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...e region toanother. It found that small changes in ocean temperature could affect importantor "keystone" species and trigger large, relatively rapid changes in intertidalecology. The other report, published today in the journal Nature, suggests thatmeasures to protect ecosystem health and function ......t a dense brownish pollution haze extendedfrom the ocean surface to 1 to 3 km altitude. The haze layer cove...affected area includes most of the northern Indian ocean including the ArabianSea, much of the Bay of Bengal, and the equatorial Indian Ocean to about 5degre...Increasing Carbon Dioxide Threatens Tropical Coral Reefs
...2 increases may affect thechemistry and biology of ocean ecosystems. As CO2 dissolves, it produces an acid ...to preindustrial levels. The findings are based on ocean carbon data and computer models, and onlaboratory experiments which show that coral and algal calcif...New Findings On Primitive Shark Contradicts Current View Of Jaw Evolution
...Southern Hemisphere was covered by a cold, shallow ocean thatdramatically contrasts the warm, tropical waters modern sharks prefer. In addition to expanding our knowledge of how fish evolved, Maisey's discoveryalso expands science's understanding of our own origins. He points out thatmany characteristics ...Seabed Silt In Indian Ocean Consists Of Remains Of Summer Plankton
...ne material were caught while settling to the deep ocean floor. Because the blooming of plankton is greatly...ced in coastal waters and are washed into the deep ocean at the end of the summer monsoon. This is apparent from the large quantities of shell fragments whic...Researchers Find Unexpected Feature In Plankton Nervous System
...ey constitute the biggest source of protein in the ocean and forma critical link in the marine food chain between the phytoplankton on which theyfeed and the krill, fish and whales that feed on them. In essence, they are theinsects of the sea -- more prevalent but harder to study than their land-basedcount...The Largest Bacterium: Scientist Discovers New Bacterial Life Form Off The African Coast
...face. Theybelong to the richest areas in the world ocean in terms of phytoplankton(microalgae) productivity and fish stocks. A large proportion of the microalgaethat grow in these waters sinks down to the sea bottom where the dead algae aredegraded by bacteria. In the sediment, anaerobic bacteria use sulfa...... ofNamibia is very much alike: both feature strong ocean currents running parallelto a north-south continen...rrents to the west and causes an upwelling of deep ocean water thatis unusually rich with the nutrients on which phytoplankton -- and thus othermarine organi...Tipsheet: Environmental Story Ideas
...DIS will enable scientists to study such things as ocean currents, clouds andland formations from space. Measuring clouds and the energy they reflect backinto space or help trap in the atmosphere, for example, is an essential elementin the study of climate change and global warming. MODIS will provide a n...Seeking Life At Its Limits Leads To Antarctica
...slush and water in the ice with a seep hole to the ocean water below. Thescientists scanned the ice for cracks and areas with raised terrain, indicatingwhere floes had crashed together and slush pockets might be. While most of his time was spent working, Sanders was able to leave the ship,walk around on t...1999 Spring Meeting: Information For Media Representatives
...acodes,they have been able to calculate changes in ocean alkalinity and the temperatureand salinity of lake and ocean waters and also infer rainfall amounts in variousregions. They can thereby determine which climate c......half of the total biomass productivity in all open ocean environments andmay process up to 50 percent of the excess carbon dioxide greenhouse gassesimplicated in the current global warming debate. Burning carbon fuel such as oil and coal produces most of this excess carbondioxide. This process currently su...Media Advisory: 1999 Spring Meeting -- Updated Press Conference Schedule
...aceans, they havebeen able to calculate changes in ocean alkalinity and the temperature andsalinity of lake and ocean waters and also infer rainfall amounts in variousregions. They can thereby determine which climate c...Horseshoe crab studies providing new insight into valuable ancient creatures
...nd later on the hatched larvae.Juveniles of larger ocean fish, which use the protected waters of DelawareBay as a giant nursery, also consume eggs and larvae. Juvenile and adulthorseshoe crabs are a dietary staple for the threatened loggerhead turtle. Human Pressures Horseshoe crabs have long been importan...Massive pollution documented over Indian Ocean
...ving on climateprocesses and on marine life in the ocean below. INDOEX, a $25 million project, spon...a dense, brown haze of pollutionextending from the ocean surface to altitudes of one to three kilometers. Thehaze layer covered much of the research area al...Divers may soon wax lyrical about some new hot installation -- The water's fine
Frigid ocean depths may become a more hospitable place for scuba divers who haveto spend hours underwater at temperatures just above freezing, thanks to the USNavy. For some jobs, divers can wear "hot water suits" that rely on warm waterbeing pumped aroun...... gained by other scientists about the link between ocean heatand bleaching has led the National Oceanic and...ic Administrationto develop methods of pinpointing ocean "hot spots" where coral bleachingcould occur. The widespread discovery of coral bleaching has thus b......bon dioxide has been used to attemptto distinguish ocean and plant uptake of carbon dioxide from fossil fuelburning. By analysing both oxygen and carbon isotopes over the 20-year period,Mr Langenfelds and colleagues have identified the problem with previous isotopeattempts and reconciled previously conflic...