Variability of Particle Size Distributions in the Bohai Sea and the
... a hundred microns [2]. Another example is the LISST (Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometry; Sequoia Scientific, Inc., hereafter referred to simply as LISST) instrument, which focuses on two size ranges, 1.25–250 µm (Type B) and 2.5–500 µm (Type C). Such instruments have been successfully appl ...
... a hundred microns [2]. Another example is the LISST (Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometry; Sequoia Scientific, Inc., hereafter referred to simply as LISST) instrument, which focuses on two size ranges, 1.25–250 µm (Type B) and 2.5–500 µm (Type C). Such instruments have been successfully appl ...
Ch. 16 Marine and Coastal Systems: Resources, Impacts, and
... Coral reefs are in worldwide decline • Coral bleaching = occurs when zooxanthellae leave the coral - Coral lose their color and die, leaving white patches - From climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes • Nutrient pollution causes algal growth, which covers coral ...
... Coral reefs are in worldwide decline • Coral bleaching = occurs when zooxanthellae leave the coral - Coral lose their color and die, leaving white patches - From climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes • Nutrient pollution causes algal growth, which covers coral ...
Fucus at open and complex coastlines in the Baltic Sea
... for succession (Sousa 1979). Water motion may further be an effective vector for propagule dispersal (Reed et al. 1988). There are many examples of wave effects on macroalgal communities. Storms may form gaps in macroalgal canopies causing patches of secondary succession (Lubchenco & Menge 1978), or ...
... for succession (Sousa 1979). Water motion may further be an effective vector for propagule dispersal (Reed et al. 1988). There are many examples of wave effects on macroalgal communities. Storms may form gaps in macroalgal canopies causing patches of secondary succession (Lubchenco & Menge 1978), or ...
Cenozoic mass extinctions in the deep sea
... Present deep-ocean biota live perpetually in the dark, over most of the present ocean floor at temperatures close to freezing, under high pressures, at constant salinities, and in a world where very little food arrives, mainly derived from surface primary productivity hundreds to thousand of meters ...
... Present deep-ocean biota live perpetually in the dark, over most of the present ocean floor at temperatures close to freezing, under high pressures, at constant salinities, and in a world where very little food arrives, mainly derived from surface primary productivity hundreds to thousand of meters ...
Bering Strait Region Case Study
... greater salinity in the west. In the eastern region, a distinct pycnocline separates the warmer, lower salinity surface layer at 10 to 15m from the colder and more saline water toward the bottom. Several freshwater sources including the Yukon River on the eastern edge significantly affect the salini ...
... greater salinity in the west. In the eastern region, a distinct pycnocline separates the warmer, lower salinity surface layer at 10 to 15m from the colder and more saline water toward the bottom. Several freshwater sources including the Yukon River on the eastern edge significantly affect the salini ...
Opportunities for Low-Cost CO2 Mitigation in Electricity, Oil, and
... A CO2 capture and sequestration cost of $3-$4/tonne CO2 mitigated by this method would significantly out-compete most other current or proposed abiotic technologies and is near the US DOE target of $2.73/tonne CO2 mitigated [13]. The number of ideal sites and hence the volume of CO2 that could be tr ...
... A CO2 capture and sequestration cost of $3-$4/tonne CO2 mitigated by this method would significantly out-compete most other current or proposed abiotic technologies and is near the US DOE target of $2.73/tonne CO2 mitigated [13]. The number of ideal sites and hence the volume of CO2 that could be tr ...
Carbon cycle modelling and the residence time of natural
... with a wet-chemical technique the atmospheric CO2 level was found to vary between approximately 270 and 380 ppmv, with annual means of 315 - 331 ppmv, and there was no tendency of rising or falling atmospheric CO2 level at any of the 19 stations during this 5 year period (Bischof, 1960). The data ar ...
... with a wet-chemical technique the atmospheric CO2 level was found to vary between approximately 270 and 380 ppmv, with annual means of 315 - 331 ppmv, and there was no tendency of rising or falling atmospheric CO2 level at any of the 19 stations during this 5 year period (Bischof, 1960). The data ar ...
