Cold-water coral reefs
... Global distribution of cold-water coral reefs: points on the map indicate observed reefs of varying size and stages of development, but not the actual area covered. The high density of reefs shown in the North Atlantic most probably reflects the intensity of research in this region. Further discover ...
... Global distribution of cold-water coral reefs: points on the map indicate observed reefs of varying size and stages of development, but not the actual area covered. The high density of reefs shown in the North Atlantic most probably reflects the intensity of research in this region. Further discover ...
Thesis proposal
... the top of the nitracline and above in the euphotic zone, where multiple processes may be operative simultaneously. At these depths, the supply of ammonium or nitrite may exceed assimilation or oxidation rates. Phytoplankton cannot keep up with N supply as light becomes progressively limiting with d ...
... the top of the nitracline and above in the euphotic zone, where multiple processes may be operative simultaneously. At these depths, the supply of ammonium or nitrite may exceed assimilation or oxidation rates. Phytoplankton cannot keep up with N supply as light becomes progressively limiting with d ...
Effect of high CO2 and low pH on benthic - E
... are geological formations of the deep sea, where liquefied CO2 is sequestered. Risks to the environment, caused by CO2 leakage are not satisfactorily studied so far, although commercial projects are already running since 1996. The deep sea is characterized a stable high pressure, low temperature reg ...
... are geological formations of the deep sea, where liquefied CO2 is sequestered. Risks to the environment, caused by CO2 leakage are not satisfactorily studied so far, although commercial projects are already running since 1996. The deep sea is characterized a stable high pressure, low temperature reg ...
A Monitoring Framework for the St. Anns Bank Area
... network-planning exercise using the MARXAN analytical tool applied to a wide variety of data layers. As such, it was intended to protect both representative examples of some ecosystem types found more widely across the eastern Scotian Shelf and some particular biological features located within the ...
... network-planning exercise using the MARXAN analytical tool applied to a wide variety of data layers. As such, it was intended to protect both representative examples of some ecosystem types found more widely across the eastern Scotian Shelf and some particular biological features located within the ...
Big Old Data and Shiny New Insights: Using FishBase for Research
... in the 20 year existence of the FishBase Consortium, with its predecessors having been held in cities as diverse as Thessaloniki in Greece, Tervuren in Belgium, Qingdao in China and Vancouver in 2006. I hope that those of you who have been here in 2006 will appreciate all the changes that happened i ...
... in the 20 year existence of the FishBase Consortium, with its predecessors having been held in cities as diverse as Thessaloniki in Greece, Tervuren in Belgium, Qingdao in China and Vancouver in 2006. I hope that those of you who have been here in 2006 will appreciate all the changes that happened i ...
State of the Scotian Shelf Report Canadian Technical Report of
... Technical reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which is not normally appropriate for primary literature. Technical reports are directed primarily toward a worldwide audience and have an international distribution. No restriction is placed on ...
... Technical reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which is not normally appropriate for primary literature. Technical reports are directed primarily toward a worldwide audience and have an international distribution. No restriction is placed on ...
Report of the ICES Advisory Committee 2013 Book 1 Introduction
... OSPAR special request on maximizing the use of available sources of data for monitoring of biodiversity ........................................................................................ 222 OSPAR/NEAFC special request on review of results of the Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/ CBD Workshop on EBSAs (same ...
... OSPAR special request on maximizing the use of available sources of data for monitoring of biodiversity ........................................................................................ 222 OSPAR/NEAFC special request on review of results of the Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/ CBD Workshop on EBSAs (same ...
Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines
... Abbreviation for the Atlantic Climate Change Program, a NOAA research initiative for understanding the decadal-scale interactions of deep circulation in the Atlantic and how it influences the overlying atmosphere. The goals of ACCP are: • to determine the seasonal-to-decadal and multidecadal variabi ...
... Abbreviation for the Atlantic Climate Change Program, a NOAA research initiative for understanding the decadal-scale interactions of deep circulation in the Atlantic and how it influences the overlying atmosphere. The goals of ACCP are: • to determine the seasonal-to-decadal and multidecadal variabi ...
ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE, COMMUNITY
... forcing, shelf break front, and coastal topology can also directly or indirectly affect zooplankton abundance and species composition (Cunha 1993; Danielsen et al., 1998; Keister and Peterson, 2003) and biomass (Brodeur and Ware, 1992). Biological processes such as top-down control by fish species a ...
... forcing, shelf break front, and coastal topology can also directly or indirectly affect zooplankton abundance and species composition (Cunha 1993; Danielsen et al., 1998; Keister and Peterson, 2003) and biomass (Brodeur and Ware, 1992). Biological processes such as top-down control by fish species a ...
