Inshore Scotian Shelf Ecosystem Overview Report: Status and Trends
... Ecosystem Project zones. .................................................................................................15 Table 4. Number, total area (hectares) and percent of total area of coastal habitat in eight counties in the three DFO/FSRS Inshore Ecosystem Project zones. .................. ...
... Ecosystem Project zones. .................................................................................................15 Table 4. Number, total area (hectares) and percent of total area of coastal habitat in eight counties in the three DFO/FSRS Inshore Ecosystem Project zones. .................. ...
Inshore Scotian Shelf Ecosystem Overview Report
... Ecosystem Project zones. .................................................................................................15 Table 4. Number, total area (hectares) and percent of total area of coastal habitat in eight counties in the three DFO/FSRS Inshore Ecosystem Project zones. .................. ...
... Ecosystem Project zones. .................................................................................................15 Table 4. Number, total area (hectares) and percent of total area of coastal habitat in eight counties in the three DFO/FSRS Inshore Ecosystem Project zones. .................. ...
Ecology of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic
... A redundancy analysis (RDA) was used to determine which environmental variables were the most significant to explain variation in the abundance of autotrophic (Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus), photoheterotrophic (AAP) and total prokaryotes. We assumed a linear response of cyanobacteria, AAP bacte ...
... A redundancy analysis (RDA) was used to determine which environmental variables were the most significant to explain variation in the abundance of autotrophic (Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus), photoheterotrophic (AAP) and total prokaryotes. We assumed a linear response of cyanobacteria, AAP bacte ...
Status of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Sea 2012
... 2000 sites do not yet have a management structure. The proximity study between MPAs for the entire basin (Euclidean distance) shows that 60% are less than 25 km apart from their nearest neighbour. But distance is not always a guarantee for ecological coherence, which depends on connectivity. ...
... 2000 sites do not yet have a management structure. The proximity study between MPAs for the entire basin (Euclidean distance) shows that 60% are less than 25 km apart from their nearest neighbour. But distance is not always a guarantee for ecological coherence, which depends on connectivity. ...
The New Zealand Marine Environment Classification
... The Ministry for the Environment, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Department of Conservation commissioned the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) to develop environmental classifications covering both New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone and the Hauraki Gulf region collect ...
... The Ministry for the Environment, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Department of Conservation commissioned the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) to develop environmental classifications covering both New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone and the Hauraki Gulf region collect ...
Global sediment core-top calibration of the TEX86
... growth temperature and showed that changes in salinity and nutrients did not substantially affect the temperature signal recorded by the TEX86 proxy (Wuchter et al., 2004; Schouten et al., 2007b). However, the correlation of TEX86 values with temperatures had a similar slope as Eq. (2) but a differe ...
... growth temperature and showed that changes in salinity and nutrients did not substantially affect the temperature signal recorded by the TEX86 proxy (Wuchter et al., 2004; Schouten et al., 2007b). However, the correlation of TEX86 values with temperatures had a similar slope as Eq. (2) but a differe ...
Effects of Chemical and Mechanical Weathering Processes on the
... 2005). Moore (2008) found a UNEP (2001) report grossly underestimated the amount of plastic debris entering the environment at 8 million pieces per day. AMRF data suggest that this accounts for only 1% of all plastic pieces travelling out to sea in a single day in the Los Angeles area. ...
... 2005). Moore (2008) found a UNEP (2001) report grossly underestimated the amount of plastic debris entering the environment at 8 million pieces per day. AMRF data suggest that this accounts for only 1% of all plastic pieces travelling out to sea in a single day in the Los Angeles area. ...
Identifying Opportunities to Address Issues of Marine Fisheries and
... Section 3: Current and Future Challenges discusses main current and future issues that are expected to affect marine fisheries resources, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development, and identifies important regional fisheries in each of the five mega-regions considered. The three main th ...
... Section 3: Current and Future Challenges discusses main current and future issues that are expected to affect marine fisheries resources, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development, and identifies important regional fisheries in each of the five mega-regions considered. The three main th ...
Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group
... Phytoplankton also play a key role in modulating climate change through a range of interactions, including the formation of biogenic aerosols such as dimethylsulphide (DMS). A key phytoplankton process is the photosynthetic uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the surface ocean and its export as organi ...
... Phytoplankton also play a key role in modulating climate change through a range of interactions, including the formation of biogenic aerosols such as dimethylsulphide (DMS). A key phytoplankton process is the photosynthetic uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the surface ocean and its export as organi ...
9th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms, 7-11
... Øjvind MOESTRUP (Denmark) Beatriz REGUERA (Spain) Sandra SHUMWAY (USA) Max TAYLOR (Canada) Takeshi YASUMOTO (Japan) ...
... Øjvind MOESTRUP (Denmark) Beatriz REGUERA (Spain) Sandra SHUMWAY (USA) Max TAYLOR (Canada) Takeshi YASUMOTO (Japan) ...
Biofouling protection for marine environmental
... – in the third stage, the bacterial attachment to the substratum is consolidated through extracellular polymer production, forming a microbial film on the surface; – the fourth stage corresponds to the development of a more complex community with the presence of multicellular species, microalgae, de ...
