Chapter 36 F Open Ocean Deep Sea
... hosted by the deep ocean also holds the potential for new pharmaceutical and industrial applications. With up to millions of estimated deep-sea species (cf. Chapter 34; CoML, 2010; Grassle and Maciolek, 1992), although the true number of species may be less, (Appeltans et al., 2012, Costello et al. ...
... hosted by the deep ocean also holds the potential for new pharmaceutical and industrial applications. With up to millions of estimated deep-sea species (cf. Chapter 34; CoML, 2010; Grassle and Maciolek, 1992), although the true number of species may be less, (Appeltans et al., 2012, Costello et al. ...
RED TIDE RISING: An Investigation of Recent Increased Harmful
... indirectly anthropogenic through the introduction of non-indigenous species via ballast water transport, local and regional environmental change caused by eutrophication or contaminant loading, and the increase in greenhouse gases (Van Dolah, 2000). The abnormal production of algal blooms cause mass ...
... indirectly anthropogenic through the introduction of non-indigenous species via ballast water transport, local and regional environmental change caused by eutrophication or contaminant loading, and the increase in greenhouse gases (Van Dolah, 2000). The abnormal production of algal blooms cause mass ...
English
... conservation of sites of particular interest in the Mediterranean and requested the Secretariat of the Barcelona Convention to contact the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in order to present the work carried out regarding the description of areas that could meet the criteria fo ...
... conservation of sites of particular interest in the Mediterranean and requested the Secretariat of the Barcelona Convention to contact the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in order to present the work carried out regarding the description of areas that could meet the criteria fo ...
First Census of Marine Life 2010: Highlights of a Decade of Discovery
... of the oceans proceeded for millennia with a knowledge of ocean life only along coasts and on the surfaces where our boats dared to venture. Visits to new and deeper waters regularly revealed unexpected and unfamiliar life. Now, detailed navigational and seafloor charts and accurate storm forecasts ...
... of the oceans proceeded for millennia with a knowledge of ocean life only along coasts and on the surfaces where our boats dared to venture. Visits to new and deeper waters regularly revealed unexpected and unfamiliar life. Now, detailed navigational and seafloor charts and accurate storm forecasts ...
Richard Thomas / Plymouth
... more rounded. They may still be brightly coloured which causes some birds and fish to mistake the fragments for their usual food sources such as shrimps. Small pellets of plastic that have been eroding for a longer period of time. On Specification advice beaches, these particles may be the same si ...
... more rounded. They may still be brightly coloured which causes some birds and fish to mistake the fragments for their usual food sources such as shrimps. Small pellets of plastic that have been eroding for a longer period of time. On Specification advice beaches, these particles may be the same si ...
Melting of Polar Icecaps: Impact on Marine Biodiversity
... recent richness and actual distributions of organisms in the Polar Regions. A swimmer snorkelling in tropical waters at a Pacific and an Indian Ocean shore would see quite a number of species in common. Doing the same at a site in each of the Polar Regions would be quite different; there are no spec ...
... recent richness and actual distributions of organisms in the Polar Regions. A swimmer snorkelling in tropical waters at a Pacific and an Indian Ocean shore would see quite a number of species in common. Doing the same at a site in each of the Polar Regions would be quite different; there are no spec ...
synthesis 2010-2015
... The MERMEX project started in December 2007 with an EC2CO funding for a kick-off meeting that aimed at defining the rationales, bottlenecks and objectives of an integrated research gathering the French community working on the Mediterranean Sea. The outputs of this meeting were presented in a review ...
... The MERMEX project started in December 2007 with an EC2CO funding for a kick-off meeting that aimed at defining the rationales, bottlenecks and objectives of an integrated research gathering the French community working on the Mediterranean Sea. The outputs of this meeting were presented in a review ...
Department of Mechanical Engineering
... Department of Marine Science and Biological Engineering was established to provide the nextgeneration leaders with creativity and to develop proper technologies in the field of marine science and biotechnology, in order to solve the various human-related necessity and problems such as marine biotech ...
... Department of Marine Science and Biological Engineering was established to provide the nextgeneration leaders with creativity and to develop proper technologies in the field of marine science and biotechnology, in order to solve the various human-related necessity and problems such as marine biotech ...
