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This week Aimie and Sam have started a special three part series to help promote British Science Week. The theme this year is 'Our diverse planet'. Therefore, we've decided that since this is such a 'diverse' topic, we would split it in to three main parts: The Deep Ocean, The Dense Forest, and The Vast Desert. This week we speak about the deep ocean (you have to say it all spooky and ominous to make it sound cool) and talk about some weird and wonderful facts we found out about the deep unknown.

All links to any references have been provided below:

https://marinebio.org/oceans/deep-sea/

https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/deep-sea/deep-sea

A Fourteen-Year Survey of Plastic Ingestion by Western North Atlantic Seabirds

The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review

Mediterranean marine biodiversity under threat: Reviewing influence of marine litter on species

Ocean acidification affects marine chemical communication by changing structure and function of peptide signalling molecules

Ocean acidification alters early successional coral reef communities and their rates of community metabolism

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