Antarctic Benthic Deep-Sea Biodiversity Project

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
  1. "Cedamar.org - Welcome to the deep sea! - ANDEEP". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  2. "ANDEEP — samswebsite". Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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