Table of Contents Georgia Contents
... initiating an environmental observation system for coastal Georgia Marine Diseases Primary focus has been on hematodinium disease in blue crabs Marine food webs Research focus on the roles that bacteria, metazoan, and protozoan zooplankton play in these processes, respectively ...
... initiating an environmental observation system for coastal Georgia Marine Diseases Primary focus has been on hematodinium disease in blue crabs Marine food webs Research focus on the roles that bacteria, metazoan, and protozoan zooplankton play in these processes, respectively ...
Preserving a balanced ocean: regulating climate change mitigation
... phytoplankton productivity on other marine organisms and marine ecosystems generally, is poorly understood. 19 Increased productivity of phytoplankton may boost the production of other greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide neutralising the positive effects of enhanced carbon dioxide drawdown and th ...
... phytoplankton productivity on other marine organisms and marine ecosystems generally, is poorly understood. 19 Increased productivity of phytoplankton may boost the production of other greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide neutralising the positive effects of enhanced carbon dioxide drawdown and th ...
It`s Time for International Regulation of Ocean Noise Pollution
... noise levels in the marine environment are increasing at an alarming rate. In some areas, noise levels have doubled every decade for the past 60 years. There is mounting concern that noise proliferation poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems and the survival of marine mammals, fish and othe ...
... noise levels in the marine environment are increasing at an alarming rate. In some areas, noise levels have doubled every decade for the past 60 years. There is mounting concern that noise proliferation poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems and the survival of marine mammals, fish and othe ...
Activity Title: Introduction to Ocean Zones
... In order to begin to understand life below the seafloor, it is essential to grasp that the ocean has many different habitats that are defined by the physical and chemical properties that exist at different depths. The purpose of this activity is to identify and describe different zones of the ocean ...
... In order to begin to understand life below the seafloor, it is essential to grasp that the ocean has many different habitats that are defined by the physical and chemical properties that exist at different depths. The purpose of this activity is to identify and describe different zones of the ocean ...
Extremophilic microbes: Diversity and perspectives
... Moderate means environments with pH near neutral, temperature between 20 and 40°C, air pressure 1 atm and adequate levels of available water, nutrients and salts. Many extreme environments, such as acidic or hot springs, saline and/or alkaline lakes, deserts and the ocean beds are also found in natu ...
... Moderate means environments with pH near neutral, temperature between 20 and 40°C, air pressure 1 atm and adequate levels of available water, nutrients and salts. Many extreme environments, such as acidic or hot springs, saline and/or alkaline lakes, deserts and the ocean beds are also found in natu ...
Marine Compounds and their Antimicrobial Activities
... pathways can be regarded as an indication of their importance for survival. As infectious microorganisms evolve and develop resistance to existing pharmaceuticals, marine sponges provide novel leads against bacterial, fungal and viral diseases [9, 10]. 2.2 Algae Algae are very simple chlorophyll-con ...
... pathways can be regarded as an indication of their importance for survival. As infectious microorganisms evolve and develop resistance to existing pharmaceuticals, marine sponges provide novel leads against bacterial, fungal and viral diseases [9, 10]. 2.2 Algae Algae are very simple chlorophyll-con ...
Brief Communication - Oceanographic Environmental Research
... and IL-5 are involved in the proliferation and differentiation of neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells, which are implicated in innate immunity (33). As cetaceans share common characteristics in the structure, and possibly function, of cytokines with those of other mammals, cetacean ...
... and IL-5 are involved in the proliferation and differentiation of neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells, which are implicated in innate immunity (33). As cetaceans share common characteristics in the structure, and possibly function, of cytokines with those of other mammals, cetacean ...
Ocean Currents and Their Impact on Marine Life
... larger than the average calculated for the open ocean. This difference is indicative of the very strong impact that upwelling systems exert on marine life in their area of influence. However, their contribution to global marine productivity is limited to only 5% of the total because upwelling areas ...
... larger than the average calculated for the open ocean. This difference is indicative of the very strong impact that upwelling systems exert on marine life in their area of influence. However, their contribution to global marine productivity is limited to only 5% of the total because upwelling areas ...
