Levin, Lisa A.

Deep-Ocean Life Where Oxygen Is Scarce. / Lisa A. Levin. - American Scientist, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 39. Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Deep-Ocean Life Where Oxygen Is Scarce, Sept./Oct. 2002; pp. 436-444.

"Oxygen-deprived zones are common and might become more so with climate change. Here life hangs on, with some unusual adaptations." (AMERICAN SCIENTIST) This article explains how oxygen-deprived zones in the oceans are formed and examines life forms that live in these regions.

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Climatic changes.
Deep-sea ecology.
Food chains (Ecology)
Marine biology.
Ocean bottom.
Oceanographic submersibles.
Oxygen.
Underwater exploration.

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