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Links compiled by Jackie Miers
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Click below for information about the
CREATURES that inhabit this biome
 Introduction |
Deep ocean fish |
Tube
worms and other vent creatures |
Giant, Colossal Vampire
Squid |
Click below for information about the
OTHER MARINE HABITATS/ENVIRONMENTS
| coral
reefs |
estuary |
kelp
forest |
mangroves |
| open
ocean |
rock
and tide pools |
rocky
shores |
salt
marsh |
| sandy
shores & mud flats |
sea
mountains |
seagrass
meadows |
sponge
gardens |
The Deep Waters of the Ocean
This site provides an introduction to the deep waters of the ocean.Marine World - Deep ocean
This page provides some information about the deep ocean.
Layers of the ocean
Click on to each layer of the 5 layers to find out moreThe living sea
Describes the layers of the ocean with the help of a diagram.The Savage Seas : The deep - deep sea simulator
Select an object and see the depth that it can reach. Click on to the Depth Chart button to see the layers of the ocean.Ocean layers
This page from the BBC describes the layersThe epipelagic zone
Describes the first layer is the epipelagic, which extends down to around 200m, which is also around the lowest depth that light can penetrateThe mesopelagic zone
Describes the layer from 200m to 100m. This is sometimes called the "twilight zone" of the oceanThe bathypelagic zone
Describes the zone that extends down from 1000m to 4000mThe abyssopelagic zone
Describes the zone that extends from 4000m to the sea floor. The only zone deeper than this is the hadal zone, which includes areas found in deep sea trenches and canyons
Explore the Deep Sea - Volcanoes and Vents
A good introductionDynamic planet - Holy Smokes - Extreme conditions
Read about the extreme conditions in the vent environment.American Museum of Natural History Expedition - Black smokers
Read about black smokers, view videos and images and moreDynamic planet - Holy smokes!
Discover life on a chimney. Roll your mouse over the images and learn about the creatures.Savage Earth : Black smokers
See a photo of a "black smoker". Click on the small images to see some giant clams and some 1.5 metre-long tube worms!Hydrothermal vents: What are hydrothermal vents? Click on to the links below the image and learn all about them. broken
Vent formation
Find out how vents formDeep sea hydrothermal vents
Read some information and see some photos of hydrothermal vents.Deep sea hydrothermal vents
Read about the deep sea hydrothermal vents and look at pictures of creatures that live around them.Explore life at a hydrothemal vent
Click on to the images to see the video clipsHabitats : Hydrothermal vent - characteristics
Read some information, look at a photo and find out how hydrothermal vents work by looking at some animations.Habitats: Hydrothermal Vent - Hydrothermal Vent Life
This page provides some photos and some information about life around the vents.Living at extremes, Part 1
Read about how amazing creatures manage to survive pitch darkness, poison gas, heavy metals, extreme acidity, enormous pressure, water that turns both extremely hot and frigidly cold in this deep sea environment around hydrothermal vents.Living at extremes, Part 2
Find out more about how vent creatures survive in such an extreme environment .
HomeJourney to deep sea vents
Click on to the "All Aboard" arrow to dive to the seafloor and decide what to collect there.Take a dive
Test your knowledge of map reading, water pressure, and life forms found around black smokers.Journey to the bottom of the sea
Will you be able to reach the bottom by answering the questions correctly?Alien world challenge
Prepare for an underwater expedition, then collect and analyse data from the alien world of the deep.Deep sea memory games
How good is your memory? Find out by playing this fun deep sea game! Choose from three different skill levels.
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