there are many masterpieces built with microscopic elegance the small and hard
microscopic elegance the small and hard
microscopic elegance the small and hard to see life of the sea microbes
to see life of the sea microbes
to see life of the sea microbes Marvie burrowers and they’ve been
Marvie burrowers and they’ve been
Marvie burrowers and they’ve been photographed and catalog as part of a
photographed and catalog as part of a
photographed and catalog as part of a massive marine collaboration of
massive marine collaboration of
massive marine collaboration of scientists from across the globe the
scientists from across the globe the
scientists from across the globe the census of marine life is a 10-year
census of marine life is a 10-year
census of marine life is a 10-year program to try and uncover as much as we
program to try and uncover as much as we
program to try and uncover as much as we can about the diversity distribution and
can about the diversity distribution and
can about the diversity distribution and abundance of life in the ocean a portion
abundance of life in the ocean a portion
abundance of life in the ocean a portion of this project the census of hard to
of this project the census of hard to
of this project the census of hard to see marine life focused on the smallest
see marine life focused on the smallest
see marine life focused on the smallest sea creatures and found them in
sea creatures and found them in
sea creatures and found them in spectacular abundance there was one
spectacular abundance there was one
spectacular abundance there was one sampling effort in the South Atlantic
sampling effort in the South Atlantic
sampling effort in the South Atlantic that sample an area about the size of a
that sample an area about the size of a
that sample an area about the size of a small bathroom and found 700 species of
small bathroom and found 700 species of
small bathroom and found 700 species of just crustaceans most of which were were
just crustaceans most of which were were
just crustaceans most of which were were new to science huge numbers of rarely
new to science huge numbers of rarely
new to science huge numbers of rarely seen species are coming to light and
seen species are coming to light and
seen species are coming to light and scientists are gaining a new
scientists are gaining a new
scientists are gaining a new understanding of the dynamics of a
understanding of the dynamics of a
understanding of the dynamics of a microbial world on which all other life
microbial world on which all other life
microbial world on which all other life depends the microbes actually play a
depends the microbes actually play a
depends the microbes actually play a very key role in the way that nutrients
very key role in the way that nutrients
very key role in the way that nutrients move through the ocean and if they
move through the ocean and if they
move through the ocean and if they weren’t there the ocean would shut down
weren’t there the ocean would shut down
weren’t there the ocean would shut down very quickly and the planet would shut
very quickly and the planet would shut
very quickly and the planet would shut down very quickly census explorers
down very quickly census explorers
down very quickly census explorers recently found that microbes form mats
recently found that microbes form mats
recently found that microbes form mats on the seafloor off the west coast of
on the seafloor off the west coast of
on the seafloor off the west coast of South America
South America
South America these mats ranked among earth’s largest
these mats ranked among earth’s largest
these mats ranked among earth’s largest masses of life and cover a surface
masses of life and cover a surface
masses of life and cover a surface comparable in size to Greece
comparable in size to Greece
comparable in size to Greece amazingly census of marine life
amazingly census of marine life
amazingly census of marine life estimates that all microbes in the
estimates that all microbes in the
estimates that all microbes in the global ocean collectively weigh the
global ocean collectively weigh the
global ocean collectively weigh the equivalent of 240 billion
equivalent of 240 billion
equivalent of 240 billion African elephants all that the census
African elephants all that the census
African elephants all that the census has learned over the last ten years
has learned over the last ten years
has learned over the last ten years about hard to see creatures and all the
about hard to see creatures and all the
about hard to see creatures and all the animals that live in the world’s oceans
animals that live in the world’s oceans
animals that live in the world’s oceans will be formally released in October
will be formally released in October
will be formally released in October 2010 the results of this massive effort
2010 the results of this massive effort
2010 the results of this massive effort will give scientists an unprecedented
will give scientists an unprecedented
will give scientists an unprecedented new understanding of life in the world
new understanding of life in the world
new understanding of life in the world ocean
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