Deep Sea Aggregations Explained.

In the deep sea, going alone is rarely an option. The harsh environments of the deep ocean are an imposing challenge for a lone organism to face, as the dark conceals many dangers, while dazzling bioluminescence deceives unwitting prey. For this reason, deep sea animals tend not to spread out. Instead, wherever possible, they come together in their masses to create abundant patches of life in the lonely depths. Hotspots of biodiversity, in stark contrast with the otherwise barren stretch of darkness. Safety in numbers is a fool-proof survival strategy that increases their chances of finding food, evading predation, or having reproductive success in the endless blue. From vibrant coral gardens and deep sea scavenger communities, to expansive jellyfish blooms that cloud the ocean surface, these are the animal aggregations of the oceans.

00:00 - An Introduction to Deep Sea Aggregations
01:48 - Pelagic Aggregations - Challenges of the Open Ocean
02:49 - Pelagic Aggregations - The Jellyfish Blooms
04:08 - Pelagic Aggregations - Schooling and Shoaling of Fish
05:42 - Pelagic Aggregations - The Great Diel Vertical Migration
07:01 - Pelagic Aggregations - The Nutrient Supply Chain
07:56 - Sea-floor Aggregations - Colonisers of the Benthos
08:15 - Sea-floor Aggregations - Scavenger Communities
09:01 - Sea-floor Aggregations - The Life of Whale-falls
10:37 - Sea-floor Aggregations - The Octopus Garden
10:57 - Sea-floor Aggregations - Cold-water Coral Gardens
11:25 - Sea-floor Aggregations - The Importance of Seamounts
12:11 - Sea-floor Aggregations - Deep Sea Sessile Communities
12:34 - Sea-floor Aggregations - The Sponge Grounds
13:42 - Sea-floor Aggregations - Symbiosis in the Benthos
14:32 - Sea-floor Aggregations - Chemosynthetic Communities
15:42 - Conclusion

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I do not own any of the footage. I write the script, narrate, and edit what footage I can find, which is allowed due to YouTube's 'Fair Use' policy as these films are for educational purposes. Footage used belongs to the incredible marine conservation societies of Schmidt Ocean Institute, MBARI, WHOI and the Ocean Exploration Institute, along with various other YouTube sources.

Music Used:
On Earth by We Dream of Eden
When I Looked Up by We Dream of Eden
Earth by Luca Francini
Crystal Sky by virtualmaxx
'Ambient Sci-fi Music' by Eon
See You Soon by Samuel Plachtinsky
Soul’s Departure by Darren Curtis
Eternal Sleep by Darren Curtis
Sounds of the Deep by Darren Curtis

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Bibliography:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21962...
http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Aggre...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...