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Necker Ridge: Bridge or Barrier?
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![Google Earth map of the target sites of the expedition.](/new-images/slider-falkor2019.jpg)
![Deep-sea corals and sponges provide habitat and refuge for many other animals living on or near the seafloor. Here, a sponge covered with hundreds to thousands of tiny anemones also provides a home to several brittlestars (pink), crinoids or “sea lilies” (yellow), and a basket star (brown).](/new-images/news-falkor2019_md.jpg)
From August 31 to September 29, 2019, Scientists and research partners aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor will be examining Necker Ridge and seamounts in and around Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Led by Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor from Florida State University, the science team will aim to gain insight into central and western Pacific seamount lifeforms and distribution, while examining the role of Necker Ridge as a stepping-stone (or blockade) to other parts of the Pacific. They will gather imagery and samples of the seafloor biology.
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