Assessment of Governance Arrangements for the Ocean
... competence and the interrelations among them;1 (3) assessing the level of completeness of each arrangement in each LME; and (4) assessing the degree of integration among them. In addition, analyses were conducted to: (5) assess the level of engagement of each country in each binding and non-binding ...
... competence and the interrelations among them;1 (3) assessing the level of completeness of each arrangement in each LME; and (4) assessing the degree of integration among them. In addition, analyses were conducted to: (5) assess the level of engagement of each country in each binding and non-binding ...
Report of the ICES Advisory Committee 2013 Book 1 Introduction
... OSPAR special request on review of the technical specification and application of common indicators under D1, D2, D4, and D6 ........................................................ 208 OSPAR special request on maximizing the use of available sources of data for monitoring of biodiversity .......... ...
... OSPAR special request on review of the technical specification and application of common indicators under D1, D2, D4, and D6 ........................................................ 208 OSPAR special request on maximizing the use of available sources of data for monitoring of biodiversity .......... ...
Thesis proposal
... means of securing reducing power to synthesize primary sugars from CO2. These organisms do a distinctly thorough job of this, as no ammonium (or nitrite) is detectable ...
... means of securing reducing power to synthesize primary sugars from CO2. These organisms do a distinctly thorough job of this, as no ammonium (or nitrite) is detectable ...
O A
... wind is generally controlled by monsoon system of the Arabian Sea. In winter the SW wind prevails and the wind is from NW in summer. The mean sea level in Red Sea region is highest in winter and lowest in summer due to the water evaporation. The hydrodynamic features of the Red Sea coast shown that ...
... wind is generally controlled by monsoon system of the Arabian Sea. In winter the SW wind prevails and the wind is from NW in summer. The mean sea level in Red Sea region is highest in winter and lowest in summer due to the water evaporation. The hydrodynamic features of the Red Sea coast shown that ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... flow becomes subject to frictional effects of the seafloor. This creates a shoreward flow in the bottom Ekman layer, which is about 5–25 m thick. This near-bottom flow is the final agent of the upwelling process as it moves near‐bottom water shoreward and, as it hits the coast, upward into the euphot ...
... flow becomes subject to frictional effects of the seafloor. This creates a shoreward flow in the bottom Ekman layer, which is about 5–25 m thick. This near-bottom flow is the final agent of the upwelling process as it moves near‐bottom water shoreward and, as it hits the coast, upward into the euphot ...
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... Bottom Fisheries in the High Seas Areas of the Western Central Atlantic”. The meeting was held in Christ Church, Barbados, from 30 September to 2 October 2014. This report contains a summary of the presentations, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the meeting. The report is organized al ...
... Bottom Fisheries in the High Seas Areas of the Western Central Atlantic”. The meeting was held in Christ Church, Barbados, from 30 September to 2 October 2014. This report contains a summary of the presentations, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the meeting. The report is organized al ...
DETERMINATION OF RUBIDIUM IN SEAWATER
... (working curve) in the presence of multiplicative interferences. But, if additive interferences are present and unaccounted for, the working curve will be translated parallel to itself up or down the emission intensity axis and the extrapolated value giving the original concentration will be in erro ...
... (working curve) in the presence of multiplicative interferences. But, if additive interferences are present and unaccounted for, the working curve will be translated parallel to itself up or down the emission intensity axis and the extrapolated value giving the original concentration will be in erro ...
Abalone - Department of Fisheries
... ‘post-larvae’ that no longer have the ability to swim. 8. Post-larvae feed on tiny organisms, bacteria and microscopic algae, growing for about two to three months until their shell develops the first small opening for breathing. 9. At this stage the juvenile abalone are called “spat”. When they ...
... ‘post-larvae’ that no longer have the ability to swim. 8. Post-larvae feed on tiny organisms, bacteria and microscopic algae, growing for about two to three months until their shell develops the first small opening for breathing. 9. At this stage the juvenile abalone are called “spat”. When they ...
A new model for the global biogeochemical cycle of carbonyl sulfide
... ary layer, mainly attributed to biospheric uptake (Montzka et al., 2007; Campbell et al., 2008). The uptake of OCS by plants was modeled to be no more than 240 GgS yr−1 by Kettle et al. (2002), but it has been recently revised upwards, with new estimates of 490 GgS yr−1 (Suntharalingam et al., 2008) ...
