Trophic Cascades in Lakes:
... cascades could easily be written based upon the literature of stream ecology. In this short chapter, we present four important findings that emerged from studies of trophic cascades in lakes but were not expected when this research was initiated almost 30 years ago. (1) Animal behavior – habitat cho ...
... cascades could easily be written based upon the literature of stream ecology. In this short chapter, we present four important findings that emerged from studies of trophic cascades in lakes but were not expected when this research was initiated almost 30 years ago. (1) Animal behavior – habitat cho ...
Ecosystems at Risk
... An ecosystem is defined as a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. ...
... An ecosystem is defined as a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. ...
Ecosystems at Risk
... An ecosystem is defined as a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. ...
... An ecosystem is defined as a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. ...
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Coastal Zone in an
... the coast by inland wars or famine or because they were attracted to it by its resources. These changes, coupled with the complexities of selective migration (a specific set of individuals attracted to exploit particular resources) or the rapid overturning of existing cultural norms, access rights o ...
... the coast by inland wars or famine or because they were attracted to it by its resources. These changes, coupled with the complexities of selective migration (a specific set of individuals attracted to exploit particular resources) or the rapid overturning of existing cultural norms, access rights o ...
Census of seafloor sediments in world`s ocean basins
... and in the biological pump of CO2 (14). However, many of the mechanisms that are thought to ...
... and in the biological pump of CO2 (14). However, many of the mechanisms that are thought to ...
Marine Radiocarbon Evidence for the Mechanism of Deglacial
... the Younger Dryas cold period, most likely also triggered by a discharge of glacial meltwater (34). Both periods of NADW/GNAIW reduction were times of intermediate-depth Pacific ∆14C decline and atmospheric CO2 rise. It is often difficult to identify triggers in a tightly coupled system, but the rel ...
... the Younger Dryas cold period, most likely also triggered by a discharge of glacial meltwater (34). Both periods of NADW/GNAIW reduction were times of intermediate-depth Pacific ∆14C decline and atmospheric CO2 rise. It is often difficult to identify triggers in a tightly coupled system, but the rel ...
The Global Oxygen Cycle - Lithosphere Fluid Research Group
... One of the key defining features of Earth as a planet that houses an active and diverse biology is the presence of free molecular oxygen (O2) in the atmosphere. The concentration of O2 and the variations in O2 distribution in both temporal and spatial directions are the result of interacting biologi ...
... One of the key defining features of Earth as a planet that houses an active and diverse biology is the presence of free molecular oxygen (O2) in the atmosphere. The concentration of O2 and the variations in O2 distribution in both temporal and spatial directions are the result of interacting biologi ...
Reserve Management Needs - Graham Sustainability Institute
... Coastal sediment transport, erosion, and barrier island change in response to sea-level rise: The barrier islands in and adjacent to the reserve have changed significantly with impacts from episodic storms, sea-level rise, and coastal zone management practices. Erosion, accretion, and longshore sedi ...
... Coastal sediment transport, erosion, and barrier island change in response to sea-level rise: The barrier islands in and adjacent to the reserve have changed significantly with impacts from episodic storms, sea-level rise, and coastal zone management practices. Erosion, accretion, and longshore sedi ...
Reader Chapter 2 In chapter 2 and 3 you can read more about the
... Archipelagic apron – a gentle slope with a smooth surface on the seafloor Bank – an elevation of the seafloor located on a shelf Basin – a depression of variable extent, generally in a circular or oval form Borderland – a region adjacent to a continent that is highly irregular with depths in excess ...
... Archipelagic apron – a gentle slope with a smooth surface on the seafloor Bank – an elevation of the seafloor located on a shelf Basin – a depression of variable extent, generally in a circular or oval form Borderland – a region adjacent to a continent that is highly irregular with depths in excess ...
THE OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE
... by a set of partially understood and interacting environments and processes that operate in the world’s oceans. This complicated system, covering two-thirds of the planet, modulates both short- and long-term variations in climate, harbors major energy and raw material resources, contains and support ...
... by a set of partially understood and interacting environments and processes that operate in the world’s oceans. This complicated system, covering two-thirds of the planet, modulates both short- and long-term variations in climate, harbors major energy and raw material resources, contains and support ...
Strategic Plan - Ocean Networks Canada
... How does the depletion of oxygen in coastal waters affect ecosystem services? The number of oxygen-depleted zones and the severity and extent of hypoxic events are increasing. The Northeast Pacific Ocean has experienced increased regional upwelling events and sea surface temperatures that have led t ...
... How does the depletion of oxygen in coastal waters affect ecosystem services? The number of oxygen-depleted zones and the severity and extent of hypoxic events are increasing. The Northeast Pacific Ocean has experienced increased regional upwelling events and sea surface temperatures that have led t ...
Week 9a
... of the added [H+] reacts with carbonate (CO32–) ion to convert it to bicarbonate (HCO3–). Because most of the added [H+] would be consumed in this way, the change in pH is much less than it would otherwise be. But this process also consumes some carbonate ion; therefore this pH buffering capacity wo ...
... of the added [H+] reacts with carbonate (CO32–) ion to convert it to bicarbonate (HCO3–). Because most of the added [H+] would be consumed in this way, the change in pH is much less than it would otherwise be. But this process also consumes some carbonate ion; therefore this pH buffering capacity wo ...
Small bugs with a big impact: linking plankton ecology with
... for extrapolating our understanding of plankton ecology to predicting large-scale features and processes? The behavior and physiology of individual planktonic organisms are adapted to the environment in which plankton live and their microscopic size places constraints on their biology. These adaptat ...
