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"Marine Snow-Foraminifera" watercolor on wood. 16x20" As plants and animals near the surface of the ocean die and decay, they fall toward the seafloor, just like leaves and decaying material fall onto a forest floor. In addition to dead animals and plants, marine snow also includes fecal matter, sand, soot, and other inorganic dust. The decaying material is referred to as “marine snow” because it looks a little bit like white fluffy bits. The “snowflakes” grow as they fall, some reaching several centimeters in diameter. Some flakes fall for weeks before finally reaching the ocean floor. This continuous rain of marine snow provides food for many deep-sea creatures. Many animals in the dark parts of the ocean filter marine snow from the water or scavenge it from the seabed. NOAA scientists and others have measured the amount of useable material in marine snow and found that there is plenty of carbon and nitrogen to feed many of the scavengers in the deep sea. The small percentage of material not consumed in shallower waters becomes incorporated into the muddy “ooze” blanketing the ocean floor, where it is further decomposed through biological activity. About three-quarters of the deep ocean floor is covered in this thick, smooth ooze. The ooze collects as much as six meters every million years. Larger deposits of this ooze can accumulate in a much shorter period of time due to larger die offs of marine life such as the deepwater horizon oil spill. A rapid accumulation can cause the smothering of benthic (sea floor) life. #art #marine #microscopic #sealife #ocean #gulfofmexico #pelagic #plankton #watercolor #floridaart #floridaartist #marinebiology #oceanography #usf #universityofsouthflorida
Hey guys! As a part of my participation in the Tampa Bay Coffee and Art Festival @tbcaf there are now limited run t-shirts available with one of my designs on the front! This will only be available for one month so get yours now! (T-shirt is tan with a white design as shown in this photo) https://www.convictedmerch.com/curtis-whitwam-art.html #art #tshirt #tshirtdesign #artshirt #floridaartist #trees #arttshirt #clothing #apparel #fashion
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Today we refreshed the exhibit at Flying Boat Brewing @flyingboatbrewing in St. Pete! The show will be on the walls there for the rest of the month so head on over for an ice cold brew and enjoy the art! #artexhibit #art #artist #floridaartist #2dart #artforsale #findart #beer #brewery #localbeer #craftbeer #microbrewery
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