UL Lafayette biologist receives NSF award to investigate deep-sea biodiversity

UL Lafayette biologist receives NSF award to investigate deep-sea biodiversity

BY UL LAFAYETTE COMMUNICATIONSHow far do deep-sea species range, and how many remain undiscovered?Those questions are driving a $2 million collaborative research project co-led by University of Louisiana at Lafayette biologist Dr. Craig McClain. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the multi-year study will investigate the biodiversity of one of Earths least explored ecosystems and could reshape scientists understanding of life in the deep…