First Meeting of the joint IOC-ICES Study Group - Archimer
... A meeting of the joint IOC-ICES Study Group on Nutrient Standards (SGONS) was held in Paris, France on 23–24 March 2010. It focused on the ongoing activity of SGONS and plans for extended international collaborations to establish global comparability of the nutrient data from the world’s ocean. Thir ...
... A meeting of the joint IOC-ICES Study Group on Nutrient Standards (SGONS) was held in Paris, France on 23–24 March 2010. It focused on the ongoing activity of SGONS and plans for extended international collaborations to establish global comparability of the nutrient data from the world’s ocean. Thir ...
Resource Booklet
... There are many reports and articles produced by scientific bodies, governmental agencies, the United Nations which will be referred to throughout the course. Use these openly available resources which have a wealth of scientifically sound information on our ocean and browse through some of these lis ...
... There are many reports and articles produced by scientific bodies, governmental agencies, the United Nations which will be referred to throughout the course. Use these openly available resources which have a wealth of scientifically sound information on our ocean and browse through some of these lis ...
Genomic and Metabolic Diversity of Marine Group I
... shallow marine samples and cultures were more distantly related to those from the dark ocean (Figure 1B). A total of nine phylotypes ($99% SSU rRNA similarity) were defined for MGI SAGs, and six phylotypes comprised of more than one sequence included SAGs from both ocean regions (Table S2). These re ...
... shallow marine samples and cultures were more distantly related to those from the dark ocean (Figure 1B). A total of nine phylotypes ($99% SSU rRNA similarity) were defined for MGI SAGs, and six phylotypes comprised of more than one sequence included SAGs from both ocean regions (Table S2). These re ...
BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY 2001 IN REVIEW
... Red Bay, Labrador; and in the Bras d’Or Lakes, Nova Scotia. The Notre Dame Bay survey enabled the production of a new Canadian chart to replace a British chart that is over 100 years old. Two new 7.5m survey launches were ordered, the first new boats for CHS in 15 years. They will provide CHS with t ...
... Red Bay, Labrador; and in the Bras d’Or Lakes, Nova Scotia. The Notre Dame Bay survey enabled the production of a new Canadian chart to replace a British chart that is over 100 years old. Two new 7.5m survey launches were ordered, the first new boats for CHS in 15 years. They will provide CHS with t ...
Icefield-to-Ocean Linkages across the Northern
... (m) per year and peaking at over 7 m per year, (figure 2; Daly et al. 2008), arrives primarily in autumn and winter, predominantly as snow at higher elevations (McAfee et al. 2013). As a result, the northern PCTR is densely ice covered, or glacierized (72,320 km2, Pfeffer et al. 2014), with all but ...
... (m) per year and peaking at over 7 m per year, (figure 2; Daly et al. 2008), arrives primarily in autumn and winter, predominantly as snow at higher elevations (McAfee et al. 2013). As a result, the northern PCTR is densely ice covered, or glacierized (72,320 km2, Pfeffer et al. 2014), with all but ...
Guide to satellite remote sensing of the marine environment
... enormous potential of satellite microwave techniques for detecting changes in polar ice masses. Ocean circulation patterns and long-term changes in polar ice represent two of the most fundamental processes in determining the earth’s climate; until they can be accurately monitored over long time-scal ...
... enormous potential of satellite microwave techniques for detecting changes in polar ice masses. Ocean circulation patterns and long-term changes in polar ice represent two of the most fundamental processes in determining the earth’s climate; until they can be accurately monitored over long time-scal ...
State Responsibility and the High Seas Marine Environment: A
... 2 WWF-WORLD WILDLIFE FUND FOR NATURE, COLD-WATER CORALS: FRAGILE HAVENS IN THE DEEP 8 (2004), available at http://www.panda.org/downloads/marine/cwcbrochure.pdf (last visited Apr. 19, 2005) (stating that sixty-four percent of the ocean is beyond the jurisdiction of any State). 3 The term "high seas" ...
... 2 WWF-WORLD WILDLIFE FUND FOR NATURE, COLD-WATER CORALS: FRAGILE HAVENS IN THE DEEP 8 (2004), available at http://www.panda.org/downloads/marine/cwcbrochure.pdf (last visited Apr. 19, 2005) (stating that sixty-four percent of the ocean is beyond the jurisdiction of any State). 3 The term "high seas" ...
