The Antarctic Benthic Deep-Sea Biodiversity Project (ANDEEP) [1] is an international project to investigate deep-water biology of the Scotia and Weddell seas. Benthic refers to "bottom-dwelling" organisms that are known to exhibit unusual characteristics not normally seen in shallow-dwelling creatures. ANDEEP has already made many notable discoveries, such as animals with gigantism and extraordinary longevity. [2]
References
- ^ "Cedamar.org - Welcome to the deep sea! - ANDEEP". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "ANDEEP — samswebsite". Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-11.