Page 75 - The Error of the Evolution of Species

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

This sampling revealed that the deep-sea may, in fact, ri-
val tropical rainforests in terms of the numbers of species
present. Thus the deep sea may physically resemble a
desert, but in terms of species composition, it is more like a
tropical rainforest. 68

In one study 1,500-2,500-m depth range off New Jersey
and Delaware, 30 cm x 30 cm samples of sea water con-

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tained 798 species in 171 families and 14 phyla. In anoth-
er study performed off the coast of southern Australia, more
than 800 species were determined in 10 square meters
(11.96 square yards) of the sea floor. 70
Yet a large part of the oceans have still not been the sub-
ject of scientific research. Much of the bottom of the world's
oceans are still unexplored and unmapped. 71 Therefore,
every new investigation reveals some previously unknown
species.

One biological phenomenon discovered at the begin-
st
ning of the 21 century was that in the ocean floor's mud
layer, certain bacteria and archaeobacteria consume
methane, and thus perform an activity of vital importance to
our lives. It is thought that these micro-organisms consume
devour 300 million tons of methane every year, about as
much as humans now inject into the atmosphere with agri-

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culture, landfills, and burning of fossil fuels. Therefore, as
stated in Science magazine of July 20, 2001, "These

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