Thick Marine Snow
One of the challenges that they found had been the marine snow, which was “thicker than [he’s] seen it anywhere else in the world’s oceans.” These words came from Dr. Jon Copley of the University of Southampton. There is no need to worry if you do not know what marine snow is. Read on to find out!
Thick Marine Snow
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Important Food Source
If this is the first time that you have ever heard of it, marine snow is organic material flowing from the upper part of the waters down to the ocean floor. It is a valuable food source for the creatures down there. This allows nutrients and energy to transfer to the parts of the water with little sunlight.
Important Food Source