... ary layer, mainly attributed to biospheric uptake (Montzka et al., 2007; Campbell et al., 2008). The uptake of OCS by plants was modeled to be no more than 240 GgS yr−1 by Kettle et al. (2002), but it has been recently revised upwards, with new estimates of 490 GgS yr−1 (Suntharalingam et al., 2008) ...
Cover page - Worm Lab - Dalhousie University
... index. For example, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index is a measure of the difference in pressure between the Icelandic low and Azores High (Hurell, 1995). Positive values for the NAO index correspond to the “high” phase, characterized by strong Westerlies leading to warmer than average wint ...
... index. For example, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index is a measure of the difference in pressure between the Icelandic low and Azores High (Hurell, 1995). Positive values for the NAO index correspond to the “high” phase, characterized by strong Westerlies leading to warmer than average wint ...
PDF - UNEP
... environmental problems facing the world’s oceans and coastal areas. Seven out of 10 people today lived within 80 kilometers of the coast. Half of the world’s cities with a population in excess of one million were sited near tide-washed river mouths. As much as 80 per cent of all marine pollution ori ...
... environmental problems facing the world’s oceans and coastal areas. Seven out of 10 people today lived within 80 kilometers of the coast. Half of the world’s cities with a population in excess of one million were sited near tide-washed river mouths. As much as 80 per cent of all marine pollution ori ...
Review: geological and experimental evidence for
... sediment-producers throughout Earth history. The observation that primary production increased along with calcification within the bryopsidalean and coccolithophorid algae in mineralogically favorable seawater is consistent with the hypothesis that calcification promotes photosynthesis within some s ...
... sediment-producers throughout Earth history. The observation that primary production increased along with calcification within the bryopsidalean and coccolithophorid algae in mineralogically favorable seawater is consistent with the hypothesis that calcification promotes photosynthesis within some s ...
Runde Marine Station
... The island Runde (Figure 1) on the west coast of Norway (near Aalesund) has about 150 human inhabitants, along with myriad seabirds, of which about half-a-million nest in the cliffs on the western side. The flora and fauna and the beautiful scenery above and below the water attract several thousand ...
... The island Runde (Figure 1) on the west coast of Norway (near Aalesund) has about 150 human inhabitants, along with myriad seabirds, of which about half-a-million nest in the cliffs on the western side. The flora and fauna and the beautiful scenery above and below the water attract several thousand ...
Study in support of Impact Assessment work for ocean energy
... Atlantic Ocean (2) and the north-western Pacific Ocean (2); ...
... Atlantic Ocean (2) and the north-western Pacific Ocean (2); ...
Annex 5 Ongoing and planned activity
... Atlantic Ocean (2) and the north-western Pacific Ocean (2); ...
... Atlantic Ocean (2) and the north-western Pacific Ocean (2); ...
Biodiversity and taxonomy of harpacticoid
... Tropical coral reefs are one of the most diverse habitats in the world’s oceans. By providing substrata for sedentary organisms, and food and shelter for mobile organisms, corals create a rich series of habitats for great numbers of species (Paulay, 1996). However, the true extent of the diversity o ...
... Tropical coral reefs are one of the most diverse habitats in the world’s oceans. By providing substrata for sedentary organisms, and food and shelter for mobile organisms, corals create a rich series of habitats for great numbers of species (Paulay, 1996). However, the true extent of the diversity o ...
A proposed method for assessing the extent of the seabed
... deep and stable seabed habitats are often characterised by slowgrowing, habitat-modifying species for which demersal fishing can have major and long-term impacts on biomass and diversity (Jennings and Kaiser, 1998; Watling and Norse, 1998). For example, Collie et al. (2000) showed that the impact of ...
... deep and stable seabed habitats are often characterised by slowgrowing, habitat-modifying species for which demersal fishing can have major and long-term impacts on biomass and diversity (Jennings and Kaiser, 1998; Watling and Norse, 1998). For example, Collie et al. (2000) showed that the impact of ...
Do manganese nodules grow or dissolve after burial
... the Brazil nut effect are size and density of particles and presence of any gas between particles. When materials are shaken, voids are continuously created beneath the grains. The smaller grains/nodules are more likely to fall in and fill the available space. The buried nodules from siliceous ooze ...