Comparison of free-living, suspended particle, and aggregate
... In other oceans, particle-associated bacteria are usually defined operationally by a filtration step, using a single filter pore size of typically 1 or 3 µm, to separate them from free-living bacteria. Large aggregates (marine snow) have also been collected, for example in diver-held samplers (DeLon ...
... In other oceans, particle-associated bacteria are usually defined operationally by a filtration step, using a single filter pore size of typically 1 or 3 µm, to separate them from free-living bacteria. Large aggregates (marine snow) have also been collected, for example in diver-held samplers (DeLon ...
Review on hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) involved in
... spills and collect information on the behavior, fate, and weathering of the HNS once spilled in seawater: SEBC [28], IMDG [8], and IBC [7] codes. The Standard European Behavior Classification (SEBC) codes provide a set of criteria for the theoretical evaluation of the short-term behavior of chemicals ...
... spills and collect information on the behavior, fate, and weathering of the HNS once spilled in seawater: SEBC [28], IMDG [8], and IBC [7] codes. The Standard European Behavior Classification (SEBC) codes provide a set of criteria for the theoretical evaluation of the short-term behavior of chemicals ...
Dynamics of temperature and chlorophyll
... of the upwelled waters within the trapped vortex. In oligotrophic oceans, phytoplankton production would increase if the uplifted isotherms penetrated into the euphotic zone, replenishing its depleted water with nutrients. Such local enrichment can proceed along the trophic chain as a function of th ...
... of the upwelled waters within the trapped vortex. In oligotrophic oceans, phytoplankton production would increase if the uplifted isotherms penetrated into the euphotic zone, replenishing its depleted water with nutrients. Such local enrichment can proceed along the trophic chain as a function of th ...
Rapid expansion and potential range of the invasive kelp Undaria
... Coastal Patagonia, often regarded as a pristine area of the world, has been invaded by non-indigenous species that are rapidly modifying local ecosystems. One of the most conspicuous invaders is the kelp Undaria pinnatifida. First recorded near the city of Puerto Madryn (Argentina, 42.75°S) in 1992, ...
... Coastal Patagonia, often regarded as a pristine area of the world, has been invaded by non-indigenous species that are rapidly modifying local ecosystems. One of the most conspicuous invaders is the kelp Undaria pinnatifida. First recorded near the city of Puerto Madryn (Argentina, 42.75°S) in 1992, ...
Regional Plans for US IOOS - Interagency Ocean Observation
... As the regional component of U.S. IOOS, the 11 RAs and ACT perform a vital role. The RAs identify user needs and demands for ocean observations and information products and how national priorities can be addressed effectively in the different regions. They are charged with designing and implementing ...
... As the regional component of U.S. IOOS, the 11 RAs and ACT perform a vital role. The RAs identify user needs and demands for ocean observations and information products and how national priorities can be addressed effectively in the different regions. They are charged with designing and implementing ...
Longhurst, A. and D. Pauly. 1987. Ecology of Tropical Oceans
... In fact, as we shall discuss below, while spawning of tropical fish is often more protracted than that of temperate fish, it is usually concentrated in one or two periods each year. Also we must remember that it is not necessarily the fluctuations of spawning themselves that generate the peaks and t ...
... In fact, as we shall discuss below, while spawning of tropical fish is often more protracted than that of temperate fish, it is usually concentrated in one or two periods each year. Also we must remember that it is not necessarily the fluctuations of spawning themselves that generate the peaks and t ...
Global distribution and climate forcing of marine organic aerosol: 1
... make up to 63 % of the accumulation mode mass (O’Dowd et al., 2004) with concentrations up to 3.8 µg m−3 (Ovadnevaite et al., 2011). These organic aerosols have been broadly classified as primary or secondary based on chemical composition (Ceburnis et al., 2008), although this classification has rec ...
... make up to 63 % of the accumulation mode mass (O’Dowd et al., 2004) with concentrations up to 3.8 µg m−3 (Ovadnevaite et al., 2011). These organic aerosols have been broadly classified as primary or secondary based on chemical composition (Ceburnis et al., 2008), although this classification has rec ...
