Sentences with phrase «by marine»

But in my case I was raised by a Marine who had the eyes of a hawk for ANYTHING out of order.

Whitewashed or weathered timber creates a rustic, coastal look enhanced by marine coloured soft towels.

Chapel Hill, NC About Blog Under the C blog is a blog by marine science graduate students at UNC.

In communities without a Reserve Unit, the campaign can be conducted by a Marine Corps League Detachment or group of men and women, generally Marine veterans, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign.

The first aviation policies were underwritten by the marine insurance underwriting community.

Boating injuries and deaths that occur in Canada are generally governed by the Marine Liability Act because maritime law in Canada is federal jurisdiction.

Squamish Nation argued that — despite the significant intrusion the project represents on Squamish's people, lands, waters and resources, particularly by the marine terminal and increased vessel traffic traversing their territory — the Crown, through project conditions, deferred obtaining information that is essential to assessing impacts on Squamish.

There are further complications as these are subject to the Fresh Water Fisheries Act 1975 as amended by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

But this activity «could seriously injure» whales and other marine life, warns a new report conducted by Marine Conservation Research and commissioned by Greenpeace Nordic.

On its way to being stored in the darkest depths of the ocean, carbon may be consumed and recycled by marine organisms as it enters... the twilight zone.

The 1865 ban on slavery is the basis for a lawsuit against SeaWorld, filed by PETA on the behalf of five orca whales which, the animal rights group argues, are enslaved for commercial gain by the marine park.

Studies after the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 found that oil ingested by marine life accumulates in tissues, lowering reproductive rates and increasing disease and mortality rates.

Natural spatial and temporal variability in the pH / pCO2 conditions experienced by marine populations provide the potential for different levels of adaptation (genetic) and acclimatization (phenotypic) to decreased pH and elevated pCO2, emphasizing the importance of understanding physiological variation existing along natural environmental gradients (macrophysiology) in understanding global change impacts [29].

The world's first (and still best) fiber optics, photonic crystals, and LED Bragg refractors were invented by marine sponges, beetles, and tropical butterflies.

Tiny plastic microfibres become dislodged in the washing machine and flushed into waterways, where they are ingested by marine wildlife and enter the food chain.

http://chriscolose.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/interactive-carbon-cycle-model/ — According to http://es.carboncycle.aos.wisc.edu/global-carbon-cycle/ (linked from above site), about 50 Gt C / year in the ocean is metabolized by marine organisms.

One of George's NY Pelagic bottles was found in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, by a marine biologist, a few days after George released it in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

:: California Paddle 2007, via tip from Toby H. See images of the environmental problems caused by marine plastic pollution at Algalita Marine Research Foundation site, one of Tom Jones» resource pages.

It is the basis of a protocol followed by marine chemistry labs around the world.

These reactive molecules are emitted by marine algae and liberated from salty sea spray.

Examples of such gaseous aerosol precursors are dimethyl sulfide (DMS) emitted by plankton or iodocompounds created by marine algae.

PNNL researchers are examining whether a variety of fish and invertebrates change their behavior during and after exposure to an electromagnetic field similar to those produced by marine and hydrokinetic power devices that capture energy from ocean waves, tides, currents and rivers.

- «Wide variations (in pH) are easily tolerated by marine life» (this was based on one apparent study from the basins of a couple of rivers in Brazil)

The water transported by marine fog into coastal ecosystems creates a cascade of ecological effects.

Such planning for Arctic marine biodiversity is under way by the Marine Expert Monitoring Group, which is implementing the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program under the umbrella of the Conservation of Arctic Fauna and Flora working group of the Arctic Council [342].

Areas occupied by marine species including fish, corals and plankton are moving by an average of 72 kilometers (45 miles) a decade, typically toward the poles, the study by researchers at 17 institutions in 8 countries said today.

Tangential, but I suspect that even if Arctic ice declines later in the century, the decision of running ships through the Arctic will be made by marine insurers, not shippers.

«Such floods are nothing new, as we see by the marine fossils found on the tops of the Rockies, Andes and other mountain ranges.»

They come up with all kinds of hypothetical feedback mechanisms involving more natural aerosol emissions in response to global warming: Dimethylsulfide from marine phytoplankton (although a very intriguing possibility, this has never been confirmed to be a significant feedback mechanism, and there is ample evidence to the contrary, which is omitted from the report), biological aerosols (idem), carbonyl sulfide (idem), nitrous oxide (idem), and iodocompounds (idem), about which they write the following: «Iodocompounds — created by marine algae — function as cloud condensation nuclei, which help create new clouds that reflect more incoming solar radiation back to space and thereby cool the planet.»

The effects classified as «acidification» encompass an array of issues concerning relative concentrations of various ionic compounds that are dynamically controlled by marine life using regulatory pumps etc..

But I also still remember the cover art from The Lady and the Sharks (1969) by the marine biologist Eugenie Clark and the photos from Jacques Cousteau's World Without Sun (1965, both Harper & Row).

From the little I know from presentations by Marine Biologists, acidification is just an aspect of more general concerns.

Retreat of Pine Island Glacier controlled by marine ice - sheet instability.

This region of the world is characterized by marine stratocumulus clouds.

Archer, D., H. Kheshgi, and E. Maier - Reimer, Dynamics of fossil fuel CO2 neutralization by marine CaCO3, Global Biogeochemal Cycles, 12, 259 - 276, 1998.

The block includes series such as Xploration Awesome Planet, hosted by Philippe Cousteau, grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau, Xploration Outer Space, hosted by NASA scientist Emily Calandrelli, and Nature Knows Best, hosted by marine biologist Danni Washington which showcases biomimicry in modern technology and innovative design.

The Azores are an island group located in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, a region characterized by marine stratocumulus clouds.

Carbon is transported within the ocean by three mechanisms; (1) the «solubility pump» (see glossary), (2) the «biological pump» (see case study), (3) the «marine carbonate pump» which is caused by marine organisms forming shells in the surface ocean.

Favier, L., G. Durand, S. L. Cornford, G. H. Gudmundsson, O. Gagliardini, F. Gillet - Chaulet, T. Zwinger, A. J. Payne, and A. M. Le Brocq (2014), Retreat of Pine Island Glacier controlled by marine ice - sheet instability, Nat.

Basically, plastic is trapped within these currents, taking at least 10 years to cycle back out — if it doesn't first get eaten by marine life or sink to the bottom.

Of the two primary lipid energy sources in corals, triacylglycerol is more easily metabolized than wax esters and thus is commonly exhausted more rapidly by marine organisms during times of stress, such as starvation [51].

If not consumed by marine life, these fragments slowly settle to the sea floor.

When atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed into the ocean, it reacts to produce carbonic acid, increasing the acidity of seawater and diminishing the amount of a key building block (carbonate) used by marine species like shellfish and corals to make their shells and skeletons.

Biological changes are internal to the entire system, which is what you need to look at, considering such factors as Dimethylsulfide Emission: Climate Control by Marine Algae?

Overestimating primary production by marine phytoplankton could result in an overestimate of their potential role in mitigating AGW.

They are oftentimes mistaken as food by marine life.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

Sea - ice biome - The biome formed by all marine organisms living within or on the floating sea ice (frozen sea water) of the polar oceans.

Emphasizes that further urgent action is needed to address the challenges posed by marine plastic debris and microplastics, by addressing such materials at source, by reducing pollution through improved waste management practices and by cleaning up existing debris and litter;

An expedition led by the British Antarctic Survey tried to get close to Larsen C earlier this year and was thwarted by the marine floes.