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Life Without Light DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.bio.psu.edu/People/Faculty/Fisher/cold_seeps/
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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Life Without Light presents material describing the unique animal communities surrounding deep-sea methane seep habitats in the Gulf of Mexico. Visitors can study numerous photographs and brief text descriptions of tubeworms, mussels, ice worms, and other organisms that inhabit an ecosystem that exists in total darkness. Other materials include an article on deep-sea submersibles, videos of sea life and scientists at work, and links to related organizations.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
    • Video
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Ecology
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
Technical requirements:
QuickTime plug-in
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2004, The Pennsylvania State University Department of Biology. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-029
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • C - Life science:
        • Diversity and adaptations of organisms
    • 9-12:
      • C - Life science:
        • Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Physical systems:
      • The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Melissa Janssen
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University

Publisher: Tamara Beck
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University