MEPC.171(57) - International Maritime Organization
... high levels of algal growth are combined with significant wave action, such as at La Perouse Pinnacle at French Frigate Shoals, this creates favourable conditions for the growth of other species (Maragos and Gulko 2002). 1.3.4 The ecological processes of the NWHI depend on more than just its coral r ...
... high levels of algal growth are combined with significant wave action, such as at La Perouse Pinnacle at French Frigate Shoals, this creates favourable conditions for the growth of other species (Maragos and Gulko 2002). 1.3.4 The ecological processes of the NWHI depend on more than just its coral r ...
Eliminate the Patch: What the U.S. can do to solve the marine debris
... Thompson et al. 2004). Despite these forces, breakdown occurs more slowly than on land due to the limited sunlight and cooler temperatures of surface waters, and biofouling by bacteria and benthic marine organisms (Gregory and Andrady 2003). Over time, plastic marine debris degrades into increasingl ...
... Thompson et al. 2004). Despite these forces, breakdown occurs more slowly than on land due to the limited sunlight and cooler temperatures of surface waters, and biofouling by bacteria and benthic marine organisms (Gregory and Andrady 2003). Over time, plastic marine debris degrades into increasingl ...
Marine sciences: People`s Republic of Mozambique
... Salinity is slightly higher along the north coast and off Inhambane than in September. It is significantly reduced off Quelimare and Beira, but the tongue-like surface layer is missing. The maximum southward flow was at distances from 50 to 130 km seaward, with indications of an inshore northward co ...
... Salinity is slightly higher along the north coast and off Inhambane than in September. It is significantly reduced off Quelimare and Beira, but the tongue-like surface layer is missing. The maximum southward flow was at distances from 50 to 130 km seaward, with indications of an inshore northward co ...
Marine Reserves for the Mediterranean Sea
... the seabed. At its deepest, the Mediterranean reaches depths of over five thousand meters. Over ten thousand species have been identified in the Mediterranean Sea, representing 8 9% of the world's marine biodiversity 1 despite representing only 0.7% of the marine area 2. The deep-sea ecology of the ...
... the seabed. At its deepest, the Mediterranean reaches depths of over five thousand meters. Over ten thousand species have been identified in the Mediterranean Sea, representing 8 9% of the world's marine biodiversity 1 despite representing only 0.7% of the marine area 2. The deep-sea ecology of the ...
Marine Reserves for the Mediterranean Sea
... the seabed. At its deepest, the Mediterranean reaches depths of over five thousand meters. Over ten thousand species have been identified in the Mediterranean Sea, representing 8 9% of the world's marine biodiversity 1 despite representing only 0.7% of the marine area 2. The deep-sea ecology of the ...
... the seabed. At its deepest, the Mediterranean reaches depths of over five thousand meters. Over ten thousand species have been identified in the Mediterranean Sea, representing 8 9% of the world's marine biodiversity 1 despite representing only 0.7% of the marine area 2. The deep-sea ecology of the ...
Chapter 11 - Census of Marine Life Maps and Visualization
... et al. 2006). Thus, it is mainly the temperature difference that allows only very few species to survive at both sides of the Antarctic Convergence, rather than the front acting as a hydrodynamic barrier. The comparison between the surface and near-seabed temperature shows more obviously than ever b ...
... et al. 2006). Thus, it is mainly the temperature difference that allows only very few species to survive at both sides of the Antarctic Convergence, rather than the front acting as a hydrodynamic barrier. The comparison between the surface and near-seabed temperature shows more obviously than ever b ...
the Beaufort Sea - Pêches et Océans Canada
... designated for Integrated Management (IM) under the legislative framework of Canada’s Oceans Act. The Beaufort Sea LOMA covers an extensive area (1 107 694 km2) of northwestern Canada and encompasses the marine portion of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Six communities with strong connection ...
... designated for Integrated Management (IM) under the legislative framework of Canada’s Oceans Act. The Beaufort Sea LOMA covers an extensive area (1 107 694 km2) of northwestern Canada and encompasses the marine portion of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Six communities with strong connection ...
Pillars of Hercules: is the Atlantic–Mediterranean
... The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and oceanographic data, the Atlantic–Mediterranean transition remains controversial at the biological level as there are discordant result ...
... The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and oceanographic data, the Atlantic–Mediterranean transition remains controversial at the biological level as there are discordant result ...
marine pollution and the south asian coastal states
... Matter, 1972 regulates the deliberate disposal of certain substances at sea, including oily wastes, dredging and land-generated wastes, excluding the oil pollution caused by normal operational discharges of ships and pollution caused by maritime casualties. 14 Pakistan and Afghanistan are parties to ...
