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... considering high quality manuscripts on all aspects of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms and environments. The scope of Aquatic Biosystems ranges from the molecular and organism levels ...
... considering high quality manuscripts on all aspects of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms and environments. The scope of Aquatic Biosystems ranges from the molecular and organism levels ...
Marine landscapes
... (1 km dispersal distance), whereas it is better for long-distance dispersers (>25 km). The connectivity is highest for landscape patches in coastal areas where also most of the protected areas are situated. However, even for species with 25 km dispersal distance, highest connectivity often occurs wi ...
... (1 km dispersal distance), whereas it is better for long-distance dispersers (>25 km). The connectivity is highest for landscape patches in coastal areas where also most of the protected areas are situated. However, even for species with 25 km dispersal distance, highest connectivity often occurs wi ...
Original Article Interpretation and design of ocean acidification experiments
... 2013) and that waters with similar pCO2 values may differ with respect to aragonite or calcite saturation states if total alkalinities differ. However, pCO2 is routinely reported in OA studies and is the parameter that allowed us to best standardize comparisons among experiments and between experime ...
... 2013) and that waters with similar pCO2 values may differ with respect to aragonite or calcite saturation states if total alkalinities differ. However, pCO2 is routinely reported in OA studies and is the parameter that allowed us to best standardize comparisons among experiments and between experime ...
Interpretation and design of ocean acidification experiments in
... 2013) and that waters with similar pCO2 values may differ with respect to aragonite or calcite saturation states if total alkalinities differ. However, pCO2 is routinely reported in OA studies and is the parameter that allowed us to best standardize comparisons among experiments and between experime ...
... 2013) and that waters with similar pCO2 values may differ with respect to aragonite or calcite saturation states if total alkalinities differ. However, pCO2 is routinely reported in OA studies and is the parameter that allowed us to best standardize comparisons among experiments and between experime ...
Black$Sea$Checkpoint$$ Literature$Survey
... methodology developed for the Mediterranean Sea Checkpoint, now followed also by the Atlantic Checkpoint. The basic terminology for “data” is defined in terms of “characteristics” and the environmental matrix where they are defined. The SeaDataNet common vocabulary is used to provide discovery param ...
... methodology developed for the Mediterranean Sea Checkpoint, now followed also by the Atlantic Checkpoint. The basic terminology for “data” is defined in terms of “characteristics” and the environmental matrix where they are defined. The SeaDataNet common vocabulary is used to provide discovery param ...
World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
... unknown to science. Unique forms of life so extreme they form pivotal case studies for © UNESCO space agencies and others, providing critical analogues to help plan future missions to distant planets to search for life or spur innovation for the next generation of disease treatments. All these, and ...
... unknown to science. Unique forms of life so extreme they form pivotal case studies for © UNESCO space agencies and others, providing critical analogues to help plan future missions to distant planets to search for life or spur innovation for the next generation of disease treatments. All these, and ...
Scientists` Consensus Statement on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs
... marine ecosystems. Polar regions are also under-represented. The majority of the existing area of MPAs (but not numbers) lies in remote places. However, more MPAs are also needed in areas closer to human population centers so that communities in such areas may achieve the stability and quantity of f ...
... marine ecosystems. Polar regions are also under-represented. The majority of the existing area of MPAs (but not numbers) lies in remote places. However, more MPAs are also needed in areas closer to human population centers so that communities in such areas may achieve the stability and quantity of f ...
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning: The Alaska Problem
... In addition, the butter clam has a distinctive ability to chemically bind the highly toxic STX saxitoxin in their siphon tissue (Beitler and Liston 1990), and they can retain PSP toxins for up to two years after initial ingestion (Hall 1982). The Alaska steamer or littleneck clam, Protothaca stamine ...
... In addition, the butter clam has a distinctive ability to chemically bind the highly toxic STX saxitoxin in their siphon tissue (Beitler and Liston 1990), and they can retain PSP toxins for up to two years after initial ingestion (Hall 1982). The Alaska steamer or littleneck clam, Protothaca stamine ...
How does the resuspension of the biofilm alter the functioning of the
... the increase of the water level on the Brouage mudflat creates spatial flows linking benthic and pelagic parts. Consequently, it can be considered as a ‘meta-ecosystem’ defined by Loreau et al. (2003)) as a set of ecosystems which are linked by spatial biotic and/or abiotic flows across the ecosystem bo ...
