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=Yellowstone Hot Springs=
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===What are hot springs?===
Hot springs are geothermal springs that are substantially higher in temperature than the air temperature of the surrounding region. <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/272775/hot-spring "hot spring." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 26 Aug. 2008.]</ref>
===Where is Yellowstone?===
Yellowstone is a U.S. National Park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It is also America's first national park; and is a home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. <ref>[http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service). 01 Aug. 2008. National Park Service. 26 Aug. 2008.]</ref>
===Creation of Hot Springs===
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=What Microbes Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs?=
=What Microbes Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs?=
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== References ==
=Unique Facts=
 
= References =
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Edited by [Yu-chen Chiu, Ngoc Dinh, Jenny Lee, Christina Pham, Lucas Puttock, Naon Shin], students of [mailto:ralarsen@ucsd.edu Rachel Larsen]
Edited by [Yu-chen Chiu, Ngoc Dinh, Jenny Lee, Christina Pham, Lucas Puttock, Naon Shin], students of [mailto:ralarsen@ucsd.edu Rachel Larsen]

Revision as of 22:17, 26 August 2008

Yellowstone Hot Springs

What are hot springs?

Hot springs are geothermal springs that are substantially higher in temperature than the air temperature of the surrounding region. [1]

Where is Yellowstone?

Yellowstone is a U.S. National Park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It is also America's first national park; and is a home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. [2]

Creation of Hot Springs

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What Microbes Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs?

Thermophiles

Yellowstone Hot Spring Regions

Lower Geyser Basin

Mushroom Springs
Octopus Springs

Norris Geyser Basin

Unique Facts

References


Edited by [Yu-chen Chiu, Ngoc Dinh, Jenny Lee, Christina Pham, Lucas Puttock, Naon Shin], students of Rachel Larsen