... Matter, 1972 regulates the deliberate disposal of certain substances at sea, including oily wastes, dredging and land-generated wastes, excluding the oil pollution caused by normal operational discharges of ships and pollution caused by maritime casualties. 14 Pakistan and Afghanistan are parties to ...
The abundance and size of giant sea anemones at different
... & Somero 1981). Influence of temperature on body size also occurred in the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. According to Sebens (1980), body size of population of sea anemone A. elegantissima decreased with increasing temperature. This is possible due to the effect of temperature on respiratio ...
... & Somero 1981). Influence of temperature on body size also occurred in the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. According to Sebens (1980), body size of population of sea anemone A. elegantissima decreased with increasing temperature. This is possible due to the effect of temperature on respiratio ...
Radiozoa (Acantharia, Phaeodaria and Radiolaria) and Heliozoa
... support the axopodia. The tangential elements, where present, generally form a porous lattice shell of very variable morphology, such as spheres, spindles and cones (Fig. 16.1b,c). Often there is an arrangement of concentric or overlapping lattice shells. Skeletal composition differs within the Radi ...
... support the axopodia. The tangential elements, where present, generally form a porous lattice shell of very variable morphology, such as spheres, spindles and cones (Fig. 16.1b,c). Often there is an arrangement of concentric or overlapping lattice shells. Skeletal composition differs within the Radi ...
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... always attached, usually to rocks, shells, corals, or other submerged objects (figure 6.2). Some bottom-dwelling forms even grow on sand or mud. Their growth patterns often depend on shape of the substratum, direction and speed of water currents, and availability of space, so that the same species ma ...
... always attached, usually to rocks, shells, corals, or other submerged objects (figure 6.2). Some bottom-dwelling forms even grow on sand or mud. Their growth patterns often depend on shape of the substratum, direction and speed of water currents, and availability of space, so that the same species ma ...
Phosphorus cycling in the Sargasso Sea: Investigation
... enzyme alkaline phosphatase (and possibly other extracellular enzymes, see below). This is consistent with the observations of Mather et al. (2008), who found widespread alkaline phosphatase activity in the North Atlantic. They concluded this activity was due to enhanced utilization of the DOP pool ...
... enzyme alkaline phosphatase (and possibly other extracellular enzymes, see below). This is consistent with the observations of Mather et al. (2008), who found widespread alkaline phosphatase activity in the North Atlantic. They concluded this activity was due to enhanced utilization of the DOP pool ...
Microplastics in the ocean
... at a regional or global scale. Microplastics are distributed throughout the ocean, occurring on shorelines, in surface waters and seabed sediments, from the Arctic to Antarctic. They may accumulate at remote locations such as mid-ocean gyres, as well as close to population centres, shipping routes a ...
... at a regional or global scale. Microplastics are distributed throughout the ocean, occurring on shorelines, in surface waters and seabed sediments, from the Arctic to Antarctic. They may accumulate at remote locations such as mid-ocean gyres, as well as close to population centres, shipping routes a ...
report on implementation of the programme of work on marine
... There is increasing evidence that global climate change is having direct impacts on more and more coral reefs with clear evidence that rising ocean acidification will cause greater damage into the future. A recent research paper predicts that at today’s atmospheric CO2 levels (~387 ppm), coral reefs ...
... There is increasing evidence that global climate change is having direct impacts on more and more coral reefs with clear evidence that rising ocean acidification will cause greater damage into the future. A recent research paper predicts that at today’s atmospheric CO2 levels (~387 ppm), coral reefs ...
Bibliography of Seabed and Habitat Mapping Relevant for Mapping
... Classification of Sediments, Habitat, Landscapes and Bioregions (53 papers) The term “Habitat” here includes both biotopes and habitats. The terms "habitat" and "biotope" are used almost synonymously in the literature, for describing the environment associated with occurrence of certain species. Her ...
... Classification of Sediments, Habitat, Landscapes and Bioregions (53 papers) The term “Habitat” here includes both biotopes and habitats. The terms "habitat" and "biotope" are used almost synonymously in the literature, for describing the environment associated with occurrence of certain species. Her ...
system degraded by excess nutrients given that a suitable nutri-
... between the concentration of orthophosphate and primary production, but these were not significant (smaller sample size). There was also a high degree of coherence between Mississippi River nitrate flux and net production at a 20-m water depth station in the core of the hypoxic zone 90 km down-plume ...