... the increase of the water level on the Brouage mudflat creates spatial flows linking benthic and pelagic parts. Consequently, it can be considered as a ‘meta-ecosystem’ defined by Loreau et al. (2003)) as a set of ecosystems which are linked by spatial biotic and/or abiotic flows across the ecosystem bo ...
Seasonal variation in marine C:N:P stoichiometry
... The Redfield ratio has been considered the “optimum composition for phytoplankton biochemistry, independent of the composition of growth medium” (Lenton and Watson, 2000). However, laboratory culture experiments have shown that nutrient limitation can change elemental ratios by 2-10 fold, which ques ...
... The Redfield ratio has been considered the “optimum composition for phytoplankton biochemistry, independent of the composition of growth medium” (Lenton and Watson, 2000). However, laboratory culture experiments have shown that nutrient limitation can change elemental ratios by 2-10 fold, which ques ...
The Offshore Marine Environment of Ascension Island
... 12 species of shark have been recorded from within the EEZ, together with giant manta ray and the smaller devil ray. Of the shark species, the scalloped hammerhead is regarded worldwide as being endangered. In parts of the Atlantic Ocean, scalloped hammerhead populations have declined by over 95% in ...
... 12 species of shark have been recorded from within the EEZ, together with giant manta ray and the smaller devil ray. Of the shark species, the scalloped hammerhead is regarded worldwide as being endangered. In parts of the Atlantic Ocean, scalloped hammerhead populations have declined by over 95% in ...
Harbour Porpoise Pacific Ocean population Phocoena phocoena
... Harbour Porpoises mature by about age four—younger than most cetaceans. Parturition occurs in the spring followed by a period of mating activity in the late summer/early fall. Harbour Porpoises feed on a variety of small, schooling fish and squid, often in areas with high rates of current flow. They ...
... Harbour Porpoises mature by about age four—younger than most cetaceans. Parturition occurs in the spring followed by a period of mating activity in the late summer/early fall. Harbour Porpoises feed on a variety of small, schooling fish and squid, often in areas with high rates of current flow. They ...
Presentation Notes
... Slide 30. When their wing feathers are fully grown, they often exercise and practice flying by flapping and hopping, especially in the wind and rain. Slide 31. Video “Nesting Hawaiian Albatross” shows chicks exercising their wings and practicing flying and can be viewed or downloaded at http://www.D ...
... Slide 30. When their wing feathers are fully grown, they often exercise and practice flying by flapping and hopping, especially in the wind and rain. Slide 31. Video “Nesting Hawaiian Albatross” shows chicks exercising their wings and practicing flying and can be viewed or downloaded at http://www.D ...
Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group
... biogeochemical cycles. Phytoplankton may at times occur in huge concentrations (blooms) that may in part be due to increased human inputs of nutrients to the sea (eutrophication), particularly in coastal waters. However climate change is also an influencing factor. Some phytoplankton species produce ...
... biogeochemical cycles. Phytoplankton may at times occur in huge concentrations (blooms) that may in part be due to increased human inputs of nutrients to the sea (eutrophication), particularly in coastal waters. However climate change is also an influencing factor. Some phytoplankton species produce ...
OFR 89-92
... Marine disposal of mill tailings has been practiced worldwide for over a century. However, only recently have the environmental effects of marine disposal been systematically studied. Some early attempts at marine disposal of mill tailings resulted in adverse impacts to marine life (1).' However, re ...
... Marine disposal of mill tailings has been practiced worldwide for over a century. However, only recently have the environmental effects of marine disposal been systematically studied. Some early attempts at marine disposal of mill tailings resulted in adverse impacts to marine life (1).' However, re ...
Bioprospecting of Genetic Resources in the Deep Seabed
... Oceans are experiencing rapid and, in many cases, dramatic changes as a result of human activity. Data indicate that at the global level, the abundance of large fish species has declined by ninety percent as compared to pre-fishery levels. Because the world’s oceans remain a source of livelihood for h ...
... Oceans are experiencing rapid and, in many cases, dramatic changes as a result of human activity. Data indicate that at the global level, the abundance of large fish species has declined by ninety percent as compared to pre-fishery levels. Because the world’s oceans remain a source of livelihood for h ...
Access and Benefit Sharing in Relation to Marine Genetic
... While the exploration and exploitation of marine natural resources was long limited to coastal waters, this is no longer the case today. New uses of the oceans and their resources have emerged, which was possible due to technological progress that has made all parts of the ocean gradually accessible ...
