Sentences with phrase «important ocean ecosystems»

Coral reefs, the «rainforests of the sea,» are important ocean ecosystems that protect coastlines, support fisheries, and draw in a lot of tourism around the world.

«While negotiations are always a delicate balance, we believe the final product is a science - based, fair - minded proposal that will help restore important ocean ecosystems.»

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The bay's aquatic vegetation, including seagrasses and freshwater grasses, is an important part of coastal ecosystems, says study coauthor Jonathan Lefcheck, a marine ecologist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine.

The ocean bottom is one of the world's most important yet enigmatic ecosystems, covered in a thick sludge rich with bacteria that consume and recycle dead algae and animal feces.

Jurgens said that is all the more reason why documenting such mass mortality events is important to better understand — and prepare for — trends happening to ocean ecosystems.

Sharks are at the top of the ocean food chain, Meyer noted, making them an important part of the marine ecosystem, and knowing more about these fish helps scientists better understand the flow of energy through the ocean.

Ocean acidification is therefore one of the most important research areas regarding the effects of elevated CO2 on benthic marine calcifiers and the marine ecosystem in general.

«This work helps inform our knowledge and understanding of the deep sea ecosystems north of Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries, areas that are extremely important to the ocean environment.»

A variety of studies and analyses suggest that ocean acidification and warming affect important services the ocean provides to ecosystems and humankind.

Reducing stressors that exacerbate ocean acidification conditions — Managers can support the resilience of reefs by reducing other stressors that affect marine ecosystems (e.g., declining water quality, coastal pollution, and overfishing of important species and functional groups, such as herbivores.

It is important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources and ecosystems.

In a large - scale field experiment, 53 scientists from Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain and the United States are investigating how ocean acidification influences important functions in an ecosystem representative for two - thirds of the world's oceans.

Experiments and analyses carried out by more than 250 scientists from 20 German institutions clearly indicate that ocean acidification and warming, along with other environmental stressors, impair life in the ocean and compromise important ecosystem services it provides to humankind.

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Besides being adorable, these critters play an important role in our ocean ecosystems by providing habitat for others, helping balance the food chain, and facilitating nutrient cycling.

«Sharks are critically important to our ocean ecosystem and yet are being killed by the tens of millions a year, mostly for their fins.

Understanding the causes and extent of the decline in marine species is important to their future management and aids in reconstructing the past states of ocean ecosystems.

It provides important information about underwater debris to help inform policy change and improves the health of ocean ecosystems.

It is an initiative where creatives come together to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of our oceans and collaborate on projects that can end their destruction, it addresses major threats towards our oceans, the most important ecosystem of our planet.

But sharks also play an important role in shaping ocean ecosystems, he and biologists say repeatedly in the film.

This recovered role may be especially important as climate change threatens ocean ecosystems with rising temperatures and acidification.

How all these effects will combine and impact the ocean ecosystem is an important but unresolved question.

Beach cleanup organizations and other ocean - minded NGOs already partake in the important practice of picking waste up off of shorelines and working to restore ecosystems.

A new study found that whales play an important ecological role in the discharge of their urine and feces, through which they release nitrogen and iron into the ocean ecosystem.

«Today's action will help us live up to that obligation and offer important protection for ocean ecosystems and wildlife.

Ocean acidification, rising ocean temperatures, declining sea ice, and other environmental changes interact to affect the location and abundance of marine fish, including those that are commercially important, those used as food by other species, and those used for subsistence.16, 17,18,122,19,20,21 These changes have allowed some near - surface fish species such as salmon to expand their ranges northward along the Alaskan coast.124, 125,126 In addition, non-native species are invading Alaskan waters more rapidly, primarily through ships releasing ballast waters and bringing southerly species to Alaska.5, 127 These species introductions could affect marine ecosystems, including the feeding relationships of fish important to commercial and subsistence fisheOcean acidification, rising ocean temperatures, declining sea ice, and other environmental changes interact to affect the location and abundance of marine fish, including those that are commercially important, those used as food by other species, and those used for subsistence.16, 17,18,122,19,20,21 These changes have allowed some near - surface fish species such as salmon to expand their ranges northward along the Alaskan coast.124, 125,126 In addition, non-native species are invading Alaskan waters more rapidly, primarily through ships releasing ballast waters and bringing southerly species to Alaska.5, 127 These species introductions could affect marine ecosystems, including the feeding relationships of fish important to commercial and subsistence fisheocean temperatures, declining sea ice, and other environmental changes interact to affect the location and abundance of marine fish, including those that are commercially important, those used as food by other species, and those used for subsistence.16, 17,18,122,19,20,21 These changes have allowed some near - surface fish species such as salmon to expand their ranges northward along the Alaskan coast.124, 125,126 In addition, non-native species are invading Alaskan waters more rapidly, primarily through ships releasing ballast waters and bringing southerly species to Alaska.5, 127 These species introductions could affect marine ecosystems, including the feeding relationships of fish important to commercial and subsistence fisheries.

Coral reefs provide a habitat or a feeding area for a diverse collection of sea creatures and are an important part of the ocean ecosystem.

However, these models do not yet include many processes and reservoirs that may be important, such as peat, buried carbon in permafrost soils, wild fires, ocean eddies and the response of marine ecosystems to ocean acidification.

It is important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources and ecosystems.

Most of us could use more knowledge of our planet's oceans and their ecosystems, and coral reefs are a very important piece of the puzzle.

«We congratulate the Interior Department on taking these two important steps toward protection of the Arctic Ocean from the threats of drilling in this fragile ecosystem which is experiencing the effects of climate change at a faster rate than anywhere else on earth,» Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe said in a statement.

The contributions and recommendations in this issue substantially advance our knowledge of the likely organism and ecosystem consequences of ocean acidification and warming that should be considered in future studies and will be important for the development and implementation of management and conservation strategies.

Here, using the longest experiment to date (542 days), we investigate how the interactive effects of warming and ocean acidification affect the growth, behaviour and associated levels of ecosystem functioning (nutrient release) for a functionally important non-calcifying intertidal polychaete (Alitta virens) under seasonally changing conditions.