Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change
... flagellates was evaluated to assess the potential effect of global warming on harmful algal blooms. The data collectively suggest the species in those phylogenies predominantly have sub-tropical to tropical evolutionary origins that pre-adapt them to elevated temperature. Species potentially most re ...
... flagellates was evaluated to assess the potential effect of global warming on harmful algal blooms. The data collectively suggest the species in those phylogenies predominantly have sub-tropical to tropical evolutionary origins that pre-adapt them to elevated temperature. Species potentially most re ...
new zealand`s oceans policy - Victoria University of Wellington
... However, increased pressures and demands have been and will continue to be placed on the oceans, threatening the biodiversity and ecological integrity of many marine ecosystems. These pressures include increases not only in New Zealand's coastal population, causing degradation of the marine environm ...
... However, increased pressures and demands have been and will continue to be placed on the oceans, threatening the biodiversity and ecological integrity of many marine ecosystems. These pressures include increases not only in New Zealand's coastal population, causing degradation of the marine environm ...
Sea Animals and Sound by Michael Stocker
... Second World War when sonar surveillance of enemy submarines became critical to national security that the danger of underwater noise produced by fish became apparent.i[1] When hydrophones were placed in coastal waters to listen for submarine traffic, they were overcome by all manner of strange nois ...
... Second World War when sonar surveillance of enemy submarines became critical to national security that the danger of underwater noise produced by fish became apparent.i[1] When hydrophones were placed in coastal waters to listen for submarine traffic, they were overcome by all manner of strange nois ...
Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change
... flagellates was evaluated to assess the potential effect of global warming on harmful algal blooms. The data collectively suggest the species in those phylogenies predominantly have sub-tropical to tropical evolutionary origins that pre-adapt them to elevated temperature. Species potentially most re ...
... flagellates was evaluated to assess the potential effect of global warming on harmful algal blooms. The data collectively suggest the species in those phylogenies predominantly have sub-tropical to tropical evolutionary origins that pre-adapt them to elevated temperature. Species potentially most re ...
Eds., K. Omori, X. Guo, N. Yoshie, N. Fujii, I.... © by TERRAPUB, 2011.
... debris. As emphasized by Law et al. (2010) it is now widely evident that plastic debris is a major anthropogenic contaminant in the world oceans. The impacts of plastic marine debris include direct effects such as feeding interference and entanglement of marine animals (e.g., Gregory, 2009), consump ...
... debris. As emphasized by Law et al. (2010) it is now widely evident that plastic debris is a major anthropogenic contaminant in the world oceans. The impacts of plastic marine debris include direct effects such as feeding interference and entanglement of marine animals (e.g., Gregory, 2009), consump ...
COSTS AND BENEFITS FOR CORAL REEFS
... these negative impacts, the majority of chemicals used on land which end up in the ocean have never had their marine toxicology or endocrinology studied, so © 2005 World Resource Review. All rights reserved. ...
... these negative impacts, the majority of chemicals used on land which end up in the ocean have never had their marine toxicology or endocrinology studied, so © 2005 World Resource Review. All rights reserved. ...
Marine Animalia Organism Diversity and Reef Condition on Two
... atmospheric CO2 concentrations remained between 180 to 300 parts per million by volume. However, the rate of current and projected CO2 increase is approximately 100x greater than the past, resulting in the irreversible increase in atmospheric CO2 in the atmosphere (Klepas et al. 2008). Consequently, ...
... atmospheric CO2 concentrations remained between 180 to 300 parts per million by volume. However, the rate of current and projected CO2 increase is approximately 100x greater than the past, resulting in the irreversible increase in atmospheric CO2 in the atmosphere (Klepas et al. 2008). Consequently, ...
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Arctic Marine Biodiversity
... than the numbers of individuals of a population or of species. It also involves the variation and distribution within a species and between species.13 The concept is evidently more varied than the concepts of ‘environment’ used in the LOS Convention.14 The rationale for conserving biological diversi ...
... than the numbers of individuals of a population or of species. It also involves the variation and distribution within a species and between species.13 The concept is evidently more varied than the concepts of ‘environment’ used in the LOS Convention.14 The rationale for conserving biological diversi ...
Renewable Energies from the Ocean.pdf
... With a diverse scientific staff of marine, atmospheric, and geological chemists, as well as chemical, biological, and geological oceanographers, the Ocean Chemistry Division (OCD) is able to use multidisciplinary approaches to solve scientific research questions. The Division’s work includes project ...
