Microbial diversity in the deep sea and the underexplored
... orders of magnitude larger than those reported in the literature. Insufficient detail about the relative numbers of individuals that represent both major and minor populations constrains the accuracy of both log-normal distribution and nonparametric estimators of taxonomic richness for microbial com ...
... orders of magnitude larger than those reported in the literature. Insufficient detail about the relative numbers of individuals that represent both major and minor populations constrains the accuracy of both log-normal distribution and nonparametric estimators of taxonomic richness for microbial com ...
Marine-Policy 74:245-259 - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
... mining? 2. What are the key factors or parameters to measure to inform the decision about whether an impact constitutes serious harm or not? 3. What are the special features of the deep-sea habitats targeted by mining companies that affect the significance of impacts? In this paper, which is based on ...
... mining? 2. What are the key factors or parameters to measure to inform the decision about whether an impact constitutes serious harm or not? 3. What are the special features of the deep-sea habitats targeted by mining companies that affect the significance of impacts? In this paper, which is based on ...
INFOMAR Proposal and Strategy, 2007
... 3. The opportunity to maximise the leadership position that Ireland has achieved to date by enhancing the focus and effort devoted to data management and integration, thus ensuring the delivery of optimal value chain outputs to Ireland. All of which call for the provision of: 1. A prioritised suite ...
... 3. The opportunity to maximise the leadership position that Ireland has achieved to date by enhancing the focus and effort devoted to data management and integration, thus ensuring the delivery of optimal value chain outputs to Ireland. All of which call for the provision of: 1. A prioritised suite ...
Ecological Linkages: Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems of Central
... beaches occur along the coast where streams and rivers deposit sediment along the shore. Rivers that flow over broad, flat expanses of soft sediments into the ocean may be strongly influenced by tides and are frequently associated with upland and salt marshes, sandy beaches, intertidal flats, and es ...
... beaches occur along the coast where streams and rivers deposit sediment along the shore. Rivers that flow over broad, flat expanses of soft sediments into the ocean may be strongly influenced by tides and are frequently associated with upland and salt marshes, sandy beaches, intertidal flats, and es ...
Ecological Linkages: Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems of Central
... beaches occur along the coast where streams and rivers deposit sediment along the shore. Rivers that flow over broad, flat expanses of soft sediments into the ocean may be strongly influenced by tides and are frequently associated with upland and salt marshes, sandy beaches, intertidal flats, and es ...
... beaches occur along the coast where streams and rivers deposit sediment along the shore. Rivers that flow over broad, flat expanses of soft sediments into the ocean may be strongly influenced by tides and are frequently associated with upland and salt marshes, sandy beaches, intertidal flats, and es ...
Frontiers Ecology Environment esa
... estimated populations. Data for gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) (“Sediment suspension”), Although as an endotherm a “Whale pump” (N released at the surface in the Gulf of Maine), and “Whale falls” (C exported whale’s total metabolic rate is to sea floor) are from original sources (Alter et al. 2 ...
... estimated populations. Data for gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) (“Sediment suspension”), Although as an endotherm a “Whale pump” (N released at the surface in the Gulf of Maine), and “Whale falls” (C exported whale’s total metabolic rate is to sea floor) are from original sources (Alter et al. 2 ...
14-marine-and-coastal-risk-assessment
... (hereafter referred to as the strategy) will refer to, rather than duplicate these. It will provide a reference point for marine and coastal policies and plans, as well as regional direction for priority management actions to assist with the long-term protection of assets. This information can also ...
... (hereafter referred to as the strategy) will refer to, rather than duplicate these. It will provide a reference point for marine and coastal policies and plans, as well as regional direction for priority management actions to assist with the long-term protection of assets. This information can also ...
Dynamics of potentially harmful phytoplankton in a semi
... where Vs is sample volume, Vc is subsample volume, and Vf is the volume of filtered water. Identification of harmful species was based on Hallegraeff et al. (2004). As there was no significant difference in diatom abundance or dinoflagellate abundance between samples collected at the surface (1 m) a ...
... where Vs is sample volume, Vc is subsample volume, and Vf is the volume of filtered water. Identification of harmful species was based on Hallegraeff et al. (2004). As there was no significant difference in diatom abundance or dinoflagellate abundance between samples collected at the surface (1 m) a ...
Report 6512 – The effects on wind power on marine life – A
... to re-suspension of sediment, since it occurs naturally in their environment. The sediment dispersal at the construction of a wind farm is often confined to a short period. The effects are also relatively small due to the fact that the bottom sediment is usually coarse-grained. The overall assessmen ...
... to re-suspension of sediment, since it occurs naturally in their environment. The sediment dispersal at the construction of a wind farm is often confined to a short period. The effects are also relatively small due to the fact that the bottom sediment is usually coarse-grained. The overall assessmen ...
Changes in Mediterranean rocky-reef fish assemblag
... The Mediterranean basin is one of the many areas in the world that have experienced, in recent decades, dramatic coastal development because of increasing human populations and industrial usage. This development has adversely affected the marine environment and its biota through nutrient enrichment, ...
... The Mediterranean basin is one of the many areas in the world that have experienced, in recent decades, dramatic coastal development because of increasing human populations and industrial usage. This development has adversely affected the marine environment and its biota through nutrient enrichment, ...
1 - Japan Oceanographic Data Center
... from the NEAR-GOOS member states. He also highlighted the newly established Partnership with YSLME and PEMSEA by informing the meeting that a Memorandum of Understanding with YSLME Project Management Office, and a Letter of Cooperation with PEMSEA Regional Programme office were signed at the 3rd Mee ...
