An example of how, in Heezen Canyon, biology (in this case a hake) uses fractures in the rocks as suitable habitat. Fractures can provide critters with opportunities to hide from predators or to get away from erosive downslope currents that continually shape canyon walls.
Hake
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.
An example of how, in Heezen Canyon, biology (in this case a hake) uses fractures in the rocks as suitable habitat. Fractures can provide critters with opportunities to hide from predators or to get away from erosive downslope currents that continually shape canyon walls. Download image (jpg, 129 KB).
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