Applications of ocean transport modelling Hanna Corell
... val phase that most marine organisms undergo (Fig 4). This is the developmental stage when eggs or newly hatched organisms drift with the currents and can be transported long distances. An understanding of marinepopulation connectivity requires knowledge of the biological and physical processes tha ...
... val phase that most marine organisms undergo (Fig 4). This is the developmental stage when eggs or newly hatched organisms drift with the currents and can be transported long distances. An understanding of marinepopulation connectivity requires knowledge of the biological and physical processes tha ...
Phytoplankton Biogeography and Community Stability in the
... plankton may potentially overwhelm the effect of spatial constraints and environmental determinants, giving rise to random species’ distributions (‘everything is everywhere’) [7]. The ‘everything is everywhere’ hypothesis implies a lack of biogeographic patterns, and, over the last decade, has been ...
... plankton may potentially overwhelm the effect of spatial constraints and environmental determinants, giving rise to random species’ distributions (‘everything is everywhere’) [7]. The ‘everything is everywhere’ hypothesis implies a lack of biogeographic patterns, and, over the last decade, has been ...
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
... oceans in climate change and the fact that close to 50% of the world's population living in coastal areas will suffer disproportionately from ocean warming, sea level rise, extreme weather events, and ocean acidification. Oceans Day underscored the importance of the UNFCCC negotiating text, which sh ...
... oceans in climate change and the fact that close to 50% of the world's population living in coastal areas will suffer disproportionately from ocean warming, sea level rise, extreme weather events, and ocean acidification. Oceans Day underscored the importance of the UNFCCC negotiating text, which sh ...
Oral Presentations Abstracts for the oral papers to be presented to
... Over the last 100 hundred years, the potential of the tidal movements in the Bay of Fundy (Nova Scotia, Canada) for electricity production has been assessed more than a dozen times. These schemes have included both potential energy (e.g. barrage-based) approaches and kinetic energy (TISEC) devices, ...
... Over the last 100 hundred years, the potential of the tidal movements in the Bay of Fundy (Nova Scotia, Canada) for electricity production has been assessed more than a dozen times. These schemes have included both potential energy (e.g. barrage-based) approaches and kinetic energy (TISEC) devices, ...
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... • Zooplankters usually start to sink before dawn, and start to rise before dusk • Cycle is probably an internal biological clock that must be reinforced by day-night light changes ...
... • Zooplankters usually start to sink before dawn, and start to rise before dusk • Cycle is probably an internal biological clock that must be reinforced by day-night light changes ...
Windsor High School Katers Earth and Space Science A Windsor
... percent C2. Describe physical properties of atmospheric gases C3. Name the layers of the atmosphere, from Earth up, and explain how the layers are determined C4. Describe the importance of the troposphere to the formation of weather C5. Describe air pressure and identify the changes that take place ...
... percent C2. Describe physical properties of atmospheric gases C3. Name the layers of the atmosphere, from Earth up, and explain how the layers are determined C4. Describe the importance of the troposphere to the formation of weather C5. Describe air pressure and identify the changes that take place ...
Salmon Farming and the Environment: A Scottish perspective
... 3. Altered ratios increase toxicity of toxic algae • The effect of fish farm waste on nutrient element ratios in most Scottish cases can be shown to be small. • Farm waste has a ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus which is close to natural ratios. • Because of the absence of silicate in fish foods ther ...
... 3. Altered ratios increase toxicity of toxic algae • The effect of fish farm waste on nutrient element ratios in most Scottish cases can be shown to be small. • Farm waste has a ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus which is close to natural ratios. • Because of the absence of silicate in fish foods ther ...
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... The student will gain a good grounding in the ecology of deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems. It is intended that the student will participate in future expeditions to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano. Experience, therefore, will be gained on sampling difficult environments in ...
... The student will gain a good grounding in the ecology of deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems. It is intended that the student will participate in future expeditions to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano. Experience, therefore, will be gained on sampling difficult environments in ...
-1- I. Introduction The ocean, unlike the land, does not have
... convert knots to kilometers per hour multiply knots by 1.85. Before the development of the Harrison Chronometer one had to know the diameter of the earth in order to determine longitude. During the voyages of Columbus the earth was thought to be much smaller than its actually is, thus leading to Col ...
... convert knots to kilometers per hour multiply knots by 1.85. Before the development of the Harrison Chronometer one had to know the diameter of the earth in order to determine longitude. During the voyages of Columbus the earth was thought to be much smaller than its actually is, thus leading to Col ...
Bathymetry_Activity
... Use satellite data to explore the shape of the sea floor Describe the basic pattern of sea floor bathymetry Compare various ocean provinces (continental margins, deep ocean basins, etc.) and describe what processes control the shape of the sea floor in different regions Hypothesize different ...
... Use satellite data to explore the shape of the sea floor Describe the basic pattern of sea floor bathymetry Compare various ocean provinces (continental margins, deep ocean basins, etc.) and describe what processes control the shape of the sea floor in different regions Hypothesize different ...
The Ocean Floor
... • A continental slope is the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf. • A submarine canyon is the seaward extension of a valley that was cut on the continental shelf during a time when sea level was lower—a canyon carved into the outer ...
... • A continental slope is the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf. • A submarine canyon is the seaward extension of a valley that was cut on the continental shelf during a time when sea level was lower—a canyon carved into the outer ...
EESS 8: The Oceans Activity 2 The Shape of Ocean Basins and the
... Use satellite data to explore the shape of the sea floor Describe the basic pattern of sea floor bathymetry Compare various ocean provinces (continental margins, deep ocean basins, etc.) and describe what processes control the shape of the sea floor in different regions Hypothesize different ...
