Deep sea - Wikipedia
网页The deep sea is broadly defined as the ocean depth where light begins to fade, at an approximate depth of 200 m (660 ft) or the point of transition from continental shelves to continental slopes. [1] [2] Conditions within the deep sea are a combination of low temperatures, darkness, and high pressure. [3]
The Deep Sea - Smithsonian Ocean
网页Like shallow-water corals, deep-sea corals may exist as individual coral polyps, as diversely-shaped colonies containing many polyps of the same individual, and as reefs with many colonies made up of one or more species. They also serve as a habitat for deep sea creatures like sea stars and sharks.
Deep-Sea Coral Habitat - NOAA Fisheries
网页Scientists have discovered deep-sea corals and sponges on continental shelves, slopes, canyons, and seamounts throughout U.S. marine waters. New locations and never-before-seen animals are continuously being discovered as we continue to explore the deep ocean.
Marine habitat - Wikipedia
网页Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and lightfish families are sometimes termed pseudoceanic because, rather than having an even distribution in open water, they occur in significantly higher abundances around structural oases, notably seamounts and over continental slopes. The phenomenon is ...
Deep-Sea Life and Habitats - Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
网页The deep sea is the largest habitat on Earth. Despite the low temperatures, extreme ambient pressures, absence of sunlight and low resource availability, it supports a rich abundance of life in an array of unique ecosystems.
Deep sea | Habitat | Monterey Bay Aquarium
网页The largest ecosystem on Earth lies between the ocean's sunlit upper layers and the distant, dark floor of the deep sea. Learn more about the deep sea from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Deep sea habitat - Coastal Wiki
网页This article describes the habitat of the deep sea. It is one of the sub-categories within the section dealing with biodiversity of marine habitats and ecosystems. It gives an overview about the characteristics, the bottom topography, the adaptations to the environment of the biota and the threats.
Deep-sea community - Wikipedia
网页A deep-sea community is any community of organisms associated by a shared habitat in the deep sea. Deep sea communities remain largely unexplored, due to the technological and logistical challenges and expense involved in visiting this remote biome.
What conditions exist for life in the deep ocean?
网页The conditions in the deep ocean are vastly different – and arguably more extreme – than those found in more shallow ocean waters, making these habitats different from other places on Earth. As you travel from the surface of the ocean downward to the seafloor, water pressure increases by one atmosphere (or 14 pounds per square inch) for ...
Deep Sea - Smithsonian Ocean
网页Did you know that corals not only grow in coastal reefs but in the deep ocean as well? This overview dives into everything to know about deep-sea corals.