... from the NEAR-GOOS member states. He also highlighted the newly established Partnership with YSLME and PEMSEA by informing the meeting that a Memorandum of Understanding with YSLME Project Management Office, and a Letter of Cooperation with PEMSEA Regional Programme office were signed at the 3rd Mee ...
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
... deep-sea hydrothermal vents and the exotic biological communities that surround them(viii). Note, however, that the deep-sea environment remains rather poorly studied and understood – only some 0.0001 % of the deep-sea floor has been subject to biological investigations. The situation is little bett ...
... deep-sea hydrothermal vents and the exotic biological communities that surround them(viii). Note, however, that the deep-sea environment remains rather poorly studied and understood – only some 0.0001 % of the deep-sea floor has been subject to biological investigations. The situation is little bett ...
Whales as marine ecosystem engineers (PDF Available)
... estimated populations. Data for gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) (“Sediment suspension”), Although as an endotherm a “Whale pump” (N released at the surface in the Gulf of Maine), and “Whale falls” (C exported whale’s total metabolic rate is to sea floor) are from original sources (Alter et al. 2 ...
... estimated populations. Data for gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) (“Sediment suspension”), Although as an endotherm a “Whale pump” (N released at the surface in the Gulf of Maine), and “Whale falls” (C exported whale’s total metabolic rate is to sea floor) are from original sources (Alter et al. 2 ...
Bice, K. L., E. J. Barron, and W. H. Peterson,... Eocene paleobathymetry and ocean GCM sensitivity to specified basin
... suggested that the existence of zones of barrier-free flow at surface, intermediate and deep levels can affect the formation of intermediate and deep water masses and the meridional transport of heat. The volume of Antarctic Intermediate Water formed in the Southern Ocean is dependent on the depth o ...
... suggested that the existence of zones of barrier-free flow at surface, intermediate and deep levels can affect the formation of intermediate and deep water masses and the meridional transport of heat. The volume of Antarctic Intermediate Water formed in the Southern Ocean is dependent on the depth o ...
Observations of floating anthropogenic litter in the Barents Sea and
... Ó The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
... Ó The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
CAGE Annual Report 2014 - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate
... province exists in > 2000 m water depth. In this slowspreading ridge, the generation of abiogenic methane is likely to have occurred during the high temperature serpentinization of ultramafic rocks. Analysis of Gas Hydrate Stability Zone dynamics in the Norwegian Arctic The Barents Sea is a major pa ...
... province exists in > 2000 m water depth. In this slowspreading ridge, the generation of abiogenic methane is likely to have occurred during the high temperature serpentinization of ultramafic rocks. Analysis of Gas Hydrate Stability Zone dynamics in the Norwegian Arctic The Barents Sea is a major pa ...
biogeographic atlas of the southern ocean - ePIC
... between D. anceps and H. grandifolius (Richardson 1979, Klöser et al. 1994, 1996, Brouwer et al. 1995, Quartino et al. 2001). Differential resistance to grazing has been hypothesised to perhaps have a role, but more recent studies have demonstrated that all of these large brown macroalgae are unpala ...
... between D. anceps and H. grandifolius (Richardson 1979, Klöser et al. 1994, 1996, Brouwer et al. 1995, Quartino et al. 2001). Differential resistance to grazing has been hypothesised to perhaps have a role, but more recent studies have demonstrated that all of these large brown macroalgae are unpala ...
community structure and abundance of tintinnids in the bay of
... The Bay of Bengal (BoB) locates in eastern part of the northern Indian Ocean, with a unique inter-related oceanographic system due to the monsoon and enormous runoffs’ supply. microbial food web often dominated the stratified Tropical Ocean, while few studies have been taken up to the tintinnids cil ...
... The Bay of Bengal (BoB) locates in eastern part of the northern Indian Ocean, with a unique inter-related oceanographic system due to the monsoon and enormous runoffs’ supply. microbial food web often dominated the stratified Tropical Ocean, while few studies have been taken up to the tintinnids cil ...
spatiotemporal features of coastal waters in southwest finland
... of continuous data, and in coastal waters with large seasonal cycles, only observations sampled during the same period of the year can be compared; otherwise long-term trends will be obscured by seasonal variation. The late summer has become a more or less accepted period in terms of many other data ...
... of continuous data, and in coastal waters with large seasonal cycles, only observations sampled during the same period of the year can be compared; otherwise long-term trends will be obscured by seasonal variation. The late summer has become a more or less accepted period in terms of many other data ...
GLOBAL OCEAN ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS GLOBEC Special
... This section covers past, present and planned National Programme Activities. Where programmes have been described in the first edition of the Report on the GLOBEC National, Multi-national and Regional Programme Activities only the updated information is reported here. GLOBEC provides a framework for ...
... This section covers past, present and planned National Programme Activities. Where programmes have been described in the first edition of the Report on the GLOBEC National, Multi-national and Regional Programme Activities only the updated information is reported here. GLOBEC provides a framework for ...
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... A principal goal of seascape ecology is to make efficient use of oceanographic data and ecological process models to predict the distributions and migrations of marine organisms. Such an integrative approach is highly relevant to efforts to assess and manage ecosystems that support major commercial ...
... A principal goal of seascape ecology is to make efficient use of oceanographic data and ecological process models to predict the distributions and migrations of marine organisms. Such an integrative approach is highly relevant to efforts to assess and manage ecosystems that support major commercial ...
Untitled - International Seabed Authority
... mineral resources on land. The seabed of the Pacific basin and rim alone equals half of the world’s surface area, nearly half of which are in areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction of any State (the Area). The development of the marine mineral resources contained in this basin would signif ...
... mineral resources on land. The seabed of the Pacific basin and rim alone equals half of the world’s surface area, nearly half of which are in areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction of any State (the Area). The development of the marine mineral resources contained in this basin would signif ...
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.