This Paper - North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
... Within the Gulf of Alaska, there are several distinct oceanographic regions surrounding the central, cyclonic-circulating Alaska Gyre (Fig. 2). The structure of the water column in each of these regions possesses unique properties, reflecting differing sources of water (Musgrave et a1. 1992). Thus, ...
... Within the Gulf of Alaska, there are several distinct oceanographic regions surrounding the central, cyclonic-circulating Alaska Gyre (Fig. 2). The structure of the water column in each of these regions possesses unique properties, reflecting differing sources of water (Musgrave et a1. 1992). Thus, ...
Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center 2012
... remarkable place. I have worked here for 24 years and while at times jaded about our incredible setting on the edge Yaquina bay and so close to the Pacific Ocean, I was constantly reminded in these past months of what makes this place remarkable. It is the people who apply their creativity to explor ...
... remarkable place. I have worked here for 24 years and while at times jaded about our incredible setting on the edge Yaquina bay and so close to the Pacific Ocean, I was constantly reminded in these past months of what makes this place remarkable. It is the people who apply their creativity to explor ...
Coral Health Index - Integration and Application Network
... CHI has been used to assess the relative condition of reefs across the Line Islands archipelago. These central Pacific atolls differ in their size, oceanography, and level of human impact (both historic and present). A team of researchers visited each of the islands to quantify the benthos, fish ass ...
... CHI has been used to assess the relative condition of reefs across the Line Islands archipelago. These central Pacific atolls differ in their size, oceanography, and level of human impact (both historic and present). A team of researchers visited each of the islands to quantify the benthos, fish ass ...
Marine turtles and Boats in the Galápagos
... MARINE TURTLES AND BOATS IN THE GALÁPAGOS - DANIELA ALARCÓN ...
... MARINE TURTLES AND BOATS IN THE GALÁPAGOS - DANIELA ALARCÓN ...
New fish records and records of rare southern species in Icelandic
... Icelandic waters in 2000 (Table 1). One (30 cm) was caught at ca. 1060 m depth to the west of Iceland in the southern part of the Denmark Strait while the second one (50 cm) occurred at a ca. 1180 m depth to the south east of Iceland (Jonsson and Palsson, 2001). More specimens of L. terraenovae were ...
... Icelandic waters in 2000 (Table 1). One (30 cm) was caught at ca. 1060 m depth to the west of Iceland in the southern part of the Denmark Strait while the second one (50 cm) occurred at a ca. 1180 m depth to the south east of Iceland (Jonsson and Palsson, 2001). More specimens of L. terraenovae were ...
Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A
... and thermoplastic resins, the leaching of some bioactive substances from commercial plastics will be covered by other papers in this series. Briefly, thermoplastics, the main type of consumer plastics, are formed by melting the plastic raw material and forming it into products, which can be recovered ...
... and thermoplastic resins, the leaching of some bioactive substances from commercial plastics will be covered by other papers in this series. Briefly, thermoplastics, the main type of consumer plastics, are formed by melting the plastic raw material and forming it into products, which can be recovered ...
Marine Biodiversity Hotspots in the UK
... Biodiversity includes richness at all levels from landscapes to genes (see, for instance, Gaston & Spicer, 2004). Within that range of attributes, species richness and variety of habitats are the most practical measures to identify hotspots. Endemism (where a species is restricted to a particular ar ...
... Biodiversity includes richness at all levels from landscapes to genes (see, for instance, Gaston & Spicer, 2004). Within that range of attributes, species richness and variety of habitats are the most practical measures to identify hotspots. Endemism (where a species is restricted to a particular ar ...
Distribution and Abundance of the Corals around Hengam and
... reefs are the interaction of biological and physical factors such as light and marine currents (Done, 1983). The shallow slope of southwestern part of Farurgan Island may have contributed to higher amount of wave actions whereby algal growth competes with corals for space. Algal coverage at Farurgan ...
... reefs are the interaction of biological and physical factors such as light and marine currents (Done, 1983). The shallow slope of southwestern part of Farurgan Island may have contributed to higher amount of wave actions whereby algal growth competes with corals for space. Algal coverage at Farurgan ...
Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy
... clearly over utilised and therefore stressed, the economic potential of other resources is to some extent un-assessed and underutilized. While emerging opportunities exist to enhance the contribution made by the oceans to the sustainable development of OECS Member States, it is unlikely than any one ...
... clearly over utilised and therefore stressed, the economic potential of other resources is to some extent un-assessed and underutilized. While emerging opportunities exist to enhance the contribution made by the oceans to the sustainable development of OECS Member States, it is unlikely than any one ...
Chapter 22 Mariculture
... ‘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 brackish waters, but excluding inland waters) are c ...
... ‘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 brackish waters, but excluding inland waters) are c ...
Ch. 16 Marine and Coastal Systems: Resources, Impacts, and
... Intertidal zones are a tough place to live • But they have remarkable diversity - Rocky shorelines, crevices, pools of water (tide pools) - Anemones, mussels, barnacles, urchins, sea slugs, starfish, and crabs • Temperature, salinity, and moisture change dramatically from high to low tide ...
... Intertidal zones are a tough place to live • But they have remarkable diversity - Rocky shorelines, crevices, pools of water (tide pools) - Anemones, mussels, barnacles, urchins, sea slugs, starfish, and crabs • Temperature, salinity, and moisture change dramatically from high to low tide ...
