Sentences with phrase «marine organisms as»

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.

One of the dangers identified by the report is a reduction in calcification of coral and other marine organisms as a result of anthropogenic climate change and in particular increased CO2 emissions.

The Core also provides access to diverse invertebrate and non-mammalian vertebrates, including local marine organisms as well as experimental models such as Xenopus laevis.

A growing number of studies have demonstrated adverse impacts on marine organisms as a result of ocean acidification, including the following: ref

Untapped resource Researchers at Scotland's University of Aberdeen Marine Biodiscovery Center (MBC) are studying the potential of deep - sea marine organisms as a source for new chemical compounds, which could be used to develop novel treatments for cancer, inflammation, infection and parasitic diseases.

The Aberdeen scientists are studying the potential of marine organisms as a source for new chemical compounds, which could be used to develop novel treatments for cancer, inflammation, infection and parasitic diseases.

Bulkheads, sea walls and vertical structures with marginal structural complexity don't provide the same habitat for marine organisms as natural shorelines, Gittman said.

Not exact matches

Cross says that as the oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, the more acidic the water becomes, which hurts marine life and makes it harder for organisms to grow skeletons and build shells.

«Additionally, we found that marine organisms responsible for bioerosion broke down the skeletal reef framework very quickly when exposed to high amounts of SGD,» said lead author Katie Lubarsky, who completed this research as part of her graduate degree in Marine Biology at UH marine organisms responsible for bioerosion broke down the skeletal reef framework very quickly when exposed to high amounts of SGD,» said lead author Katie Lubarsky, who completed this research as part of her graduate degree in Marine Biology at UH Marine Biology at UH M?noa.

In a second piece, Wise explained how a marine ecologist is using robots (with casings made from surplus fire extinguishers) to mimic the motions of microscopic marine life, including crab larvae, as they move through ocean waters during their development into adult organisms.

As such, they were able to use fossil records to assess the baseline extinction risk for marine animals, including sharks, whales and dolphins, as well as small sedentary organisms such as snails, clams and coralAs such, they were able to use fossil records to assess the baseline extinction risk for marine animals, including sharks, whales and dolphins, as well as small sedentary organisms such as snails, clams and coralas well as small sedentary organisms such as snails, clams and coralas small sedentary organisms such as snails, clams and coralas snails, clams and corals.

To the surprise of scientists, bacteria can act as an aphrodisiac for one - celled marine organisms notable for being the closest living relative of all animals.

- Species in Africa and Asia as well as in freshwater and marine ecosystems were understudied, compared with terrestrial organisms in Europe and North America

To make matters worse, German and Japanese researchers recently increased CO2 levels in seawater and found that the greenhouse gas can damage some marine organisms directly: Squid slowly asphyxiated as the excess CO2 crowded out oxygen in their blood, and fish embryos and larvae were abnormally small and less likely to survive.

ECO2 developed a generic approach for estimating consequences, probability and risk associated with sub-seabed CO2 storage based on the assessment of the environmental value of local organisms as indicated for example by the Natura 2000 network of nature protection areas or the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North - East Atlantic (OSPAR), the vulnerability of environmental resources and possible impacts on them as well as consequences and risks.

Anemones are solitary beings, though spot prawns and other marine organisms, such as the rockfish in the picture, gravitate toward them for habitat.

Many researchers worry that acidification will make life harder for some shell - building marine organisms such as clams, crabs, and shrimp; more - acidic water could corrode the creatures» shells, or make it harder to build them in the first place.

Bromophenols occur naturally in many marine organisms, such as algae, bryozoa and sandworms.

Published today in PLOS ONE, the research shows that biofluorescence — a phenomenon by which organisms absorb light, transform it, and eject it as a different color — is common and variable among marine fish species, indicating its potential use in communication and mating.

Using the most comprehensive conservation data available for both marine and non-marine organisms, research led by Dr Thomas Webb, from the University's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, has shown that 20 to 25 per cent of the well - known species living in our seas are now threatened with extinction — the same figure as land living plants and animals.

This is a big deal because it can affect so many processes that occur from the coast to the open ocean including marine organisms» lifecycles and underwater landslides,» said lead author San Diego State University Assistant Professor Jillian Maloney, who conducted this research as a post-doctoral researcher at LSU.

Using the University of Miami's Research Vessel F.G. Walton Smith as a platform for daily dives with the NOAA Marine Sanctuaries Foundation's Mohawk ROV, scientists from the U.S. and Cuba specializing in corals, sponges, algae and fish logged thousands of dive notes, underwater photos and video, documenting the geomorphology, biological zonation and diversity of marine orgaMarine Sanctuaries Foundation's Mohawk ROV, scientists from the U.S. and Cuba specializing in corals, sponges, algae and fish logged thousands of dive notes, underwater photos and video, documenting the geomorphology, biological zonation and diversity of marine orgamarine organisms.

In a new study recently published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles, scientists of Kiel University (CAU) with colleagues from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and international partners from the USA, New Zealand, and Great Britain studied marine benthic shell - forming organisms around the world in relation to the chemical conditions they currently experience — with a surprising result: 24 percent, almost a quarter of the analyzed species, including sea urchins, sea stars, coralline algae or snails, already live in seawater unfavorable to the maintenance of their calcareous skeletons and shells (a condition referred to as CaCO3 - undersaturation).

