Applications of Geophysical Information to the Design of a
... adjacent to Cape Pillar and South West Cape. A dominant feature of the southeast shelf area is Bass Strait, which forms a shallow seaway between the Australian mainland and Tasmania. It is approximately 250 km wide with an average depth of 60 m (Jennings, 1958). In the centre of the Strait is the Ba ...
... adjacent to Cape Pillar and South West Cape. A dominant feature of the southeast shelf area is Bass Strait, which forms a shallow seaway between the Australian mainland and Tasmania. It is approximately 250 km wide with an average depth of 60 m (Jennings, 1958). In the centre of the Strait is the Ba ...
The New Paradox in Marine Scientific Research: Regulating
... such phenomena.16 Intervention-style research aimed at altering marine systems touches on a more sensitive domain bounded by societal fears of ecological risks and uncertainties of “meddling with nature.”17 For example, within the fisheries sector, the design of ge netically modified organisms for ...
... such phenomena.16 Intervention-style research aimed at altering marine systems touches on a more sensitive domain bounded by societal fears of ecological risks and uncertainties of “meddling with nature.”17 For example, within the fisheries sector, the design of ge netically modified organisms for ...
Coastal Ecosystems - World Resources Report
... (IFPRI), intergovernmental organizations, agencies, research institutes, and individual experts in more than 25 countries worldwide. The PAGE compares information already available on a global scale about the condition of five major classes of ecosystems: agroecosystems, coastal areas, forests, fres ...
... (IFPRI), intergovernmental organizations, agencies, research institutes, and individual experts in more than 25 countries worldwide. The PAGE compares information already available on a global scale about the condition of five major classes of ecosystems: agroecosystems, coastal areas, forests, fres ...
THE CORAL SEA MARINE RESERVE: CENTRE FOR
... The Coral Sea Marine Reserve contains Australia’s largest Marine National Park Zone which extends over 51% of the Marine Reserve (Figure 1). This is one of the few places in the world where such a large marine sanctuary for relatively intact tropical marine life can be established making the conserv ...
... The Coral Sea Marine Reserve contains Australia’s largest Marine National Park Zone which extends over 51% of the Marine Reserve (Figure 1). This is one of the few places in the world where such a large marine sanctuary for relatively intact tropical marine life can be established making the conserv ...
The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates
... approximately 17,000 marine species occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. However, our estimates of marine diversity are still incomplete as yet—undescribed species will be added in the future. Diversity for microbes is substantially underestimated, and the deep-sea areas and portions of the southern ...
... approximately 17,000 marine species occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. However, our estimates of marine diversity are still incomplete as yet—undescribed species will be added in the future. Diversity for microbes is substantially underestimated, and the deep-sea areas and portions of the southern ...
Behavior, physiology and the niche of depth
... during the photoperiod, the ratio of maximal to adapted rate of photosynthesis, Pm:PEg (where PEg is P at growth irradiance) is an index of excess photosynthetic capacity (Kana and Glibert 1987b), i.e., the capacity to exploit irradiance greater than the mean. Excess photosynthetic capacity (EPC) re ...
... during the photoperiod, the ratio of maximal to adapted rate of photosynthesis, Pm:PEg (where PEg is P at growth irradiance) is an index of excess photosynthetic capacity (Kana and Glibert 1987b), i.e., the capacity to exploit irradiance greater than the mean. Excess photosynthetic capacity (EPC) re ...
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
... as a wilderness. This region comprises ca. 50% of the Earth’s surface. It is only in the last few decades that the importance of the open ocean has been recognised, not only in terms of its natural resources but also as playing a critical role in the regulation of global climate and the general ‘hea ...
... as a wilderness. This region comprises ca. 50% of the Earth’s surface. It is only in the last few decades that the importance of the open ocean has been recognised, not only in terms of its natural resources but also as playing a critical role in the regulation of global climate and the general ‘hea ...
Behavior, physiology and the niche of depth
... during the photoperiod, the ratio of maximal to adapted rate of photosynthesis, Pm:PEg (where PEg is P at growth irradiance) is an index of excess photosynthetic capacity (Kana and Glibert 1987b), i.e., the capacity to exploit irradiance greater than the mean. Excess photosynthetic capacity (EPC) re ...