... between the concentration of orthophosphate and primary production, but these were not significant (smaller sample size). There was also a high degree of coherence between Mississippi River nitrate flux and net production at a 20-m water depth station in the core of the hypoxic zone 90 km down-plume ...
Chapter 51. Biological Communities on Seamounts and Other
... Trenches are defined as “long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depressions(s) of the seafloor, with relatively steep sides” (IHO, 2008). In addition to featuring steep terrain with typically hard substrates, often narrow terraces and the deepest ocean depths, the trenches have ...
... Trenches are defined as “long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depressions(s) of the seafloor, with relatively steep sides” (IHO, 2008). In addition to featuring steep terrain with typically hard substrates, often narrow terraces and the deepest ocean depths, the trenches have ...
Fish, Mollusks and other Sea Animals` use of Sound, and the Impact of
... knowledge about these creatures’ relationship to sound than any other class of sea animal. They are included as a touchstone for our common knowledge, but even with the body of knowledge about cetaceans and their sound perception, it is clear that we actually know very little about how they use soun ...
... knowledge about these creatures’ relationship to sound than any other class of sea animal. They are included as a touchstone for our common knowledge, but even with the body of knowledge about cetaceans and their sound perception, it is clear that we actually know very little about how they use soun ...
MS-640 - senna.indd - Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
... ly are collected by midwater trawls or baited traps (Bousfield, 1982; Barnard and Karaman, 1991). Stoddart and Lowry (2004) comment that the Eurytheneidae appear to be the sister taxon to the Hirondellea-group, in the most basal clade within the Lysianassoidea Dana, 1849, also with Opisidae Lowry an ...
... ly are collected by midwater trawls or baited traps (Bousfield, 1982; Barnard and Karaman, 1991). Stoddart and Lowry (2004) comment that the Eurytheneidae appear to be the sister taxon to the Hirondellea-group, in the most basal clade within the Lysianassoidea Dana, 1849, also with Opisidae Lowry an ...
Aquatic Microbial Ecology 31:137 - Laboratory of Phytoplankton
... quency of visibly infected cells (FVIC) in the dam viral community in the differviral and bacterial abundance coment filtration treatments exposed at the dam and the river site during Expt 2000. pared to the Dam-1999 experiment Data are presented as means ± ranges of duplicates (2imek et al. 2001). ...
... quency of visibly infected cells (FVIC) in the dam viral community in the differviral and bacterial abundance coment filtration treatments exposed at the dam and the river site during Expt 2000. pared to the Dam-1999 experiment Data are presented as means ± ranges of duplicates (2imek et al. 2001). ...
Exploring the distance between nitrogen and
... (Fagerbakke et al., 1996) tend to have a N : P ratio significantly lower than 16. Which element first becomes limiting, and how much of the secondary limiting element then remains in excess, may thus not only depend on the total pools as conceptually expressed by N*, but also vary as a function of t ...
... (Fagerbakke et al., 1996) tend to have a N : P ratio significantly lower than 16. Which element first becomes limiting, and how much of the secondary limiting element then remains in excess, may thus not only depend on the total pools as conceptually expressed by N*, but also vary as a function of t ...
Contributions of anoxygenic and oxygenic phototrophy and
... carboxysomes, the kinetics of Rubisco, and the inorganic carbon availability in the environment of autotrophic Bacteria other than cyanobacteria, has not yet been adequately explored (Badger & Bek 2008). Less is known about the CCMs of eukaryotic algae, but in most organisms they are thought to invo ...
... carboxysomes, the kinetics of Rubisco, and the inorganic carbon availability in the environment of autotrophic Bacteria other than cyanobacteria, has not yet been adequately explored (Badger & Bek 2008). Less is known about the CCMs of eukaryotic algae, but in most organisms they are thought to invo ...
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... dissolved DMSP (DMSPd)concentrations are relatively low in nature (mean of ca 14 nM for the global ocean, Kettle et al. 1999) and very high affinities for DMSP are often measured (Ledyard & Dacey 1996a, Kiene et al. 1998), Km values for DMSP cleavage in the micromolar range are also commonly reporte ...
... dissolved DMSP (DMSPd)concentrations are relatively low in nature (mean of ca 14 nM for the global ocean, Kettle et al. 1999) and very high affinities for DMSP are often measured (Ledyard & Dacey 1996a, Kiene et al. 1998), Km values for DMSP cleavage in the micromolar range are also commonly reporte ...