We will begin our investigation in the shallows, and follow the ever-deepening sea-floor down to the far depths of the deep ocean. The diversity of organisms that are adapted to life near the bottom of the deep sea is immense – and far greater than that of pelagic organisms. Life thrives on every part of the ocean floor, from near-shore ecosystems, all the way to the abyss. But the deeper you go, the stranger they become.
Part 2 | Pelagic Deep Sea Life: https://youtu.be/FqHSZ23x1LE
DEEP SEA HUB: https://naturalworldfacts.com/deep-sea-hub
00:00 – Introduction: Pelagic and Demersal Life
00:55 – Part 1: Demersal Creatures of the Deep
01:10 – The Diversity of Benthic Life
01:43 – The Life of Coral Reefs
02:15 – Life at the Continental Shelf
02:29 – Cold-water Coral and Sponge Gardens
03:07 – Life on the Abyssal Plain
03:29 – Advantages of Living on the Sea Floor
03:48 – The Sea-Floor Nutrient Cycle
04:09 – Why Benthic Life is so Abundant
04:45 – The Extent of the Abyssal Plain
05:00 – Deep Sea Infauna and Epifauna
05:26 – The Role of Benthic Life in the Ecosystem
05:53 – Ancient Crinoids of the Deep Sea
06:32 – Benthic Fish of the Deep Sea
07:07 – Limitations of Life on the Sea Floor
07:25 – Seamounts Explained
07:49 – Why Seamounts are Biological Hotspots
08:05 – Life at Cold-Water Reefs
08:31 – Life at Deep Sea Brine Pools
09:04 – Life at Hydrothermal Vents
09:31 – Life at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench
09:53 – The Mariana Snailfish
10:08 – Conclusion: Living on the Sea-floor is an Advantage
10:46 – The Deep Sea Hub
Footage used belongs to Schmidt Ocean Institute, MBARI, OceanX and the Ocean Exploration Institute.
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Music Used:
Away – Patrick Patrikios
Feels – Patrick Patrikios
Simple – Patrick Patrikios
Prism – Bobby Richards
Strange the Dreamer – Savfk
Resources:
https://www.marine.usf.edu/pjocean/packets/f98/f98u3le3.pdf