting important fisheries…
Read moreStudent Investigation: Formation of Seamounts and Island Chains
Activity Description: Volcanoes may either never be active enough to break the surface of the ocean…
Read moreDeep-Sea Dialogues: Seamounts
Most seamounts are remnants of extinct, underwater volcanoes. They are found in every ocean basin, and…
Read moreSeamounts: A Geologic Puzzle
One of the primary goals of the Mountains in the Deep expedition was to get a…
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