... the Brazil nut effect are size and density of particles and presence of any gas between particles. When materials are shaken, voids are continuously created beneath the grains. The smaller grains/nodules are more likely to fall in and fill the available space. The buried nodules from siliceous ooze ...
ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE, COMMUNITY
... Zooplankton community dynamics and correlations with physical characteristics of the water were studied in the north-western Gulf of Alaska. Zooplankton were collected systematically northeast of Kodiak Island, Alaska in March, May, August and November of 2002 to 2004. Species composition, total abu ...
... Zooplankton community dynamics and correlations with physical characteristics of the water were studied in the north-western Gulf of Alaska. Zooplankton were collected systematically northeast of Kodiak Island, Alaska in March, May, August and November of 2002 to 2004. Species composition, total abu ...
Rowden et al (2005) Classification of Seamounts
... in recent years, as they have been increasingly recognised as important areas for biodiversity, sites of localised high biological productivity, and are often the focus of commercial fishing for valuable fish species (see review by Rogers 1994). The number of seamounts in the world's oceans is unkno ...
... in recent years, as they have been increasingly recognised as important areas for biodiversity, sites of localised high biological productivity, and are often the focus of commercial fishing for valuable fish species (see review by Rogers 1994). The number of seamounts in the world's oceans is unkno ...
Eng - IW:LEARN - Archived web sites
... Alfred upwelling cell. In years when the cold ridge is prominent, this copepod is more strongly retained on the central Agulhas Bank. Growth rates, behaviour, and productivity of this key species have been linked to phytoplankton and temperature changes and to changes in pelagic fish abundance. This ...
... Alfred upwelling cell. In years when the cold ridge is prominent, this copepod is more strongly retained on the central Agulhas Bank. Growth rates, behaviour, and productivity of this key species have been linked to phytoplankton and temperature changes and to changes in pelagic fish abundance. This ...
Stratigraphy, micropalaeontology and stable isotope analysis of Tertiary
... Stable isotope, stratigraphic and micropalaeontological studies provide an insight into the preservation of Tertiary global cooling episodes in shelf carbonate rocks from the Mandamus-Pahau District in North Canterbury. Local shelf carbonate isotope analysis (δ13C and δ18O) shows these shelf rocks h ...
... Stable isotope, stratigraphic and micropalaeontological studies provide an insight into the preservation of Tertiary global cooling episodes in shelf carbonate rocks from the Mandamus-Pahau District in North Canterbury. Local shelf carbonate isotope analysis (δ13C and δ18O) shows these shelf rocks h ...
Maerl Beds - Scottish Natural Heritage
... chalky skeleton and form small rounded nodules or short branched twig-like shapes called thalli (BIOMAERL team, 1999). In favourable conditions, these species can form extensive beds, typically 30% cover or more, mostly in coarse clean sediments of gravels and clean sands or muddy mixed sediments (O ...
... chalky skeleton and form small rounded nodules or short branched twig-like shapes called thalli (BIOMAERL team, 1999). In favourable conditions, these species can form extensive beds, typically 30% cover or more, mostly in coarse clean sediments of gravels and clean sands or muddy mixed sediments (O ...
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. Marine biology differs from marine ecology as marine ecology is focused on how organisms interact with each other and the environment, while biology is the study of the organisms themselves.A large proportion of all life on Earth lives in the ocean. Exactly how large the proportion is unknown, since many ocean species are still to be discovered. The ocean is a complex three-dimensional world covering about 71% of the Earth's surface. The habitats studied in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the oceanic trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. Specific habitats include coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, the surrounds of seamounts and thermal vents, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean (pelagic) zone, where solid objects are rare and the surface of the water is the only visible boundary. The organisms studied range from microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton to huge cetaceans (whales) 30 meters (98 feet) in length.Marine life is a vast resource, providing food, medicine, and raw materials, in addition to helping to support recreation and tourism all over the world. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle, and are involved in the regulation of the Earth's climate. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land.Many species are economically important to humans, including food fish (both finfish and shellfish). It is also becoming understood that the well-being of marine organisms and other organisms are linked in very fundamental ways. The human body of knowledge regarding the relationship between life in the sea and important cycles is rapidly growing, with new discoveries being made nearly every day. These cycles include those of matter (such as the carbon cycle) and of air (such as Earth's respiration, and movement of energy through ecosystems including the ocean). Large areas beneath the ocean surface still remain effectively unexplored.