As the oceans absorb increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, ocean acidification is expected to make life harder for many marine organisms, especially shellfish and other animals with shells or skeletons made of calcium carbonate.

The discovery gives wider insights into future research on the mechanisms of symbiosis in other marine organisms such as giant tubeworms and giant clams.

In the April 12 issue of the journal Science, Lutz and co-author Paul Falkowski, a professor in Rutgers's departments of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, point out that the handful of samples taken thus far from the ocean's depths have introduced scientists to new strains of an anaerobic bacteria known as actinomycetes, which Lutz calls «fascinating organisms with profound medical possibilities.»

The discovery of genes involved in the production of DMSP in phytoplankton, as well as bacteria, will allow scientists to better evaluate which organisms make DMSP in the marine environment and predict how the production of this influential molecule might be affected by future environmental changes, such as the warming of the oceans due to climate change.

Many of the organisms that wound up living on the panels are known as fouling species — microorganisms, algae, and invertebrates that anchor to boat hulls, jetties, and aquaculture facilities and wreak havoc for both humans and local marine communities — so lighting up marinas and harbors may not be in our best interest.

Scientists have been isolating marine natural compounds from sea sponges and other marine organisms to find treatments for diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis.

Fluorescent or glowing proteins, which are substantial to molecular biology today, were developed from research interest in the phenomenon of glowing marine organisms, such as Aequorea aequorea (a jellyfish) or Noctiluca scintillans (a dinoflagellate).

Some of the largest known viruses infect simple organisms such as amoebas and simple marine algae.

Organisms of interest include fossil and living squamates (snakes and lizards) as well as of extinct marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.

Living organisms — especially marine plants called phytoplankton — require nitrogen in processes such as photosynthesis.

She added, «New model systems will be a magnet for people from outside the field of marine microbial ecology as they will suddenly be able to work with marine microbes in ways that they are used to working with other model organisms.»

As one of the largest national research programmes on ocean acidification, BIOACID has contributed to quantifying the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms and their habitats, unravelling the mechanisms underlying the observed responses, assessing the potential for evolutionary adaptation, and determining how these responses are modulated by other environmental drivers.

Mount's anti-fouling peptide could be the answer to deterring marine biofouling, which is the unwanted accumulation of marine organisms, such as barnacles and algae, on submerged structures and ships.

«As our understanding of the impacts of ocean acidification was building up, we were able to broaden our focus from marine organisms to communities and ecosystems, addressing ocean acidification in combination with other environmental factors», says Professor Ulf Riebesell, marine biologist at GEOMAR and coordinator of BIOACID.

Corals and tiny fossilised marine organisms buried in the seabed act as natural recorders of past ocean temperatures.

6/13/2007 UCSD Scientists Sequence Genome of Marine Organism Producing Promising Disease - Fighting Agents Bacteria discovered in Bahamian mud has potential as producer of natural antibiotics and anticancer products Scientists at UC San Diego's Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have solved... More...

The krill, for instance, a very important link in marine food chain, feed on phytoplankton and in turn gets eaten by other organisms in the sea such as fish.

This event had eliminated dinosaurs, pterosaurs, ammonites and belemnites, as well as many groups of birds, bivalves, brachiopods, marine reptiles, plants and planktonic organisms.

Pelican Cayes — Within SWCMR, the Pelican Cayes have been identified as of particular importance, in recognition of the unique and fragile nature, and for the diversity of marine organisms occurring in the sub — tidal mangrove communities of the Pelican Range — unparalleled in the Caribbean.

In the marine environment are found gray whales, harbor seals and California sea lions as well as a multitude of fish species and other marine organisms.

Full appreciation of the reef's marine biology is only achieved with a surreal night dive, revealing critters of the evening such as bioluminescent organisms, octopus, lobsters, starfish, sleeping parrot fish, and even «the thing» - a mysterious resident creature yet to be identified even by our expert guides.

Many sunscreens contain chemicals such as oxybenzone and octinoxate which have been reported to have harmful effects on coral, kelp and the development of marine organisms.

Marine biologists living on the island care for the animals around the clock, and love nothing better than having guests join them in a range of interactive experiences, such as feeding baby stingrays or learning about the fascinating biological processes of the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest living organism.

Snorkeling and scuba diving can be quite fun as the water clarity is amazing and one can observe a plethora of marine organisms very easily.

Plankton, the tiny organisms at the bottom of the ocean food chain that so much of marine life depends on, drift with the ocean currents, but sometimes come together in dense patches under the surface that can later rise to the surface as red tides.

Sea ice is critical for polar marine ecosystems in at least two important ways: (1) it provides a habitat for photosynthetic algae and nursery ground for invertebrates and fish during times when the water column does not support phytoplankton growth; and (2) as the ice melts, releasing organisms into the surface water [3], a shallow mixed layer forms which fosters large ice - edge blooms important to the overall productivity of polar seas.

The National Research Council described dispersant use in 2005 as «a conscious decision» to direct hydrocarbons to one part of the marine ecosystem, «decreasing the risk to water surface and shoreline habitats while increasing the potential risk to organisms in the water column and on the seafloor.»