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems - UNEP Document Repository Home
... to that of shallow reefs, yet there are also unique species that are found only in MCEs and/or deeper water. Table 1 shows key differences between MCEs and shallow reefs. While buffered from some of the natural and anthropogenic threats faced by shallow reefs, MCEs are nevertheless vulnerable to man ...
... to that of shallow reefs, yet there are also unique species that are found only in MCEs and/or deeper water. Table 1 shows key differences between MCEs and shallow reefs. While buffered from some of the natural and anthropogenic threats faced by shallow reefs, MCEs are nevertheless vulnerable to man ...
How much longer will it take? - The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
... global functioning and there is strong evidence that the richness and diversity of organisms in the deep sea exceed that in all other known biomes from the metazoan to the microbial realms.1 At the same time, the documented extent of deep-water trawl fisheries has led to pervasive concern for the co ...
... global functioning and there is strong evidence that the richness and diversity of organisms in the deep sea exceed that in all other known biomes from the metazoan to the microbial realms.1 At the same time, the documented extent of deep-water trawl fisheries has led to pervasive concern for the co ...
Laurentian Subbasin - Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
... 3.2.2 Benthos ........................................................................................................................50 3.2.2.1 Grand Banks - St Pierre Bank and Eastern Scotian Shelf - Banquereau Bank51 3.2.2.2 Laurentian Channel...................................................... ...
... 3.2.2 Benthos ........................................................................................................................50 3.2.2.1 Grand Banks - St Pierre Bank and Eastern Scotian Shelf - Banquereau Bank51 3.2.2.2 Laurentian Channel...................................................... ...
Seamount physiography and biology in the north
... Islands, UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. They are, however, still underestimated since many more seamounts are known in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge or in many exclusive economic zones (EEZs). For example, from the Kitchingman et al. (2007) dataset there may be at least 339 large seamounts in the ...
... Islands, UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. They are, however, still underestimated since many more seamounts are known in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge or in many exclusive economic zones (EEZs). For example, from the Kitchingman et al. (2007) dataset there may be at least 339 large seamounts in the ...
A global seamount classification to aid the scientific design of
... among the most common methods used (Carpenter et al., 1999). In the marine environment, where there is frequently an absence of extensive, comparable, high quality biological community data, classification is performed using a number of environmental variables that define a combination of habitat char ...
... among the most common methods used (Carpenter et al., 1999). In the marine environment, where there is frequently an absence of extensive, comparable, high quality biological community data, classification is performed using a number of environmental variables that define a combination of habitat char ...
Effects of natural and anthropogenic processes in the distribution of
... charcoal (clinker) used to power ship engines were dumped overboard, sinking along shipping lines to the bottom of the sea. Because of its persistence, clinker is commonly found on the margins and abyssal plains of all oceans. Evidence is available, however, of human artefacts such as amphorae on th ...
... charcoal (clinker) used to power ship engines were dumped overboard, sinking along shipping lines to the bottom of the sea. Because of its persistence, clinker is commonly found on the margins and abyssal plains of all oceans. Evidence is available, however, of human artefacts such as amphorae on th ...
seagrass syllabus - World Seagrass Association
... (human) activities. Less well acknowledged are the global threats to seagrass meadows. Seagrass meadows are experiencing rates of loss that may be as high as seven per cent of their total global area per year, which equates to losing up to two football fields every hour. In total, 29 percent of the ...
... (human) activities. Less well acknowledged are the global threats to seagrass meadows. Seagrass meadows are experiencing rates of loss that may be as high as seven per cent of their total global area per year, which equates to losing up to two football fields every hour. In total, 29 percent of the ...
DOCTORAL THESIS 2015 DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN LARVAE
... (larvae) constitute, for several taxa, critical periods within the life cycle in which abundance and distribution of populations are largely determined. Considering the importance of the decapod crustaceans on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and fisheries and the lack of information regarding their ...
... (larvae) constitute, for several taxa, critical periods within the life cycle in which abundance and distribution of populations are largely determined. Considering the importance of the decapod crustaceans on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and fisheries and the lack of information regarding their ...
Presentation Notes
... Slide 30. When their wing feathers are fully grown, they often exercise and practice flying by flapping and hopping, especially in the wind and rain. Slide 31. Video “Nesting Hawaiian Albatross” shows chicks exercising their wings and practicing flying and can be viewed or downloaded at http://www.D ...
... Slide 30. When their wing feathers are fully grown, they often exercise and practice flying by flapping and hopping, especially in the wind and rain. Slide 31. Video “Nesting Hawaiian Albatross” shows chicks exercising their wings and practicing flying and can be viewed or downloaded at http://www.D ...