... for extrapolating our understanding of plankton ecology to predicting large-scale features and processes? The behavior and physiology of individual planktonic organisms are adapted to the environment in which plankton live and their microscopic size places constraints on their biology. These adaptat ...
benthic marine habitats in antarctica
... Like the abyssal plains elsewhere. those around Antarctica are composed primarily of soft sediments. They differ from sediments in most other deep-sea areas in two ways: the low temperatures of the surface waters mean that these ...
... Like the abyssal plains elsewhere. those around Antarctica are composed primarily of soft sediments. They differ from sediments in most other deep-sea areas in two ways: the low temperatures of the surface waters mean that these ...
Coastal Habitats of Southeast Alaska
... in turn feed rearing fish such as juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), herring (Clupea pallasi), and threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Rocky intertidal invertebrate communities are much richer on the outer coast of Southeast (Fig 7). Creatures that live in a fully marine envir ...
... in turn feed rearing fish such as juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), herring (Clupea pallasi), and threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Rocky intertidal invertebrate communities are much richer on the outer coast of Southeast (Fig 7). Creatures that live in a fully marine envir ...
The microbial view of marine biogeochemical cycles
... Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany ...
... Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany ...
Differential support of lake food webs by three types of terrestrial
... inorganic C (DIC) creating a large contrast between the organic matter produced by (or derived from) primary producers within the lake and terrestrially derived organic sources. The lakes were chosen to provide contrasts in DOC concentrations (an indicator of allochthonous inputs), fish assemblages ...
... inorganic C (DIC) creating a large contrast between the organic matter produced by (or derived from) primary producers within the lake and terrestrially derived organic sources. The lakes were chosen to provide contrasts in DOC concentrations (an indicator of allochthonous inputs), fish assemblages ...
Deep water sponges - Norsk olje og gass
... monitoring effects of anthropogenic stressors in sponges • What is the energetic cost for sponges living under suboptimal conditions? – Reproduction? – Growth? – Population structure? ...
... monitoring effects of anthropogenic stressors in sponges • What is the energetic cost for sponges living under suboptimal conditions? – Reproduction? – Growth? – Population structure? ...
Mercury Concentrations in Wetlands Associated With Coal
... in wetlands associated with coal-fired generating plants in Illinois H1: ...
... in wetlands associated with coal-fired generating plants in Illinois H1: ...
Terrigenous Sediments - Lamont
... clays are formed as weathering or alteration products of primary silicate minerals, and others are recycled from sedimentary sources. All clay minerals are very fine-grained due to their crystal structure. Four types of clays are dominantly found in marine sediments: chlorite, illite, kaolinite, and ...
... clays are formed as weathering or alteration products of primary silicate minerals, and others are recycled from sedimentary sources. All clay minerals are very fine-grained due to their crystal structure. Four types of clays are dominantly found in marine sediments: chlorite, illite, kaolinite, and ...
Mangrove Vegetation Dynamics of the Tanbi Wetland National Park
... are specially adapted to thrive in inundated and saline intertidal zones [1]. Based on their ability to cope with high ...
... are specially adapted to thrive in inundated and saline intertidal zones [1]. Based on their ability to cope with high ...
Remote Sensing of the Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient and Related
... ⎝ green ⎠ where χ and γ are determined empirically and CHL is retrieved as a spectral ratio of water reflectance (e.g. the OC3, OC4 algorithms). A generalization of Eq 2.b expresses light attenuation as linear function of the concentrations of the main optically active components in case 2 waters, C ...
... ⎝ green ⎠ where χ and γ are determined empirically and CHL is retrieved as a spectral ratio of water reflectance (e.g. the OC3, OC4 algorithms). A generalization of Eq 2.b expresses light attenuation as linear function of the concentrations of the main optically active components in case 2 waters, C ...
Ecosystem Functions of Tidal Fresh, Brackish, and Salt Marshes on
... increased, while phosphorus stocks did not differ between fresh and brackish sites but were lowest at salty sites. These results generally support past speculation about ecosystem change across the estuarine gradient, emphasizing that ecosystem function in tidal wetlands changes sharply across the r ...
... increased, while phosphorus stocks did not differ between fresh and brackish sites but were lowest at salty sites. These results generally support past speculation about ecosystem change across the estuarine gradient, emphasizing that ecosystem function in tidal wetlands changes sharply across the r ...
Ecosystem Functions of Tidal Fresh, Brackish, and Salt Marshes on
... increased, while phosphorus stocks did not differ between fresh and brackish sites but were lowest at salty sites. These results generally support past speculation about ecosystem change across the estuarine gradient, emphasizing that ecosystem function in tidal wetlands changes sharply across the r ...
... increased, while phosphorus stocks did not differ between fresh and brackish sites but were lowest at salty sites. These results generally support past speculation about ecosystem change across the estuarine gradient, emphasizing that ecosystem function in tidal wetlands changes sharply across the r ...
Deep-sea genetic resources - Archimer
... scale. Moreover, maintaining sampled organisms intact and alive, as weil as culturing them, requires sophisticated and expensive technologies. Controlling in situ techniques (e.g. ALCHIMIST and CHEMINI based on FIA) for physical and chemical characterization of habitats, but also for ex situ experim ...
... scale. Moreover, maintaining sampled organisms intact and alive, as weil as culturing them, requires sophisticated and expensive technologies. Controlling in situ techniques (e.g. ALCHIMIST and CHEMINI based on FIA) for physical and chemical characterization of habitats, but also for ex situ experim ...