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Deep Sea Animals Aren't Isolated from the Effects of Climate Change, Study Shows

Caption: Sea pen, sea cucumber, and brittle stars on the seafloor northwest of Monterey Bay, 1,700 meters below the sea surface.

Credit: Courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) (c) 2005

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