IMPLICATIONS OF PHYTOPLANKTON CELL DEATH LOSSES TESIS DOCTORAL Autor: Sébastien Lasternas
... oligotrophic conditions (Platt et al., 1983; Agawin et al., 2000). The light irradiance, water temperature and hydrological features (such as mixing regime) are also interceding in ruling phytoplankton dynamics and structure (e.g Chan 1978; Litchman 1998; Agustí and Duarte, 2000; Atkinson et al., 20 ...
... oligotrophic conditions (Platt et al., 1983; Agawin et al., 2000). The light irradiance, water temperature and hydrological features (such as mixing regime) are also interceding in ruling phytoplankton dynamics and structure (e.g Chan 1978; Litchman 1998; Agustí and Duarte, 2000; Atkinson et al., 20 ...
Navigating the Future - III - European Science Foundation
... local, national, regional and global levels, science cannot operate in isolation but will need to integrate more fully a response from society at large. There must also be changes in the way we regulate marine activities, in our social goals and our attitudes to ocean governance. If we are to make t ...
... local, national, regional and global levels, science cannot operate in isolation but will need to integrate more fully a response from society at large. There must also be changes in the way we regulate marine activities, in our social goals and our attitudes to ocean governance. If we are to make t ...
report on implementation of the programme of work on marine
... surge by mangrove forests experienced significantly fewer deaths than villages that were less protected 9. The growing attention on the value of mangroves has precipitated conservation and restoration efforts. Extensive replanting programmes have been initiated, particularly in South East Asia, whic ...
... surge by mangrove forests experienced significantly fewer deaths than villages that were less protected 9. The growing attention on the value of mangroves has precipitated conservation and restoration efforts. Extensive replanting programmes have been initiated, particularly in South East Asia, whic ...
Chapter 11 - Census of Marine Life Maps and Visualization
... et al. 2006). Thus, it is mainly the temperature difference that allows only very few species to survive at both sides of the Antarctic Convergence, rather than the front acting as a hydrodynamic barrier. The comparison between the surface and near-seabed temperature shows more obviously than ever b ...
... et al. 2006). Thus, it is mainly the temperature difference that allows only very few species to survive at both sides of the Antarctic Convergence, rather than the front acting as a hydrodynamic barrier. The comparison between the surface and near-seabed temperature shows more obviously than ever b ...
Ocean Observation and Research Department
... Development of sampling system revealing for activity record of deepwater FY2000-FY2001 ...
... Development of sampling system revealing for activity record of deepwater FY2000-FY2001 ...
Ch. 16 Marine and Coastal Systems: Resources, Impacts, and
... Coral reefs are in worldwide decline • Coral bleaching = occurs when zooxanthellae leave the coral - Coral lose their color and die, leaving white patches - From climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes • Nutrient pollution causes algal growth, which covers coral ...
... Coral reefs are in worldwide decline • Coral bleaching = occurs when zooxanthellae leave the coral - Coral lose their color and die, leaving white patches - From climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes • Nutrient pollution causes algal growth, which covers coral ...
QUESTION: Review
... Coral reefs are in worldwide decline • Coral bleaching = occurs when zooxanthellae leave the coral - Coral lose their color and die, leaving white patches - From climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes • Nutrient pollution causes algal growth, which covers coral ...
... Coral reefs are in worldwide decline • Coral bleaching = occurs when zooxanthellae leave the coral - Coral lose their color and die, leaving white patches - From climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes • Nutrient pollution causes algal growth, which covers coral ...
Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A
... pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44(9), 842–852]. Between 1960 and 2000, the world production of plastic resins increased 25-fold, while recovery of the material remained below 5%. Between 1970 and 2003, plastics became the fastest growing segment o ...
... pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44(9), 842–852]. Between 1960 and 2000, the world production of plastic resins increased 25-fold, while recovery of the material remained below 5%. Between 1970 and 2003, plastics became the fastest growing segment o ...
Impact of climate change on Antarctic krill
... whole. Reported mid-depth Southern Ocean temperatures have risen by 0.17°C between the 1950s and the 1980s (Gille 2002; our Fig. 1D), and surface water temperatures west of the Antarctic Peninsula rose more than 1°C between 1951 and 1998, associated with increased upper-layer stratification (Meredit ...
... whole. Reported mid-depth Southern Ocean temperatures have risen by 0.17°C between the 1950s and the 1980s (Gille 2002; our Fig. 1D), and surface water temperatures west of the Antarctic Peninsula rose more than 1°C between 1951 and 1998, associated with increased upper-layer stratification (Meredit ...