The Mediterranean Sea Biodiversity
... Variable availability of information at geographical level the information needed for the riparian countries sometimes appears in documents that are difficult to access Variable availability of information at subject level The number of subject-based or sector-based bibliographic sources varies cons ...
... Variable availability of information at geographical level the information needed for the riparian countries sometimes appears in documents that are difficult to access Variable availability of information at subject level The number of subject-based or sector-based bibliographic sources varies cons ...
Resource Supply Overrides Temperature as a Controlling Factor of
... The universal temperature dependence of metabolic rates has been used to predict how ocean biology will respond to ocean warming. Determining the temperature sensitivity of phytoplankton metabolism and growth is of special importance because this group of organisms is responsible for nearly half of ...
... The universal temperature dependence of metabolic rates has been used to predict how ocean biology will respond to ocean warming. Determining the temperature sensitivity of phytoplankton metabolism and growth is of special importance because this group of organisms is responsible for nearly half of ...
Report 6512 – The effects on wind power on marine life – A
... sensitive, whilst mussels are not affected at all. The effects of high noise levels can be reduced by, for example, successively increasing the power and thus the noise during piling, so that larger animals such as fish, seal and porpoises are intimidated at an early stage and leave the construction ...
... sensitive, whilst mussels are not affected at all. The effects of high noise levels can be reduced by, for example, successively increasing the power and thus the noise during piling, so that larger animals such as fish, seal and porpoises are intimidated at an early stage and leave the construction ...
Navigating the Future - III
... climate studies to biodiversity, marine research is intrinsically an international activity with opportunities for countries from throughout Europe to cooperate, addressing environmental problems of pan-European relevance and significance. Complementary research should be coordinated to achieve opti ...
... climate studies to biodiversity, marine research is intrinsically an international activity with opportunities for countries from throughout Europe to cooperate, addressing environmental problems of pan-European relevance and significance. Complementary research should be coordinated to achieve opti ...
Ch. 16 Marine and Coastal Systems: Resources, Impacts, and
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... Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings ...
Ocean Storage of CO2
... for carbon from the atmosphere to reach the deep ocean. This can be estimated from observations of 14C. Correcting for mixing with waters from various sources (polar ice, rivers, other oceans), the age of North Pacific deep water is estimated to be between 700 and 1000 years, while other basins, suc ...
... for carbon from the atmosphere to reach the deep ocean. This can be estimated from observations of 14C. Correcting for mixing with waters from various sources (polar ice, rivers, other oceans), the age of North Pacific deep water is estimated to be between 700 and 1000 years, while other basins, suc ...
Abrupt Ocean Anoxia During the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction
... There have been two major increases in marine biodiversity during the Phanerozoic, the first during the early Paleozoic and the second during the Mesozoic (Sheehan, 2001a; Stanley, 2007; Servais and Owen, 2010). The early Paleozoic expansion in marine biodiversity consists of the “Cambrian Explosion ...
... There have been two major increases in marine biodiversity during the Phanerozoic, the first during the early Paleozoic and the second during the Mesozoic (Sheehan, 2001a; Stanley, 2007; Servais and Owen, 2010). The early Paleozoic expansion in marine biodiversity consists of the “Cambrian Explosion ...
Zonally asymmetric response of the Southern Ocean mixed
... (for example, nutrient concentration and light availability) and the phytoplankton grazing (for example, zooplankton concentration). The effect of MLD on phytoplankton concentration can be immediate or lagged in time. For example, the nutrient concentrations essential to phytoplankton growth are mor ...
... (for example, nutrient concentration and light availability) and the phytoplankton grazing (for example, zooplankton concentration). The effect of MLD on phytoplankton concentration can be immediate or lagged in time. For example, the nutrient concentrations essential to phytoplankton growth are mor ...
Issues in International Conservation
... many of these cases, in situ measurements showed that water temperatures were in fact warmer than those observed from satellite data (for example in the Andaman Islands, Ravindran et al. 1999). There are several explanations for these observed differences. For example, some areas were too small to b ...
... many of these cases, in situ measurements showed that water temperatures were in fact warmer than those observed from satellite data (for example in the Andaman Islands, Ravindran et al. 1999). There are several explanations for these observed differences. For example, some areas were too small to b ...
Using sound waves to sort out seafloor sediment types
... To test how well the backscatter signals could differentiate between substrates, we ran a series of tests in areas where the substrate type was known. Cook Strait was an ideal location for this because, compared with other offshore areas around New Zealand, the seafloor there has been intensively su ...
... To test how well the backscatter signals could differentiate between substrates, we ran a series of tests in areas where the substrate type was known. Cook Strait was an ideal location for this because, compared with other offshore areas around New Zealand, the seafloor there has been intensively su ...
Density-independent and -dependent habitat
... 3Pn4RS] was at one time the second largest cod stock in North America, with as much as 100 000 t of cod taken from it in some years (Chouinard and Fréchet, 1994). Largely because of overfishing, the stock collapsed in the early 1990s to 10% of historical peak biomass, which had been recorded just ...
... 3Pn4RS] was at one time the second largest cod stock in North America, with as much as 100 000 t of cod taken from it in some years (Chouinard and Fréchet, 1994). Largely because of overfishing, the stock collapsed in the early 1990s to 10% of historical peak biomass, which had been recorded just ...
Marine habitats
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.