Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor
Drs. Tamara Frank (HBOI@FAU), Sönke Johnsen (Duke), Edith Widder (Ocean Recon), Charles Messing (Nova Southeastern) and Steve Haddock (MBARI) will be embarking on an expedition of discovery on the RV Seward Johnson on July 20th to study bioluminescence on the deep-sea floor off the Bahamas. Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that is found in only a few species on land (e.g. fireflies), but is common in all the world’s oceans. |