... With a diverse scientific staff of marine, atmospheric, and geological chemists, as well as chemical, biological, and geological oceanographers, the Ocean Chemistry Division (OCD) is able to use multidisciplinary approaches to solve scientific research questions. The Division’s work includes project ...
S C M A
... As traditional harvest fisheries have approached and exceeded sustainable levels, the farming of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in marine and fresh waters has become a burgeoning global industry. These animals can be raised in everything from nearly natural environments to enclosed structures, ...
... As traditional harvest fisheries have approached and exceeded sustainable levels, the farming of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in marine and fresh waters has become a burgeoning global industry. These animals can be raised in everything from nearly natural environments to enclosed structures, ...
Presentation - International Seabed Authority
... Rather than being big bathtubs that hold the oceans, the ocean basins are leaky containers for the seawater, because the volcanic rocks that underlie the seafloor are fractured. fractured. Cold, heavy seawater flows kilometres downward and most of it is assimilated into the earth’s interior. interio ...
... Rather than being big bathtubs that hold the oceans, the ocean basins are leaky containers for the seawater, because the volcanic rocks that underlie the seafloor are fractured. fractured. Cold, heavy seawater flows kilometres downward and most of it is assimilated into the earth’s interior. interio ...
Dynamics of potentially harmful phytoplankton in a semi
... relaxation, and cyst formation, are considered important factors contributing to formation of algal blooms (Levinton 2001, Sellner et al. 2003). While some algae are known to produce toxins that can be accumulated by filter-feeding organisms making them hazardous for humans, blooms of the other (non ...
... relaxation, and cyst formation, are considered important factors contributing to formation of algal blooms (Levinton 2001, Sellner et al. 2003). While some algae are known to produce toxins that can be accumulated by filter-feeding organisms making them hazardous for humans, blooms of the other (non ...
Review on hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) involved in
... The severity of a spill impact depends on several environmental variables, such as, the location of the spill, weather conditions, properties of the hazardous substances transported, and ways such substances are packaged and stowed. HNS spills are different from oil spills, given the wide variety of ...
... The severity of a spill impact depends on several environmental variables, such as, the location of the spill, weather conditions, properties of the hazardous substances transported, and ways such substances are packaged and stowed. HNS spills are different from oil spills, given the wide variety of ...
Marine Pollution Bulletin volume …, issue, pages , year
... Mediterranean has been rising steadily over the past 10 years and is projected to increase by a further 18% over the next 10 years. Chemical tanker and container vessels will show the highest rates of growth in respect of port callings within the Mediterranean over the next ten years whilst increase ...
... Mediterranean has been rising steadily over the past 10 years and is projected to increase by a further 18% over the next 10 years. Chemical tanker and container vessels will show the highest rates of growth in respect of port callings within the Mediterranean over the next ten years whilst increase ...
Achievements of Soviet Scientists in Investigations of the
... synonymies and permit more exact definitions, or to the discovery of principal hosts. In recent times there has been a change not only toward consideration of the morphological variables of the helminths of marine animals but also toward comparison of the factors of development, host-parasite relati ...
... synonymies and permit more exact definitions, or to the discovery of principal hosts. In recent times there has been a change not only toward consideration of the morphological variables of the helminths of marine animals but also toward comparison of the factors of development, host-parasite relati ...
Deep-Sea Life
... 34 questions, divided into three sections: i) access to full, up-to-date and accurate information; ii) public participation in decision-making; and iii) access to outcomes. Secretariats for all 11 RFMOs were contacted, and all responded, to correct and comment on initial findings and to share additi ...
... 34 questions, divided into three sections: i) access to full, up-to-date and accurate information; ii) public participation in decision-making; and iii) access to outcomes. Secretariats for all 11 RFMOs were contacted, and all responded, to correct and comment on initial findings and to share additi ...
Planning for Representative Marine Protected Areas - WWF
... A carefully planned, scientifically based network of representative natural areas, that protects the habitats and ecological processes on which species depend, can help ensure that marine biodiversity is conserved. The systematic identification of marine habitat types and the delineation of their bo ...
... A carefully planned, scientifically based network of representative natural areas, that protects the habitats and ecological processes on which species depend, can help ensure that marine biodiversity is conserved. The systematic identification of marine habitat types and the delineation of their bo ...
