Movile Cave: Part 3
If the environment appears to be this hostile and threatening, why do scientists keep coming back? Frankly, the toxicity of the cave’s nature wasn’t the best discovery they could find. Rather, it was the discovery that the waters in this particular habitat shared several conditions with ecosystems above ground. While there is minimal sunlight that reaches the cave, the bacteria is still capable of getting adequate amounts of carbon dioxide, similar to sea-level vegetation. There is no other circumstance like this on the planet, which is what makes it extremely fascinating.
Movile Cave Part 3
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