... – in the third stage, the bacterial attachment to the substratum is consolidated through extracellular polymer production, forming a microbial film on the surface; – the fourth stage corresponds to the development of a more complex community with the presence of multicellular species, microalgae, de ...
The New Zealand Marine Environment Classification
... The MEC has been defined using multivariate clustering of several spatially explicit data layers that describe the physical environment. This produces a classification that is hierarchal, enabling the user to delineate environmental variation at different levels of detail and a range of associated s ...
... The MEC has been defined using multivariate clustering of several spatially explicit data layers that describe the physical environment. This produces a classification that is hierarchal, enabling the user to delineate environmental variation at different levels of detail and a range of associated s ...
From Single Species to the Community Level: Exploring
... rather simple definition encompasses 1.5 to 2 billion years of evolution (Knoll et al. 2006; Roger & Hug 2006; Javaux 2007) and thousands of different organisms with widely diverging habitats and lifestyles, ranging from 1µm unicellular algae (picoflagellates) in ocean surfa ...
... rather simple definition encompasses 1.5 to 2 billion years of evolution (Knoll et al. 2006; Roger & Hug 2006; Javaux 2007) and thousands of different organisms with widely diverging habitats and lifestyles, ranging from 1µm unicellular algae (picoflagellates) in ocean surfa ...
The Role of Plastic Debris as Another Source of
... debris are increasing [14], there is concern regarding the role of small plastic debris as another source of hazardous chemicals to bioaccumulate in animals [39]. Because there are several pathways for bioaccumulation, concerns are not primarily about whether contaminants transfer from the plastic t ...
... debris are increasing [14], there is concern regarding the role of small plastic debris as another source of hazardous chemicals to bioaccumulate in animals [39]. Because there are several pathways for bioaccumulation, concerns are not primarily about whether contaminants transfer from the plastic t ...
Annual (interim) report. Reporting Period
... substrate data were missing but bathymetry was available, biological (depth) zones were computed and displayed. Although these areas are not reported according to EUNIS habitat codes, they provide information on the extension of the biological zone which may be useful to some users. The second objec ...
... substrate data were missing but bathymetry was available, biological (depth) zones were computed and displayed. Although these areas are not reported according to EUNIS habitat codes, they provide information on the extension of the biological zone which may be useful to some users. The second objec ...
Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation of Pacific Coastal
... This study highlighted a number of challenges associated with monitoring the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region, most notably challenges associated with the need to understand large scale processes (e.g. oceanographic processes) and how these influence a range of biological and ecologic ...
... This study highlighted a number of challenges associated with monitoring the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region, most notably challenges associated with the need to understand large scale processes (e.g. oceanographic processes) and how these influence a range of biological and ecologic ...
State of the Scotian Shelf Report Canadian Technical Report of
... Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 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 ha ...
... Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 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 ha ...
National Institute of Oceanography Goa, India
... tack this year - by having "open week" for IX Plan projects and succeeding in forging some multidisciplinary projects. This exercise, and other associated "restructuring" was no whim. The recently enunciated Vision 2001 by Dr. Mashelkar with its various milestones, could only be realised by a fresh ...
... tack this year - by having "open week" for IX Plan projects and succeeding in forging some multidisciplinary projects. This exercise, and other associated "restructuring" was no whim. The recently enunciated Vision 2001 by Dr. Mashelkar with its various milestones, could only be realised by a fresh ...
160849e. - Japan Oceanographic Data Center
... document for future discussions on the legal framework for the collection of oceanographic data since Document IOC/ABE-LOS VIII/6 only deals with one type of instrument to collect oceanographic data: the Argo floats. One Delegation recalled the importance of providing proper and timely answers to th ...
... document for future discussions on the legal framework for the collection of oceanographic data since Document IOC/ABE-LOS VIII/6 only deals with one type of instrument to collect oceanographic data: the Argo floats. One Delegation recalled the importance of providing proper and timely answers to th ...
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... The Research Center / Cluster of Excellence “The Ocean in the Earth System” (MARUM) has the overarching scientific goal to achieve a better understanding of key processes in the marine environment in order to provide information for sustainable use of the ocean. The research themes are: Ocean and Cl ...
... The Research Center / Cluster of Excellence “The Ocean in the Earth System” (MARUM) has the overarching scientific goal to achieve a better understanding of key processes in the marine environment in order to provide information for sustainable use of the ocean. The research themes are: Ocean and Cl ...
Satellite estimates of net community production indicate
... mixotrophic metabolic pathways. Duarte et al. (2013) reject the hypothesis that in situ measurements in oligotrophic regions indicate net autotrophy because both O2/N2 and O2/Ar based methods only integrate over the mixed layer rather than the euphotic depth thus missing a substantial part of the pl ...
... mixotrophic metabolic pathways. Duarte et al. (2013) reject the hypothesis that in situ measurements in oligotrophic regions indicate net autotrophy because both O2/N2 and O2/Ar based methods only integrate over the mixed layer rather than the euphotic depth thus missing a substantial part of the pl ...
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.