... during the photoperiod, the ratio of maximal to adapted rate of photosynthesis, Pm:PEg (where PEg is P at growth irradiance) is an index of excess photosynthetic capacity (Kana and Glibert 1987b), i.e., the capacity to exploit irradiance greater than the mean. Excess photosynthetic capacity (EPC) re ...
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... estimated $1.9 trillion per year. Their high rates of carbon assimilation may reduce local pCO2 levels by >50% during daytime. As a result seagrasses sequester “blue carbon”, storing as much as 19.9 Pg of organic carbon in the form of anaerobic, organic‐rich loams. They are responsible for an ...
... estimated $1.9 trillion per year. Their high rates of carbon assimilation may reduce local pCO2 levels by >50% during daytime. As a result seagrasses sequester “blue carbon”, storing as much as 19.9 Pg of organic carbon in the form of anaerobic, organic‐rich loams. They are responsible for an ...
4. Objectives and deliverables of the project - Cordis
... outcome of the entire study is crucially dependant upon the quality of the above sequence of activities. For extended regions, important is working out common protocols, standards and criteria for the collection and quality/adequacy assessment of in situ/observational data. An ample database on the ...
... outcome of the entire study is crucially dependant upon the quality of the above sequence of activities. For extended regions, important is working out common protocols, standards and criteria for the collection and quality/adequacy assessment of in situ/observational data. An ample database on the ...
3.8 Marine Invertebrates
... invertebrates are evaluated based on their distribution and life history relative to the stressor or activity being considered. Activities are evaluated for their potential impact on marine invertebrates in general, and are evaluated by taxonomic and regulatory groupings as appropriate. Invertebrate ...
... invertebrates are evaluated based on their distribution and life history relative to the stressor or activity being considered. Activities are evaluated for their potential impact on marine invertebrates in general, and are evaluated by taxonomic and regulatory groupings as appropriate. Invertebrate ...
Marine-Policy 74:245-259 - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
... then introduced, including distributions and ecological setting, the mining approach as understood at present, potential environmental impacts of mining, the distinctive environmental and ecological features of the associated ecosystem that inform the significance of impacts, and recommended actions ...
... then introduced, including distributions and ecological setting, the mining approach as understood at present, potential environmental impacts of mining, the distinctive environmental and ecological features of the associated ecosystem that inform the significance of impacts, and recommended actions ...
Plankton trophodynamics at the subtropical convergence, Southern
... physiological status (Minagawa and Wada, 1984). As global climate change has the potential to cause major shifts in the location, strength and physical and biological properties of the STC (Bargagli, 2005), it is important that we determine the potential effects of such changes on the biological com ...
... physiological status (Minagawa and Wada, 1984). As global climate change has the potential to cause major shifts in the location, strength and physical and biological properties of the STC (Bargagli, 2005), it is important that we determine the potential effects of such changes on the biological com ...
zmt Report 2011/2012
... covered the year 2011. It was revised during the reporting period in adaptation to timely research questions and new expertise gained by the ZMT. The new programme areas with their subareas are: 1. Ecosystem functioning and services • Tropical upwelling systems as resource providers and analogues f ...
... covered the year 2011. It was revised during the reporting period in adaptation to timely research questions and new expertise gained by the ZMT. The new programme areas with their subareas are: 1. Ecosystem functioning and services • Tropical upwelling systems as resource providers and analogues f ...
Introducing Maritime Spatial Planning Legislation in the EU: Fishing
... definition’,23 there is a minimum consensus on its main features24 at the international level,25 namely (a) its comprehensive character, encompassing both ecosystemic and biological features and processes as well as political and socio-economic parameters;26 (b) the perception of marine space as an ...
... definition’,23 there is a minimum consensus on its main features24 at the international level,25 namely (a) its comprehensive character, encompassing both ecosystemic and biological features and processes as well as political and socio-economic parameters;26 (b) the perception of marine space as an ...
CCAMLR - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
... surface, bright-colored seastars, sponges and other bottomdwelling creatures of all shapes and sizes blanket the seafloor. Strange fish, with clear white blood and anti-freeze in their bodies, lurk throughout the water column. On the surface, penguins, flying seabirds, seals and whales abound amidst ...
