KIØRBOE, THOMAS, AND GEORGE A. JACKSON Marine snow
... where Tm is a time constant of the bacterial system (a memory term), t0 is the mean run time (tumbling interval) in the absence of concentration gradients, C is amino acid concentration, a is a system time constant (amplification factor), P b is the fraction of surface receptors bound by the substra ...
... where Tm is a time constant of the bacterial system (a memory term), t0 is the mean run time (tumbling interval) in the absence of concentration gradients, C is amino acid concentration, a is a system time constant (amplification factor), P b is the fraction of surface receptors bound by the substra ...
Change in the Beaufort Sea ecosystem: Diverging trends in body
... of critical habitats of the marine vertebrates being monitored. This would be coordinated with biophysical and oceanographic sampling, at spatial and temporal scales, and geographic locations, that are relevant to the home range, critical habitats and prey of the vertebrate indicator species showing ...
... of critical habitats of the marine vertebrates being monitored. This would be coordinated with biophysical and oceanographic sampling, at spatial and temporal scales, and geographic locations, that are relevant to the home range, critical habitats and prey of the vertebrate indicator species showing ...
AGENDA
... he MarVEL group focuses on two primary lines of research 1) the ecology and diversity of marine viruses and 2) the ecology of pathogenic vibrios (V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. vulnificus). We study the molecular diversity of marine viruses and their ecological effects on plankton communit ...
... he MarVEL group focuses on two primary lines of research 1) the ecology and diversity of marine viruses and 2) the ecology of pathogenic vibrios (V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. vulnificus). We study the molecular diversity of marine viruses and their ecological effects on plankton communit ...
MaRine HabitatS and CoMMunitieS
... by gear type. There are also many different types and sizes of fishing vessels, from small vessels used in coastal lobster fisheries to very large vessels used in offshore scallop and groundfish fisheries (DFO 2005a). Fishing has direct and indirect effects on habitat and on the diversity, structure ...
... by gear type. There are also many different types and sizes of fishing vessels, from small vessels used in coastal lobster fisheries to very large vessels used in offshore scallop and groundfish fisheries (DFO 2005a). Fishing has direct and indirect effects on habitat and on the diversity, structure ...
appendix 18 - Lyttelton Port of Christchurch
... effects (AEE) prepared by LPC to support the Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan. Only limited detail is available on the extent and characteristics of infrastructure proposed to be replaced or added to the Port because LPC’s present application does not encompass specific activities. This assessment is th ...
... effects (AEE) prepared by LPC to support the Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan. Only limited detail is available on the extent and characteristics of infrastructure proposed to be replaced or added to the Port because LPC’s present application does not encompass specific activities. This assessment is th ...
May 29, 2:05 (S1-3357) - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... 1992 was investigated viz a viz the effects of local and remote hydrographic and climatic factors, i.e. sea surface temperature (SST), salinity, sea level pressure, wind field, and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). Annual variation in zooplankton abundance was observed to be cyclical, with peaks occ ...
... 1992 was investigated viz a viz the effects of local and remote hydrographic and climatic factors, i.e. sea surface temperature (SST), salinity, sea level pressure, wind field, and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). Annual variation in zooplankton abundance was observed to be cyclical, with peaks occ ...
Inorganic Carbon-Assimilating Microbial Communities in the Pacific
... Figure 3.3 The highest SUP05 mean 16S rDNA copy number/ml observed during this study are plotted by location and average dissovled oxygen at bottom depth. SUP05 maximums range from 103 to 107 and were mostly observed in summer samples. ......................................................... 84 Fig ...
... Figure 3.3 The highest SUP05 mean 16S rDNA copy number/ml observed during this study are plotted by location and average dissovled oxygen at bottom depth. SUP05 maximums range from 103 to 107 and were mostly observed in summer samples. ......................................................... 84 Fig ...
Ocean and Coastal Acidification off New England and Nova Scotia
... rants, and markets. These groups need objective information on OCA, and the scientific community needs their input to design effective monitoring and research strategies for the region. In April 2014, Maine established the Commission to Study the Effects of Coastal and Ocean Acidification and its Ex ...