Polar Marine Communities1
... water impact in the northern coastal zones. However, it has a low seasonality of pack ice and little vertical mixing. In contrast, the Antarctic has over twice the oceanic surface area, deep narrow shelves, and, except for ice cover, a relatively stable physical environment with very little terrestr ...
... water impact in the northern coastal zones. However, it has a low seasonality of pack ice and little vertical mixing. In contrast, the Antarctic has over twice the oceanic surface area, deep narrow shelves, and, except for ice cover, a relatively stable physical environment with very little terrestr ...
3. deep-sea ecosystems: pristine biodiversity reservoir and
... useful for photosynthesis does not reach below ~250 m depth) and high pressure (1 atmosphere every 10 m depth). This relatively uniform distribution of physical factors led to the belief that abyssal plains were very stable habitats where physical and biological processes remained unchanged over sho ...
... useful for photosynthesis does not reach below ~250 m depth) and high pressure (1 atmosphere every 10 m depth). This relatively uniform distribution of physical factors led to the belief that abyssal plains were very stable habitats where physical and biological processes remained unchanged over sho ...
Marine Sediments Why Sediments?
... • Minerals that precipitate from seawater by chemical reactions • Only a small portion of marine sediments • Hydrothermal sediments are produced by leaching at MOR • Manganese nodules are found in abyssal seafloor composed of mainly MnO2 and Fe2O3 • Continental analog; evaporites in dried lakes ...
... • Minerals that precipitate from seawater by chemical reactions • Only a small portion of marine sediments • Hydrothermal sediments are produced by leaching at MOR • Manganese nodules are found in abyssal seafloor composed of mainly MnO2 and Fe2O3 • Continental analog; evaporites in dried lakes ...
Chapter 14. Biogenic and authigenic sediment
... 2) the ocean is buffered by its carbonate oozes, which can dissolve to take up acid protons and keep the ocean from changing its pH (defined based on the concentration of acid protons) (b) Controls of CO2 in the ocean (i) CO2 more soluble in cold waters, which form at high latitudes, where it dissol ...
... 2) the ocean is buffered by its carbonate oozes, which can dissolve to take up acid protons and keep the ocean from changing its pH (defined based on the concentration of acid protons) (b) Controls of CO2 in the ocean (i) CO2 more soluble in cold waters, which form at high latitudes, where it dissol ...
PDF - The Ocean Cleanup
... in global plastic production and the recent estimate of ∼8 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste entering the ocean each year (Jambeck et al., 2015) points to the need to tackle the problem at a multitude of scales. There is no single solution, rather, a number of local and regional soluti ...
... in global plastic production and the recent estimate of ∼8 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste entering the ocean each year (Jambeck et al., 2015) points to the need to tackle the problem at a multitude of scales. There is no single solution, rather, a number of local and regional soluti ...
Issue 2 - INDEEP
... An era of expanding deep-ocean industrialization is before us, with policy makers establishing governance frameworks for sustainable management of deep-sea resources while scientists learn more about the ecological structure and functioning of the largest biome on the planet. Missing from discussion ...
... An era of expanding deep-ocean industrialization is before us, with policy makers establishing governance frameworks for sustainable management of deep-sea resources while scientists learn more about the ecological structure and functioning of the largest biome on the planet. Missing from discussion ...
Prof. Youssef Halim - Laboratoire d`Océanographie de Villefranche
... UNESCO Consultative Panel on Coastal Marine Ecosystems since 1978 (Biennial Workshops), and a member of the GOOS-HOTO (Global Ocean Observing System-Health of the Oceans) Panel. He served as UNESCO consultant to Yemen (1977), in which capacity he worked to identify the country’s needs and activities ...
... UNESCO Consultative Panel on Coastal Marine Ecosystems since 1978 (Biennial Workshops), and a member of the GOOS-HOTO (Global Ocean Observing System-Health of the Oceans) Panel. He served as UNESCO consultant to Yemen (1977), in which capacity he worked to identify the country’s needs and activities ...
Large-scale fluctuations in Precambrian atmospheric and oceanic
... Editor: G. Henderson Available online 25 April 2013 ...
... Editor: G. Henderson Available online 25 April 2013 ...