Annex 5 Ongoing and planned activity
... around 1.2 million km . This is an area as big as Portugal, Spain and France together. Generally applications can be submitted by national governments (e.g. China, India, Korea and Russia) as well as private enterprises. Creating an overview of the licences granted within the national jurisdiction a ...
... around 1.2 million km . This is an area as big as Portugal, Spain and France together. Generally applications can be submitted by national governments (e.g. China, India, Korea and Russia) as well as private enterprises. Creating an overview of the licences granted within the national jurisdiction a ...
Study in support of Impact Assessment work for ocean energy
... around 1.2 million km . This is an area as big as Portugal, Spain and France together. Generally applications can be submitted by national governments (e.g. China, India, Korea and Russia) as well as private enterprises. Creating an overview of the licences granted within the national jurisdiction a ...
... around 1.2 million km . This is an area as big as Portugal, Spain and France together. Generally applications can be submitted by national governments (e.g. China, India, Korea and Russia) as well as private enterprises. Creating an overview of the licences granted within the national jurisdiction a ...
Provided by the author (s) and NUI Galway in accordance with
... significant source of particles to the deep. An attenuated ‘rain’ of detritus from remote surface water typically delivers 1–10 g Corg m-2yr-1, (Glover and Smith, 2003) but a significant proportion of organic matter is also delivered through lateral advection of particles (e.g. Wollast, 1998; Jahnke ...
... significant source of particles to the deep. An attenuated ‘rain’ of detritus from remote surface water typically delivers 1–10 g Corg m-2yr-1, (Glover and Smith, 2003) but a significant proportion of organic matter is also delivered through lateral advection of particles (e.g. Wollast, 1998; Jahnke ...
From Single Species to the Community Level: Exploring
... under‐researched fields in protist ecology and protist‐bacteria interactions are presented and explored: Case study 1: Vulnerability of carbon starved bacteria to protist grazing. Many heterotrophic bacteria enter the starvation‐survival state when subjected to carbon ...
... under‐researched fields in protist ecology and protist‐bacteria interactions are presented and explored: Case study 1: Vulnerability of carbon starved bacteria to protist grazing. Many heterotrophic bacteria enter the starvation‐survival state when subjected to carbon ...
Tectonics and sedimentation interactions in the - Archimer
... Several marine geophysical data and piston-coring surveys acquired during the last decade allow one to better understand the close dynamic interactions between the sand-rich Orinoco turbidite system and the compressional structures of the Barbados prism. These interactions have been active since Eoc ...
... Several marine geophysical data and piston-coring surveys acquired during the last decade allow one to better understand the close dynamic interactions between the sand-rich Orinoco turbidite system and the compressional structures of the Barbados prism. These interactions have been active since Eoc ...
Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations
... The University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program has been sponsoring and coordinating the Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium series since 1982. These meetings are a forum for information exchange in biology, management, economics, and processing of various fish species and complexes as well as a ...
... The University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program has been sponsoring and coordinating the Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium series since 1982. These meetings are a forum for information exchange in biology, management, economics, and processing of various fish species and complexes as well as a ...
Deep sea fish
Deep-sea fish are fish that live in the darkness below the sunlit surface waters, that is below the epipelagic or photic zone of the sea. The lanternfish is, by far, the most common deep-sea fish. Other deep sea fish include the flashlight fish, cookiecutter shark, bristlemouths, anglerfish, and viperfish.Only about 2% of known marine species inhabit the pelagic environment. This means that they live in the water column as opposed to the benthic organisms that live in or on the sea floor. Deep-sea organisms generally inhabit bathypelagic (1000m-4000m deep) and abyssopelagic (4000m-6000m deep) zones. However, characteristics of deep-sea organisms, such as bioluminescence can be seen in the mesopelagic (200m-1000m deep) zone as well. The mesopelagic zone is the disphotic zone, meaning light there is minimal but still measurable. The oxygen minimum layer exists somewhere between a depth of 700m and 1000m deep depending on the place in the ocean. This area is also where nutrients are most abundant. The bathypelagic and abyssopelagic zones are aphotic, meaning that no light penetrates this area of the ocean. These zones make up about 75% of the inhabitable ocean space.The epipelagic zone (0m-200m) is the area where light penetrates the water and photosynthesis occurs. This is also known as the photic zone. Because this typically extends only a few hundred meters below the water, the deep sea, about 90% of the ocean volume, is in darkness. The deep sea is also an extremely hostile environment, with temperatures that rarely exceed 3 °C and fall as low as -1.8 °C (with the exception of hydrothermal vent ecosystems that can exceed 350 °C), low oxygen levels, and pressures between 20 and 1,000 atmospheres (between 2 and 100 megapascals).