What is Taxonomy?
What is taxonomy? Taxonomy is the method we use to identify and group organisms based on their similar morphological (physical) characteristics. It is founded on the concept that morphological similarities …
Course: Beneath the Blue: The Importance of Marine Sediments
Which benthic invertebrate are you?
In the last step we explored some functional traits and how species are grouped into different functional groups based on these traits. In this step we would like you to …
What is biodiversity and why is it important?
Biodiversity (short for biological diversity) is the variety and variability of biological life across the world. It refers to the number and abundance of species present within a given habitat …
History of Biodiversity
In this video, Professor Richard Twitchett from the Natural History Museum, London, explains the evolution of modern marine fauna from the Mesozoic through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Speaking …
Explore the ocean’s sediments
When we see pictures of the earth from space it is easy to appreciate the varied environments on land such as mountains, polar regions, deserts, the tropics and so on. …
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Beneath the Blue: The Importance of Marine Sediments