... Use satellite data to explore the shape of the sea floor Describe the basic pattern of sea floor bathymetry Compare various ocean provinces (continental margins, deep ocean basins, etc.) and describe what processes control the shape of the sea floor in different regions Hypothesize different ...
Sample Syllabus - Houston Community College
... FINAL GRADE OF FX: Students who stop attending class and do not withdraw themselves prior to the withdrawal deadline may either be dropped by their professor for excessive absences or be assigned the final grade of "FX" at the end of the semester. Students who stop attending classes will receive a g ...
... FINAL GRADE OF FX: Students who stop attending class and do not withdraw themselves prior to the withdrawal deadline may either be dropped by their professor for excessive absences or be assigned the final grade of "FX" at the end of the semester. Students who stop attending classes will receive a g ...
Exceptional influx of oceanic species into the North Sea late 1997
... 1980s/early 1990s and the present, and the appearance of doliolids in the North Sea is not restricted to these time periods. Lucas (1933) noted that when doliolids appeared in the North Sea in 1911 and 1933, the summers were dry and warm with seasurface temperatures well above average. The appearanc ...
... 1980s/early 1990s and the present, and the appearance of doliolids in the North Sea is not restricted to these time periods. Lucas (1933) noted that when doliolids appeared in the North Sea in 1911 and 1933, the summers were dry and warm with seasurface temperatures well above average. The appearanc ...
Causes of these pressures
... the potential for rapid change and major regime shifts arising from slower and smaller changes in exogenous and endogenous influences. The inherent nature of ecosystems means that the dynamics of interactions at small scales may become manifest at macroscopic levels, which may then feed back to infl ...
... the potential for rapid change and major regime shifts arising from slower and smaller changes in exogenous and endogenous influences. The inherent nature of ecosystems means that the dynamics of interactions at small scales may become manifest at macroscopic levels, which may then feed back to infl ...
University of Groningen Ocean Carbon Cycle and Climate
... reservoirs (Fig. 1) influence the atmospheric level of CO2, hence global climate, through various mechanisms. Exchange between the reservoirs takes place at vastly different rates. For example the annual exchange between ocean and atmosphere has been estimated to be in the order of ~ 40 × 1015 g C / ...
... reservoirs (Fig. 1) influence the atmospheric level of CO2, hence global climate, through various mechanisms. Exchange between the reservoirs takes place at vastly different rates. For example the annual exchange between ocean and atmosphere has been estimated to be in the order of ~ 40 × 1015 g C / ...
Salinity Reading
... can be used to help us understand the ocean. The distribution of the dissolved chemicals in the oceans can be used to tell us about the cycle of biological life in the ocean. They can also be used to track water as it moves from one part of the ocean to another. We can use the distribution of some d ...
... can be used to help us understand the ocean. The distribution of the dissolved chemicals in the oceans can be used to tell us about the cycle of biological life in the ocean. They can also be used to track water as it moves from one part of the ocean to another. We can use the distribution of some d ...
Biodiversity of benthos in the coastal waters of Southeast Chapter 7
... in OBIS (Ocean Biogeography Information System). So far 2314 biogeographical records have been published from OBIS by the member of CMS. Still there are many data that are under way to be published from OBIS. Efforts for uploading data to OBIS will continue in other projects succeeding NaGISA. Concl ...
... in OBIS (Ocean Biogeography Information System). So far 2314 biogeographical records have been published from OBIS by the member of CMS. Still there are many data that are under way to be published from OBIS. Efforts for uploading data to OBIS will continue in other projects succeeding NaGISA. Concl ...
12.740 Paleoceanography
... heat diffusion out of the sea floor, so it does not get much deeper until it reaches a subduction zone. 2. Paleo-depth backtracking a. In order to make oceanic reconstructions for the distant past, especially for properties such as calcium carbonate which are known to be depthdependent, we must comp ...
... heat diffusion out of the sea floor, so it does not get much deeper until it reaches a subduction zone. 2. Paleo-depth backtracking a. In order to make oceanic reconstructions for the distant past, especially for properties such as calcium carbonate which are known to be depthdependent, we must comp ...
Dominican Republic - Centro de Biodiversidad Marina
... reef. In this area, the largest tourism development in the island is found. The ecosystems are in constant stress and perpetually degrading due to the pressure they receive from the 1.3 - 2 million annual visitors. The features of this reef formation are similar to those found at the Silver Banks an ...
... reef. In this area, the largest tourism development in the island is found. The ecosystems are in constant stress and perpetually degrading due to the pressure they receive from the 1.3 - 2 million annual visitors. The features of this reef formation are similar to those found at the Silver Banks an ...
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... extending Maine’s maritime heritage in new, more sustainable ways as the climate changes. UMaine’s signature Marine Research Solutions rests on a stable tripod of sciences and technologies, marine resources, and societal solutions (Fig. 1). UMaine was early to include social sciences as an integral ...
... extending Maine’s maritime heritage in new, more sustainable ways as the climate changes. UMaine’s signature Marine Research Solutions rests on a stable tripod of sciences and technologies, marine resources, and societal solutions (Fig. 1). UMaine was early to include social sciences as an integral ...
SBU Press Release: SBU to Receive Share of NYSG's $2.4 Million Grant (April 5, 2012) (pdf)
... existing fish passage and if restored habitat increases fish productivity. Excess nitrate loading has long been widely linked to environmental problems in coastal marine environments. Dr. Stephen B. Baines, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, is investigating how chang ...
... existing fish passage and if restored habitat increases fish productivity. Excess nitrate loading has long been widely linked to environmental problems in coastal marine environments. Dr. Stephen B. Baines, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, is investigating how chang ...
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.