Benthic Foraminiferal Biogeography: Controls on Global Distribution
... 4. Are widely distributed foraminiferal morphospecies genetically coherent, or do they conceal genetically distinct but morphologically very similar cryptic species? 5. To what extent does imperfect taxonomy obscure biogeographic patterns? We return to these questions in the Summary Points at the en ...
... 4. Are widely distributed foraminiferal morphospecies genetically coherent, or do they conceal genetically distinct but morphologically very similar cryptic species? 5. To what extent does imperfect taxonomy obscure biogeographic patterns? We return to these questions in the Summary Points at the en ...
State Responsibility and the High Seas Marine Environment: A
... short-sighted fisheries management: instead of creating a legitimate protection regimesuch as a moratorium or a system of High Seas Marine Protected Areas ("HSMPA")-for these rare and fragile ecosystems, it leaves the door open for the continued degradation of the global commons. This Comment begins ...
... short-sighted fisheries management: instead of creating a legitimate protection regimesuch as a moratorium or a system of High Seas Marine Protected Areas ("HSMPA")-for these rare and fragile ecosystems, it leaves the door open for the continued degradation of the global commons. This Comment begins ...
Marine Biodiversity Hotspots in the UK
... important measure, but the current list of Features needs to be further moderated to correct anomalies, especially arising from the strict application of criteria. ...
... important measure, but the current list of Features needs to be further moderated to correct anomalies, especially arising from the strict application of criteria. ...
Chapter 22 Mariculture
... The FAO categorizes aquaculture production by ‘inland waters’ (such as lakes with their floodplains, reservoirs, rivers, wetlands and coastal lagoons) and ‘marine areas’. In this study, the FAO categories are followed, whereby all aquatic plants and animals cultured in marine areas (marine and bra ...
... The FAO categorizes aquaculture production by ‘inland waters’ (such as lakes with their floodplains, reservoirs, rivers, wetlands and coastal lagoons) and ‘marine areas’. In this study, the FAO categories are followed, whereby all aquatic plants and animals cultured in marine areas (marine and bra ...
Pollution of the Marine Environment by Dumping
... Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, signed on 22.09.1992 in ...
... Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, signed on 22.09.1992 in ...
BCLME Project BEHP/EEF/03/01/02 - IW:LEARN
... The first year of this project focused on the development of three initial country assessment reports which were extremely helpful in setting the stage and helping to inform the strategy for the rest of the project. Mitigation trails have been undertaken namely bird-scaring lines, line-sink rates an ...
... The first year of this project focused on the development of three initial country assessment reports which were extremely helpful in setting the stage and helping to inform the strategy for the rest of the project. Mitigation trails have been undertaken namely bird-scaring lines, line-sink rates an ...
Unit 6
... How can we save our oceans? Treatment of sewage In 1989, the Environmental Protection Department completed the Sewage Strategy Study which developed an overall strategy for the management of sewage. A major part of the strategy was the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme which would collect sewage in t ...
... How can we save our oceans? Treatment of sewage In 1989, the Environmental Protection Department completed the Sewage Strategy Study which developed an overall strategy for the management of sewage. A major part of the strategy was the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme which would collect sewage in t ...
Number 53: 2011 - New Zealand Marine Sciences Society
... foster an understanding and appreciation of our marine environment, to provide a means of communication within our marine science community, to encourage and assist marine science students and young scientists, and to provide advice to government on marine policy issues. ...
... foster an understanding and appreciation of our marine environment, to provide a means of communication within our marine science community, to encourage and assist marine science students and young scientists, and to provide advice to government on marine policy issues. ...
As technology has advanced so has our understanding of the
... This paper focuses on only one of these deep-sea habitats, namely deep-sea hydrothermal vents or deep-sea hot springs. It examines a number of key questions in relation to bioprospecting at hydrothermal vents on the high seas, with a view to making a contribution to the ongoing debate as to whether, ...
... This paper focuses on only one of these deep-sea habitats, namely deep-sea hydrothermal vents or deep-sea hot springs. It examines a number of key questions in relation to bioprospecting at hydrothermal vents on the high seas, with a view to making a contribution to the ongoing debate as to whether, ...
KeyNoteNew_Oct01_v9_sgb_edits
... At the EUNIS level 3, this classification approach takes into account depth, sediment grain size, light and ...
... At the EUNIS level 3, this classification approach takes into account depth, sediment grain size, light and ...
Marine Science and Limnology (MSL)
... MSL F211, F212, F213 (Lab). This course introduces students to the geology, chemistry and physics of the ocean as well as related topics in the cryosphere and climate. Students will gain a basic understanding of the interconnections between the ocean and atmosphere, and the oceans and the solid eart ...
... MSL F211, F212, F213 (Lab). This course introduces students to the geology, chemistry and physics of the ocean as well as related topics in the cryosphere and climate. Students will gain a basic understanding of the interconnections between the ocean and atmosphere, and the oceans and the solid eart ...
