The Benthic Ecology and Biology group is primarily interested in factors that regulate the abundance and distribution of benthic communities. We are currently involved in projects examining links between climate changes and the ecosystem in the Ross Sea of Antarctica, investigating biotic and abiotic factors that structure cold-seep communities, the ecology of non-seep communities in Monterey Canyon, and the biological effects of direct CO sequestration. Under the direction of Jim Barry, the Benthic Ecology and Biology group continues to study all aspects of life on the deep sea floor.
Ocean Acidification |
Monterey Canyon
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Pattern
and Dynamics of
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Benthic Infauna
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Turbidity
Events
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Antarctica
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Cold Seeps
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