... While the exploration and exploitation of marine natural resources was long limited to coastal waters, this is no longer the case today. New uses of the oceans and their resources have emerged, which was possible due to technological progress that has made all parts of the ocean gradually accessible ...
Marine Science
... Nation from Wendake near Québec City. Mr Sioui discussed the historical and current importance of the eel for the Huron people. We then listened to four keynote plenary speakers. Louis Bernatchez (Canada) was the first keynote speaker. He discussed recent contributions of genomics in providing a be ...
... Nation from Wendake near Québec City. Mr Sioui discussed the historical and current importance of the eel for the Huron people. We then listened to four keynote plenary speakers. Louis Bernatchez (Canada) was the first keynote speaker. He discussed recent contributions of genomics in providing a be ...
Offshore Ecosystems and Habitats
... open ocean it is just as much about the different water masses created by variable depths, salinities, temperatures, and currents as it is about features such as sand, canyons, and vegetation. Water masses are sometimes referred to as the pelagic (within the water column) habitats, whereas substrate ...
... open ocean it is just as much about the different water masses created by variable depths, salinities, temperatures, and currents as it is about features such as sand, canyons, and vegetation. Water masses are sometimes referred to as the pelagic (within the water column) habitats, whereas substrate ...
Developing a Marine Debris Reduction Plan for Virginia
... Marine debris is of local, regional, national, and global concern. It has become one of the most widespread pollution problems in the world’s oceans and waterways, impacting wildlife, human health and safety, habitats, and economies. Marine debris is defined as any persistent solid material that is ...
... Marine debris is of local, regional, national, and global concern. It has become one of the most widespread pollution problems in the world’s oceans and waterways, impacting wildlife, human health and safety, habitats, and economies. Marine debris is defined as any persistent solid material that is ...
microbial nitrogen cycling dynamics in coastal systems a
... transformations of nitrogen; nitrification converts ammonia to nitrite and nitrate, which can then be lost to the atmosphere as N2 gas via denitrification or anammox. Microbial processes thus determine the fate of excess nitrogen and yet recent discoveries suggest that our understanding of these org ...
... transformations of nitrogen; nitrification converts ammonia to nitrite and nitrate, which can then be lost to the atmosphere as N2 gas via denitrification or anammox. Microbial processes thus determine the fate of excess nitrogen and yet recent discoveries suggest that our understanding of these org ...
The Impact of Submesoscale Physics on Primary Productivity of
... numbers (for a review, see Thomas et al. 2008). Although submesoscale processes are localized in space and time, they have major implications for the productivity of phytoplankton because the timescales on which they transport or change properties are similar to those of phytoplankton growth. The fa ...
... numbers (for a review, see Thomas et al. 2008). Although submesoscale processes are localized in space and time, they have major implications for the productivity of phytoplankton because the timescales on which they transport or change properties are similar to those of phytoplankton growth. The fa ...
Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms
... More than 200 marine and brackish water species (including cryptogenic species) are assumed to have been introduced into the North Sea and its adjacent waters. For more details regarding the relative importance of vectors the WGBOSV 2006 report may also be consulted. An intersessional activity was i ...
... More than 200 marine and brackish water species (including cryptogenic species) are assumed to have been introduced into the North Sea and its adjacent waters. For more details regarding the relative importance of vectors the WGBOSV 2006 report may also be consulted. An intersessional activity was i ...
WGITMO
... More than 200 marine and brackish water species (including cryptogenic species) are assumed to have been introduced into the North Sea and its adjacent waters. For more details regarding the relative importance of vectors the WGBOSV 2006 report may also be consulted. An intersessional activity was i ...
... More than 200 marine and brackish water species (including cryptogenic species) are assumed to have been introduced into the North Sea and its adjacent waters. For more details regarding the relative importance of vectors the WGBOSV 2006 report may also be consulted. An intersessional activity was i ...
A review of deep-sea benthic biodiversity associated with trench
... Economic Zone. A total of 1489 benthic gear deployments have been conducted by New Zealandbased sampling initiatives since 1955, most of which were focused on obtaining geological samples. Less than 0.002 % of New Zealand’s deep-sea environment (i.e. in terms of seabed area) below 1500 m has been sa ...
... Economic Zone. A total of 1489 benthic gear deployments have been conducted by New Zealandbased sampling initiatives since 1955, most of which were focused on obtaining geological samples. Less than 0.002 % of New Zealand’s deep-sea environment (i.e. in terms of seabed area) below 1500 m has been sa ...