How Winds, Temperature, and Salinity Drive Ocean Currents

MARINE ECOLOGY JOURNAL / REEF ECOSYSTEMS The Tiny Animals That Build the Ocean’s Great Reefs Discover how coral polyps, microscopic algae, and thousands of years of growth create some of Earth’s most diverse marine habitats. CORAL BIOLOGY   •   SYMBIOSIS   •   REEF FORMATION Coral reefs are among the most remarkable structures found … Read more

From Sunlight to Darkness How Ocean Life Changes with Depth

OCEAN SCIENCE EXPEDITION / MARINE ECOSYSTEMS A Journey from the Sunlit Sea to the Deepest Darkness Explore how sunlight, pressure, temperature, and food availability shape the extraordinary creatures living at different ocean depths. SUNLIGHT ZONE   ↓   TWILIGHT ZONE   ↓   MIDNIGHT ZONE   ↓   ABYSS At the ocean’s surface, sunlight illuminates … Read more