Angus Mackenzie - Water Column Effects Harmful Algae Blooms
... A high biomass of a single or a limited group of species of planktonic micro-algae is generally referred to as an algal bloom. Blooms are the result of the transient dominance by one or a few species over others, due to favourable physical (e.g. salinity/temperature), chemical (e.g. nutrients) or bi ...
... A high biomass of a single or a limited group of species of planktonic micro-algae is generally referred to as an algal bloom. Blooms are the result of the transient dominance by one or a few species over others, due to favourable physical (e.g. salinity/temperature), chemical (e.g. nutrients) or bi ...
Microplastics in the Marine Environment - e
... species [39]. Microplastics could be bio-fouled and then eventually sink to the bottom where it becomes part of the sediment or may be eaten by the benthos. If plastic does become part of the sediment, whether on the shore or sea bottom, then it is no longer available for degradation by micro-organi ...
... species [39]. Microplastics could be bio-fouled and then eventually sink to the bottom where it becomes part of the sediment or may be eaten by the benthos. If plastic does become part of the sediment, whether on the shore or sea bottom, then it is no longer available for degradation by micro-organi ...
BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY 2001 IN REVIEW
... DFO is represented by four divisions within its Science Branch, the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), three divisions of the Oceans and Environment Branch, the Aquaculture Coordination office, and by technical and vessel support from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Together they provide scientifi ...
... DFO is represented by four divisions within its Science Branch, the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), three divisions of the Oceans and Environment Branch, the Aquaculture Coordination office, and by technical and vessel support from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Together they provide scientifi ...
The Pacific Garbage Patch: A Plastic`s Paradise The ocean, a
... Cities spend large amounts of money just to clean up the bags and the unrelenting damages caused by them. Banning plastic shopping bags would eliminate all of these economic and environmental problems. It is the most effective way to retain more bags from entering the growing Pacific Garbage Patch. ...
... Cities spend large amounts of money just to clean up the bags and the unrelenting damages caused by them. Banning plastic shopping bags would eliminate all of these economic and environmental problems. It is the most effective way to retain more bags from entering the growing Pacific Garbage Patch. ...
El Niiio Effects on Southern California Kelp Forest Communities
... extend across the Pacific and Indian Oceans in his study of the El Nifio of 1957-1958 (Rasmusson, 1984). As early as the 1920s, Sir Gilbert Walker described the Southern Oscillation, a giant seesaw of atmospheric pressure and rainfall patterns between the Indian Ocean from Africa to Australia and th ...
... extend across the Pacific and Indian Oceans in his study of the El Nifio of 1957-1958 (Rasmusson, 1984). As early as the 1920s, Sir Gilbert Walker described the Southern Oscillation, a giant seesaw of atmospheric pressure and rainfall patterns between the Indian Ocean from Africa to Australia and th ...
FY 2011 - Alaska Ocean Observing System
... plan for changing storm and sea ice conditions, and their impacts on coastal communities. AOOS will focus on water level and wave observations, and sea ice data products. Background: The impacts of climate change have become readily apparent in Alaska. As our nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska is ex ...
... plan for changing storm and sea ice conditions, and their impacts on coastal communities. AOOS will focus on water level and wave observations, and sea ice data products. Background: The impacts of climate change have become readily apparent in Alaska. As our nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska is ex ...
New perspectives in benthic deep-sea microbial ecology
... Although the scientific discovery of the ubiquitous and enormous abundance of microorganisms dates back to the 1860s, microbes inhabiting the deep sea started to be studied in detail only in the 1950s, along with the appearance of the first historical monographs on marine microbiology (e.g., Benecke ...
... Although the scientific discovery of the ubiquitous and enormous abundance of microorganisms dates back to the 1860s, microbes inhabiting the deep sea started to be studied in detail only in the 1950s, along with the appearance of the first historical monographs on marine microbiology (e.g., Benecke ...
Effects of global warming on oceans
Global warming can affect sea levels, coastlines, ocean acidification, ocean currents, seawater, sea surface temperatures, tides, the sea floor, weather, and trigger several changes in ocean bio-geochemistry; all of these affect the functioning of a society.