... rants, and markets. These groups need objective information on OCA, and the scientific community needs their input to design effective monitoring and research strategies for the region. In April 2014, Maine established the Commission to Study the Effects of Coastal and Ocean Acidification and its Ex ...
Valuing South Africa`s ocean economy
... South Africa has a strong history of marine taxonomic research and maintains comprehensive and well-curated museum collections totalling more than 291,000 records. The marine biota currently recorded in South Africa number at least 12,914 species, representing 15% of the world's total, although many ...
... South Africa has a strong history of marine taxonomic research and maintains comprehensive and well-curated museum collections totalling more than 291,000 records. The marine biota currently recorded in South Africa number at least 12,914 species, representing 15% of the world's total, although many ...
Diversity of cultivated and metabolically active
... 2010), terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) (Ranchou-Peyruse et al., 2006) and metagenomic analysis (Yutin et al., 2007). Although these DNA-based approaches have given insight into the diversity of AAP bacteria, analysis of relevant functional communities is still a challenge, ...
... 2010), terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) (Ranchou-Peyruse et al., 2006) and metagenomic analysis (Yutin et al., 2007). Although these DNA-based approaches have given insight into the diversity of AAP bacteria, analysis of relevant functional communities is still a challenge, ...
Regional-scale benthic monitoring for ecosystem
... Management of marine ecosystems in temperate WA is currently shifting from a single species to an ecosystem-based approach. To provide a framework for this transition, a decision-making/assessment process has been developed by the Department of Fisheries WA (Fletcher et al., 2010) which defines asse ...
... Management of marine ecosystems in temperate WA is currently shifting from a single species to an ecosystem-based approach. To provide a framework for this transition, a decision-making/assessment process has been developed by the Department of Fisheries WA (Fletcher et al., 2010) which defines asse ...
Ecosystem-Based Management in the Arctic Ocean: A Multi
... West Bering Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Greenland Sea LMEs, with somewhat shallower basins (1.5 – 2 km) in the Iceland Sea/Shelf and Baffin Bay–Davis Strait LMEs. The remaining 11 LMEs are mainly shelf regions that have quite different geological and physiographic configurations. The widest shelves are ...
... West Bering Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Greenland Sea LMEs, with somewhat shallower basins (1.5 – 2 km) in the Iceland Sea/Shelf and Baffin Bay–Davis Strait LMEs. The remaining 11 LMEs are mainly shelf regions that have quite different geological and physiographic configurations. The widest shelves are ...
Deep-Sea Life
... The deep sea is often viewed as a vast, dark, remote, and inhospitable environment, yet the deep ocean and seafloor are crucial to our lives through the services that they provide. Our understanding of how the deep sea functions remains limited, but when treated synoptically, a diversity of supporti ...
... The deep sea is often viewed as a vast, dark, remote, and inhospitable environment, yet the deep ocean and seafloor are crucial to our lives through the services that they provide. Our understanding of how the deep sea functions remains limited, but when treated synoptically, a diversity of supporti ...
Seismic Seas - Wild Migration
... depends upon the medium, or material, it is transmitted through, such as gas, solids, or liquids. Each medium has its own elasticity (or resistance to molecular deformity). This elasticity factor affects the sound wave's movement significantly. Sound waves move through a medium by transferring kinet ...
... depends upon the medium, or material, it is transmitted through, such as gas, solids, or liquids. Each medium has its own elasticity (or resistance to molecular deformity). This elasticity factor affects the sound wave's movement significantly. Sound waves move through a medium by transferring kinet ...
Molluscan Studies - Oxford Academic
... Bivalves of the families Teredinidae and Xylophagaidae bore into and eat wood in shallow water and the deep sea, respectively. After an introduction to these sister taxa, I consider how they bore, focussing on the evolution of the cephalic hood in teredinids, which could contribute to the depth sepa ...
... Bivalves of the families Teredinidae and Xylophagaidae bore into and eat wood in shallow water and the deep sea, respectively. After an introduction to these sister taxa, I consider how they bore, focussing on the evolution of the cephalic hood in teredinids, which could contribute to the depth sepa ...
WOR 1 - World Ocean Review
... to write about the current situation and topical issues from a variety of perspectives. Professional journalists were on hand to guide the experts with helpful advice on style and the choice of photographs and illustrations. Readers will observe that many of the topics covered in the various chapter ...
