Climate warming reduces fish production and
benthic habitat in Lake Tanganyika, one of the most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems.
The paper, «Climate warming reduces fish production and
benthic habitat in Lake Tanganyika, one of the most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems,» by Cohen and his co-authors, is scheduled for online publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of Aug. 8, 2016.
In addition to these mid-ocean ridge studies I am also involved in the application of similar marine geophysical techniques to study sedimentary processes and characterize
benthic habitats in the near shore setting.
Not exact matches
Researchers carry out innovative basic and applied research programs
in coral reef biology, ecology, and geology; fish biology, ecology, and conservation; shark and billfish ecology; fisheries science; deep - sea organismal biology and ecology; invertebrate and vertebrate genomics, genetics, molecular ecology, and evolution; microbiology; biodiversity; observation and modeling of large - scale ocean circulation, coastal dynamics, and ocean atmosphere coupling;
benthic habitat mapping; biodiversity; histology; and calcification.
Plankton and larval ecology, bio-physical interactions, development and use of optical imaging tools for plankton and
benthic habitat mapping, development of data products for ecosystems approaches to management, ocean observing systems
in polar, temperate and tropical environments, chair ORION - OOI sensors advisory committee
In the course of global change and increasing ocean acidification, an important base for
benthic habitats might break away.
I have witnessed impacts from prop wash from the huge cruise boats
in Cozutmel... Those props literally blow away the
benthic habitat... looks like an underwater hurricane.
Other key areas that require attention include quantification of the effect of trawling and mining on
benthic habitats, assessment of the impacts of alien species, quantification of the impacts of pollution (sewage and storm water)
in the nearshore environment, and the quantification and prediction of future climate change effects.
Counter currents and gyres created by bottom features such as the Pourtalès Terrace
in the Florida Current and the Charleston Bump
in the Gulf Stream help retain the pelagic larvae within the area of the Florida Keys and SAB, respectively, by causing persistent gyres and eddies that spin off the current and retain their pelagic flora and fauna, some of which recruit to
benthic and pelagic
habitats in the region.