gunDriller
8th November 2010, 06:58 AM
http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/photos/research-photos/biology/fisher-photos/FisherHealthyCoral11-2010.jpg/image
/\ live coral with sea-worms crawling around
http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/photos/research-photos/biology/fisher-photos/FisherCoral11-2010-7.jpg/image
/\ dead & dying coral
from the Penn State website,
http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/photos/research-photos/biology/fisher-photos/
what the coral does is exude mucus to protect itself from poisons. then the oil gets trapped in the mucus. the resulting mixture the scientists refer to as "gunk".
these are photos from a small section of sea-floor about 7 miles from the Deepwater Horizon site. about 4600 feet down.
/\ live coral with sea-worms crawling around
http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/photos/research-photos/biology/fisher-photos/FisherCoral11-2010-7.jpg/image
/\ dead & dying coral
from the Penn State website,
http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/photos/research-photos/biology/fisher-photos/
what the coral does is exude mucus to protect itself from poisons. then the oil gets trapped in the mucus. the resulting mixture the scientists refer to as "gunk".
these are photos from a small section of sea-floor about 7 miles from the Deepwater Horizon site. about 4600 feet down.