Sentences with phrase «marine biosphere»

«These are probably the most pristine samples we've ever got from the deep marine biosphere,» says Orcutt.

Located on the cusp where Raa and Baa atolls meet, the area is rich in marine diversity; Baa atoll, renown for the annual Manta Ray migration from May to November in Hanifaru UNESCO Marine Biosphere, is just 15 minutes away by speedboat.

Biosphere (terrestrial and marine)- The part of the Earth system comprising all ecosystems and living organisms, in the atmosphere, on land (terrestrial biosphere) or in the oceans (marine biosphere), including derived dead organic matter, such as litter, soil organic matter and oceanic detritus.

Richard is particularly interested in understanding how the marine biosphere and key organism traits, such as body size, responded to the major climatic and environmental changes of the past, particularly those associated with the key extinction and warming episodes of the Phanerozoic.

Emissions of aerosol precursors from vegetation and from the marine biosphere are expected to respond to climate change.