A Paleoceanographic Reconstruction of the
... of productivity in the surface water. Therefore in a water column with strong vertical mixing, δ13C values are usually similar between the two oceanic reservoirs. Stratified water columns are a result of freshwater input creating density differences between surface and deep waters; there is essentia ...
... of productivity in the surface water. Therefore in a water column with strong vertical mixing, δ13C values are usually similar between the two oceanic reservoirs. Stratified water columns are a result of freshwater input creating density differences between surface and deep waters; there is essentia ...
The Wonders of the Ocean Floor
... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Submersible_named_Star_III_in_front_of_Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography.JPG ...
... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Submersible_named_Star_III_in_front_of_Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography.JPG ...
Issues in International Conservation
... several months after bleaching. Further uncertainty is introduced into these reports because observers often are not familiar with the reefs beforehand or with the annual cycle of coral pigmentation and therefore cannot distinguish between recent bleaching mortality and previously dead corals killed ...
... several months after bleaching. Further uncertainty is introduced into these reports because observers often are not familiar with the reefs beforehand or with the annual cycle of coral pigmentation and therefore cannot distinguish between recent bleaching mortality and previously dead corals killed ...
1. Introduction to IODE
... environment, the preservation of life, the mitigation of humaninduced changes in the marine and coastal environment, as well as for the advancement of scientific understanding that makes this possible.“ Clause 1 • Member States shall provide timely, free and unrestricted access to all data, associat ...
... environment, the preservation of life, the mitigation of humaninduced changes in the marine and coastal environment, as well as for the advancement of scientific understanding that makes this possible.“ Clause 1 • Member States shall provide timely, free and unrestricted access to all data, associat ...
Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy of the Oceans
... of the Northern Hemisphere. One of the most interesting aspects of this theory was that it made it possible to test predictions about climatic records such as how many ice-age deposits geologists would find, and when these deposits had been formed during the past 650 kyr. During a few decades, howev ...
... of the Northern Hemisphere. One of the most interesting aspects of this theory was that it made it possible to test predictions about climatic records such as how many ice-age deposits geologists would find, and when these deposits had been formed during the past 650 kyr. During a few decades, howev ...
Chemical and tracer studies in coral reef interstitial waters (French
... owing to the proximity of the volcanic basement. Nevertheless, such an explanation seems more critical when extended to Tikehau due to strong discrepancy between P3 and P5. Cd was undetectable in all the samples except at 50 m depth in Tahiti where average concentration was 0.23 mmol m-3, well above ...
... owing to the proximity of the volcanic basement. Nevertheless, such an explanation seems more critical when extended to Tikehau due to strong discrepancy between P3 and P5. Cd was undetectable in all the samples except at 50 m depth in Tahiti where average concentration was 0.23 mmol m-3, well above ...
(2012) Marine microbial diversity and its role in ecosystem
... types. These numbers may be an order of magnitude higher in coastal waters with their higher productivity and higher load of organic matter and nutrients; • On the tree of life, the Eukarya (including plants, animals and protists) comprise only a tiny branch; Bacteria and Archaea encompass virtuall ...
... types. These numbers may be an order of magnitude higher in coastal waters with their higher productivity and higher load of organic matter and nutrients; • On the tree of life, the Eukarya (including plants, animals and protists) comprise only a tiny branch; Bacteria and Archaea encompass virtuall ...
Biodiversity of Reef Ichthyofauna in Cuddalore Coast, Southeast
... essential ecological processes and life support systems. It is also one of the most diverse and spectacular ecosystems of the world and considered to be marine equivalent of tropical rain forest. Although fragile, coral reefs are highly productive and known for the diverse fauna and ...
... essential ecological processes and life support systems. It is also one of the most diverse and spectacular ecosystems of the world and considered to be marine equivalent of tropical rain forest. Although fragile, coral reefs are highly productive and known for the diverse fauna and ...
When does this fish spawn? Fishermen`s local knowledge of
... coastal rivers (estuaries); some fishes reproduce during the summer and others in winter, while some have more defined spawning months. The main fish migratory patterns mentioned by interviewees were: long migrations along the coast, usually in the South to North direction, short migrations among re ...
... coastal rivers (estuaries); some fishes reproduce during the summer and others in winter, while some have more defined spawning months. The main fish migratory patterns mentioned by interviewees were: long migrations along the coast, usually in the South to North direction, short migrations among re ...
Deep-sea fisheries and vulnerable ecosystems in the northeast
... much deeper and well beyond the areas where the fishing occurred. Most of the species had no commercial value and ...
... much deeper and well beyond the areas where the fishing occurred. Most of the species had no commercial value and ...
At the junction of Polar and Sub-Tropical conditions, racing currents
... tourism and wildlife to recognize what impact drilling would have on other coasts. In addition to the large economic benefits that flow from use and enjoyment of the ocean, the report highlights the special marine ecosystems, treasured beaches, and extraordinary marine life in our waters. Our coasts ...
... tourism and wildlife to recognize what impact drilling would have on other coasts. In addition to the large economic benefits that flow from use and enjoyment of the ocean, the report highlights the special marine ecosystems, treasured beaches, and extraordinary marine life in our waters. Our coasts ...
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.