Ocean life: expeditions and essays exploring the abyss
by Jon Copley
Price: Free! 17860 words.
Published on February 4, 2012. Nonfiction.
Follow recent scientific expeditions exploring volcanic vents on the ocean floor, where hot mineral-rich water nourishes lush colonies of deep-sea creatures, with articles about the search for new species of marine life in previously unseen parts of our planet.
Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Feb. 04, 2012
Jon Copley
Biography
Marine biologist at the University of Southampton, UK, whose research explores the patterns of life at deep-sea volcanic vents around the world. Also previously a reporter and assistant news editor at New Scientist magazine.
Where to find Jon Copley online
Website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~jtc
Twitter: expeditionlog
Twitter: expeditionlog
- expeditionlog: RT @DivaAmon: Giving another Nature Live talk - 'Dining in the Deep Sea' @NHM_London on Tuesday 29th at 2:30. Come along! @NatureLive
- expeditionlog: RT @echinoblog: Get Neptune Canada's deep-sea field guide here as a free download! http://t.co/OmAesuE3
- expeditionlog: Re: vent limpet "stowaways" on Alvin; taking steps to avoid this is part of @InterRidge code of conduct: http://t.co/LCVLTCQd
- expeditionlog: Congrats to @Elpipster on his Kiwa n. sp. "Hoff crab" tattoo! That's the kind of commitment I like to see in a PhD student :)
- expeditionlog: Required reading for those not here: great piece in Biol Bull by @NerdyChristie on why scis should use social media http://t.co/lCzPAfoh