... surface, bright-colored seastars, sponges and other bottomdwelling creatures of all shapes and sizes blanket the seafloor. Strange fish, with clear white blood and anti-freeze in their bodies, lurk throughout the water column. On the surface, penguins, flying seabirds, seals and whales abound amidst ...
Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center 2010
... Beach peninsula in Newport, and HMSC has been intimately involved. The Port of Newport was successful in completing the NOAA Marine Operations Center building and docks -and transferring them to NOAA. The City of Newport made dramatic improvements in our transportation infrastructure, including an i ...
... Beach peninsula in Newport, and HMSC has been intimately involved. The Port of Newport was successful in completing the NOAA Marine Operations Center building and docks -and transferring them to NOAA. The City of Newport made dramatic improvements in our transportation infrastructure, including an i ...
requirements for an ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... integrative policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) are required to provide a cross sectoral framework for marine management. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will contribute to that framework, by taking measures in relation to the benefits from and the impacts of fisheries. ...
... integrative policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) are required to provide a cross sectoral framework for marine management. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will contribute to that framework, by taking measures in relation to the benefits from and the impacts of fisheries. ...
HABs in Fjords and Coastal Embayments
... embayments are complex and interactions and processes occur over a broad range of scales. Finally, research will be international in scope to encompass the global issues of HAB events and benefit from the skill and experience gained by HAB investigators world-wide. The GEOHAB CRPs are built on the p ...
... embayments are complex and interactions and processes occur over a broad range of scales. Finally, research will be international in scope to encompass the global issues of HAB events and benefit from the skill and experience gained by HAB investigators world-wide. The GEOHAB CRPs are built on the p ...
Quality Status Report 2000 - QSR 2010
... regarding the priorities for new, or revised, policies and management interventions that would strengthen marine environmental protection. ...
... regarding the priorities for new, or revised, policies and management interventions that would strengthen marine environmental protection. ...
Isotopic Tracers of the Marine Nitrogen Cycle: Present and Past
... the ocean, the pelagic Trichodesmium species appear to be the dominant N2 fixing organisms [2] followed by diatom endosymbionts (e.g. Richelia; see review by [3]). The nitrogenase enzyme is both O2 sensitive and has a high requirement for Fe [4]. The relative demand as compared to non-N2 fixers, thoug ...
... the ocean, the pelagic Trichodesmium species appear to be the dominant N2 fixing organisms [2] followed by diatom endosymbionts (e.g. Richelia; see review by [3]). The nitrogenase enzyme is both O2 sensitive and has a high requirement for Fe [4]. The relative demand as compared to non-N2 fixers, thoug ...
GLOBAL OCEAN ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS GLOBEC Special
... PREFACE This report describes the current status, in July 2004, of the implementation activities of the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) programme element of the International GeosphereBiosphere Programme (IGBP). GLOBEC is co-sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) ...
... PREFACE This report describes the current status, in July 2004, of the implementation activities of the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) programme element of the International GeosphereBiosphere Programme (IGBP). GLOBEC is co-sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) ...
Kenya_MEDA_FINAL_Ele..
... and countries with economies in transition, providing $9.2 billion in grants and leveraging $40 billion in co-financing for over 2,700 projects in over 168 countries. www.thegef.org ...
... and countries with economies in transition, providing $9.2 billion in grants and leveraging $40 billion in co-financing for over 2,700 projects in over 168 countries. www.thegef.org ...
1 Bacterial vs. zooplankton control of sinking particle
... bungii C3, C4, C5, and adults; Calanus jashnovi and C. pacificus C5) as they do not feed while ...
... bungii C3, C4, C5, and adults; Calanus jashnovi and C. pacificus C5) as they do not feed while ...
Molecular Biological and Physiological Investigations of
... The Baltic Sea, located in Northern Europe, is the world’s largest brackish water environment. It developed as a huge fresh-water lake about 14,000 years ago when the glaciers of the last glacial period melted. During its history several salt and fresh water phases alternated, before it became brack ...
... The Baltic Sea, located in Northern Europe, is the world’s largest brackish water environment. It developed as a huge fresh-water lake about 14,000 years ago when the glaciers of the last glacial period melted. During its history several salt and fresh water phases alternated, before it became brack ...