Rapid warming of Large Marine Ecosystems
... rate. This warming was not spatially uniform across the sea since thermal histories of the northern and southern Japan Sea are decorrelated (Park and Oh, 2000) owing to a major oceanic front between them (Belkin and Cornillon, 2003). 4.4. Slow warming: Indian Ocean and Australian–Indonesian seas The ...
... rate. This warming was not spatially uniform across the sea since thermal histories of the northern and southern Japan Sea are decorrelated (Park and Oh, 2000) owing to a major oceanic front between them (Belkin and Cornillon, 2003). 4.4. Slow warming: Indian Ocean and Australian–Indonesian seas The ...
Mapping and Monitoring Large-Scale Ocean Fronts Off the
... ocean habitat mapping. It has long been known that different biota and species of fish are often found on opposite sides of major ocean fronts. A classic example off the coast of California relates to the salmon and albacore tuna fisheries. Salmon are found on the cold inshore side of major upwelling ...
... ocean habitat mapping. It has long been known that different biota and species of fish are often found on opposite sides of major ocean fronts. A classic example off the coast of California relates to the salmon and albacore tuna fisheries. Salmon are found on the cold inshore side of major upwelling ...
Enrichment of silicate and CO2 and circulation of the bottom water in
... WDW is entrained into the surface layer, where it is modified through ocean—atmosphere interactions modulated by sea ice formation and melting. Because of regionally different conditions, several types of surface waters are generated, which under special circumstances are dense enough to sink to the ...
... WDW is entrained into the surface layer, where it is modified through ocean—atmosphere interactions modulated by sea ice formation and melting. Because of regionally different conditions, several types of surface waters are generated, which under special circumstances are dense enough to sink to the ...
A Comparative Study on Marine Protected Area Legislation in
... 1962 that the first World Conference on National Parks recognized the need for marine protection.13 While MPAs expanded following the Conference,14 less than one percent of the world’s oceans are currently protected under MPAs.15 The most widely used definition of marine protected areas is advanced ...
... 1962 that the first World Conference on National Parks recognized the need for marine protection.13 While MPAs expanded following the Conference,14 less than one percent of the world’s oceans are currently protected under MPAs.15 The most widely used definition of marine protected areas is advanced ...
Deep-Sea Corals: Special Issue of Current, the Journal of Marine
... The least-explored forests on Earth aren’t in rain-drenched Amazonia or the lofty Himalayas; they’re in the oceans’ depths. These deep-sea “forests” of gorgonian corals and reefs of stony corals were nearly unknown to science just a few years ago. But now scientists are finding that some of the sea’ ...
... The least-explored forests on Earth aren’t in rain-drenched Amazonia or the lofty Himalayas; they’re in the oceans’ depths. These deep-sea “forests” of gorgonian corals and reefs of stony corals were nearly unknown to science just a few years ago. But now scientists are finding that some of the sea’ ...
Marine habitats
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The marine environment supplies many kinds of habitats that support marine life. Marine life depends in some way on the saltwater that is in the sea (the term marine comes from the Latin mare, meaning sea or ocean). A habitat is an ecological or environmental area inhabited by one or more living species.Marine habitats can be divided into coastal and open ocean habitats. Coastal habitats are found in the area that extends from as far as the tide comes in on the shoreline out to the edge of the continental shelf. Most marine life is found in coastal habitats, even though the shelf area occupies only seven percent of the total ocean area. Open ocean habitats are found in the deep ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf.Alternatively, marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal habitats. Pelagic habitats are found near the surface or in the open water column, away from the bottom of the ocean. Demersal habitats are near or on the bottom of the ocean. An organism living in a pelagic habitat is said to be a pelagic organism, as in pelagic fish. Similarly, an organism living in a demersal habitat is said to be a demersal organism, as in demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are intrinsically shifting and ephemeral, depending on what ocean currents are doing.Marine habitats can be modified by their inhabitants. Some marine organisms, like corals, kelp, mangroves and seagrasses, are ecosystem engineers which reshape the marine environment to the point where they create further habitat for other organisms.