... to write about the current situation and topical issues from a variety of perspectives. Professional journalists were on hand to guide the experts with helpful advice on style and the choice of photographs and illustrations. Readers will observe that many of the topics covered in the various chapter ...
Protecting Marine Spaces
... Initially, calls for MPAs were highly targeted, with conservation-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) driving attention towards conserving critical habitats for endangered and charismatic species such as turtles and marine mammals, and to high-profile habitats such as coral reefs, intertidal ...
... Initially, calls for MPAs were highly targeted, with conservation-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) driving attention towards conserving critical habitats for endangered and charismatic species such as turtles and marine mammals, and to high-profile habitats such as coral reefs, intertidal ...
Effects of Oceanic Salinity on Body Condition in Sea Snakes
... Importantly, the degree of reliance upon marine versus terrestrial habitats varies extensively among species within these lineages. Hydrophiines are totally aquatic, whereas laticaudines are amphibious (Heatwole 1999). Within the laticaudines (sea kraits), some taxa use terrestrial habitats more fre ...
... Importantly, the degree of reliance upon marine versus terrestrial habitats varies extensively among species within these lineages. Hydrophiines are totally aquatic, whereas laticaudines are amphibious (Heatwole 1999). Within the laticaudines (sea kraits), some taxa use terrestrial habitats more fre ...
Sustainable Use of Our Oceans – Making Ideas Work
... This fourth World Ocean Review shows how the concept of sustainability came into ...
... This fourth World Ocean Review shows how the concept of sustainability came into ...
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... and harbors, for which a major response would be required (Tier 3); and (b) the damage that would result in the event of an oil spill. The study shows clearly that in all countries there are real risks of small operational spills occurring, and that there have been many such incidents in recent yea ...
... and harbors, for which a major response would be required (Tier 3); and (b) the damage that would result in the event of an oil spill. The study shows clearly that in all countries there are real risks of small operational spills occurring, and that there have been many such incidents in recent yea ...
Acidification increases microbial polysaccharide
... organic matter was inoculated with a natural bacterioplankton community collected at the North Sea after 27 days, when decreasing growth rates of E. huxleyi indicated exhaustion of inorganic nutrients. Incubations were conducted in 10 lNalgene bottles kept in permanent dark for 30 days after the add ...
... organic matter was inoculated with a natural bacterioplankton community collected at the North Sea after 27 days, when decreasing growth rates of E. huxleyi indicated exhaustion of inorganic nutrients. Incubations were conducted in 10 lNalgene bottles kept in permanent dark for 30 days after the add ...
Armbrust.indd MH
... includes members of Thalassiosira, the genus first chosen for wholegenome sequencing (Fig. 3). The mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous, about 65 Myr ago, led to loss of about 85% of all species, including substantial reductions in the diversity of marine dinoflagellates and coccolithophorid ...
... includes members of Thalassiosira, the genus first chosen for wholegenome sequencing (Fig. 3). The mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous, about 65 Myr ago, led to loss of about 85% of all species, including substantial reductions in the diversity of marine dinoflagellates and coccolithophorid ...
SANCOR Newsletter 210 - National Research Foundation
... These natural mechanisms were part of the Earth func oning in the past and are con nuously at play nowadays, almost unperceived by humans. However, this cycle has been accelerated by the mobiliza on of fossil organic carbon that humans have been burning since the indust ...
... These natural mechanisms were part of the Earth func oning in the past and are con nuously at play nowadays, almost unperceived by humans. However, this cycle has been accelerated by the mobiliza on of fossil organic carbon that humans have been burning since the indust ...
Marine snow latitudinal distribution in the equatorial Pacific along 180°
... equatorial stations had higher concentrations of large particles (size distributions were determined using the hierarchical flexible clustering method [see Stemmann et al., 2000]). Large aggregates were observed at the station 6S and in the superficial oligotrophic waters of the stations 7N and 8 ...
... equatorial stations had higher concentrations of large particles (size distributions were determined using the hierarchical flexible clustering method [see Stemmann et al., 2000]). Large aggregates were observed at the station 6S and in the superficial oligotrophic waters of the stations 7N and 8 ...