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In just 4 years, the Census of Marine Life has discovered 13,000+ previously unknown marine lifeforms. That's in addition to greatly expanding the knowledge base on extant species such as tuna and shark.
13,000 species.
And the pelagic ocean is usually considered a fairly sterile environment. Just what are we missing out on within really dense biotas, such as rainforests (temperate and tropical), river deltas, marshes, and other such terrestrial environments? Heck, what are we missing out on, in the not-so-dense areas, such as the great plains, the tundra, and deserts?
Take just a second and think about it. In this era of hyper-fast information overload, where mankind has mapped every foot of our planet's surface, knows amazing things about the patterns of air and water flow that determine our climate, and has developed technology to traverse this planet in hours... we still have The Unknown, The Unseen, and The Undiscovered.
What else does Mother Nature have in store for us, just hiding around the corner? Dunno about you, but I'm excited.
13,000 species.
And the pelagic ocean is usually considered a fairly sterile environment. Just what are we missing out on within really dense biotas, such as rainforests (temperate and tropical), river deltas, marshes, and other such terrestrial environments? Heck, what are we missing out on, in the not-so-dense areas, such as the great plains, the tundra, and deserts?
Take just a second and think about it. In this era of hyper-fast information overload, where mankind has mapped every foot of our planet's surface, knows amazing things about the patterns of air and water flow that determine our climate, and has developed technology to traverse this planet in hours... we still have The Unknown, The Unseen, and The Undiscovered.
What else does Mother Nature have in store for us, just hiding around the corner? Dunno about you, but I'm excited.
