Seafloor Ecology Expedition 2018 Bubblegum coral and elongate goiter sponge at Sur Ridge MBARI Expedition #453 Expedition goal: Our cruise off the central California coast has several objectives related to three research themes in deep-sea ecology: 1) study the sponge and coral communities at Sur Ridge, 2) revisit a corn stover to sample the colonizing communities, and 3) begin a wood-fall experiment to see how species colonize these ephemeral sources in the deep-sea. Expedition dates: November 30 – December 5, 2018 Ship: R/V Western Flyer Research technology: ROV Doc Ricketts, Benthic respirometer system, Deep particle image velocimetry (DeepPIV) Expedition chief scientist: Jim Barry Share About Seafloor Ecology Expedition 2018 November 30 to December 5, 2018 – The Benthic biology and ecology group is heading out to study deep-sea communities in three different environments. Like this? Share it! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
News MBARI mourns the passing of inaugural Director of Marine Operations, Steve Etchemendy News 01.26.23