Application of estuarine and coastal classifications in marine spatial
... stable, more commercially valuable, more susceptible to climate change or more resilient than other areas. The widespread recognition that coastal environments are spatially heterogeneous and are being adversely impacted by multiple stressors, many of which are directly related to human activity, ha ...
... stable, more commercially valuable, more susceptible to climate change or more resilient than other areas. The widespread recognition that coastal environments are spatially heterogeneous and are being adversely impacted by multiple stressors, many of which are directly related to human activity, ha ...
Significance of the Maritimes Region Ecosystem
... While a diverse range of specific fisheries and habitat management options are available to manage human use of Canada‟s ocean resources, such as spatial and temporal closures and restrictions in intensity of human interventions in particular marine locations, the designation of a network of marine ...
... While a diverse range of specific fisheries and habitat management options are available to manage human use of Canada‟s ocean resources, such as spatial and temporal closures and restrictions in intensity of human interventions in particular marine locations, the designation of a network of marine ...
Base and Precious Metal Deposits in the Deep Sea: A Coming
... southeastern United States where phosphorites are present to water depths of 1 km (Riggs, 1979; Manheim et al., 1980) and Chatham Rise off New Zealand in water depths of 350 m to 450 m, with an average P2O5 content of 22 percent (Cullen, 1986; Kudrass, 1984; Exon et al., 1992). Plateau phosphorites ...
... southeastern United States where phosphorites are present to water depths of 1 km (Riggs, 1979; Manheim et al., 1980) and Chatham Rise off New Zealand in water depths of 350 m to 450 m, with an average P2O5 content of 22 percent (Cullen, 1986; Kudrass, 1984; Exon et al., 1992). Plateau phosphorites ...
Salinity
... enabled researchers taking part in the Census of Marine Life to identify thousands of previously unknown microbes usually present only in small numbers. This revealed a far greater diversity than previously suspected, so that a litre of seawater may hold more than 20,000 species. Dr. Mitchell Sogin ...
... enabled researchers taking part in the Census of Marine Life to identify thousands of previously unknown microbes usually present only in small numbers. This revealed a far greater diversity than previously suspected, so that a litre of seawater may hold more than 20,000 species. Dr. Mitchell Sogin ...
Western Pacific Air-Sea Interaction Study © by TERRAPUB 2014.
... transform DMSP to DMS, and others transform DMSP to other compounds by dimethylation. Recently, several genes encoding enzymes related to these processes have been identified (Strom 2008; Howard et al. 2008; Todd et al. 2009). However, little is known about the relative contribution of these process ...
... transform DMSP to DMS, and others transform DMSP to other compounds by dimethylation. Recently, several genes encoding enzymes related to these processes have been identified (Strom 2008; Howard et al. 2008; Todd et al. 2009). However, little is known about the relative contribution of these process ...
Annex I. UNEA Resolution 1/6 Marine plastic debris and microplastics
... 8. Emphasizes that further urgent action is needed to address the challenges posed by marine plastic debris and microplastics, by addressing such materials at source, by reducing pollution through improved waste management practices and by cleaning up existing debris and litter; 9. Welcomes the esta ...
... 8. Emphasizes that further urgent action is needed to address the challenges posed by marine plastic debris and microplastics, by addressing such materials at source, by reducing pollution through improved waste management practices and by cleaning up existing debris and litter; 9. Welcomes the esta ...
Chemotrophic Microbial Mats and Their Potential
... chemotrophic mats in the rock record. The recognition of chemotrophic communities in the rock record has the potential to transform our understanding of ancient microbial ecologies, evolution, and geochemical conditions. Chemotrophic microbes on Earth occupy naturally occurring interfaces between ox ...
... chemotrophic mats in the rock record. The recognition of chemotrophic communities in the rock record has the potential to transform our understanding of ancient microbial ecologies, evolution, and geochemical conditions. Chemotrophic microbes on Earth occupy naturally occurring interfaces between ox ...
Printing - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
... The variation of life has predominantly been studied on land and in water, but this focus is changing. There is a resurging interest in the distribution of life in the atmosphere and the processes that underlie patterns in this distribution. Here, we review our current state of knowledge about the b ...
... The variation of life has predominantly been studied on land and in water, but this focus is changing. There is a resurging interest in the distribution of life in the atmosphere and the processes that underlie patterns in this distribution. Here, we review our current state of knowledge about the b ...