Sentences with phrase «of marine organisms»

That's decidedly good news, but it comes with a catch: Rising levels of CO2 in the ocean promote acidification, which breaks down the calcium carbonate shells of some marine organisms.

Different types of marine organisms thrive in water of different temperatures.

It is clear that marine animals frequently encounter plastic debris, and that ingestion is a widespread phenomenon among all groups of marine organisms.

Over 1,000 species of marine organisms can be found here.

So, for example, marine organisms: A lot of marine organisms may have these sorts of antibacterial properties.

Researchers have also been surprised to discover that exposure to these waters can change the behavior of some marine organisms, such as by disrupting brain development in fish.

This accumulation of marine organisms costs the marine industry billions of dollars of increased fuel consumption due to the increased drag on ships.

Share your list of how ocean acidification can affect different types of marine organisms with the class.

However, this process also increases the acidity of seawater and can affect the health of marine organisms and the ocean ecosystem.

The acidification has already been measured, and if the increasing CO2 trend continues it would come to pose a serious extinction threat to major classes of marine organisms, including corals.

As you watch, take notes on how ocean acidification can affect different types of marine organisms.

They are a major component of marine phytoplankton and the food base for a large variety of marine organisms.

First, EPOCA aims to document the changes in ocean chemistry and geographical distribution of marine organisms across space and time.

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.

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 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.

Rising temperatures, loss of oxygen, eutrophication, pollution and other drivers happen simultaneously and interact to influence the development of marine organisms and communities.

type of sedimentary rock mostly made of calcium carbonate from shells and skeletons of marine organisms.

Bordered on all sides by tidal rapids, the Octopus Islands boast clear, nutrient rich waters and an abundance of marine organisms.

In a 2013 peer - reviewed paper, 5 scientists examined the migration of marine organisms into the Arctic reporting, «The fauna of the southern North Sea exhibits clear changes.

scientists examined the migration of marine organisms into the Arctic reporting, «The fauna of the southern North Sea exhibits clear changes.

Ocean acidification interferes with the ability of marine organisms to build hard shells of calcium carbonate, USGS director Marcia McNutt said in a statement.

Dune - shaped mountains display 520 - million - year - old gray limestone, formed from the remains of marine organisms that once filled a shallow ocean covering the western United States.

Cózar adds: «These microplastics have an influence on the behavior and the food chain of marine organisms.

These pollutants bioaccumulate in the tissues of marine organisms, biomagnify up the food chain, and find their way into the foods we eat.»

«Biological oceanographers have speculated that early life stages of marine organisms might be particularly sensitive to ocean acidification, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown for most species,» says David Garrison, program director in NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences, which funded the research through an ocean acidification competition.

Improved monitoring will be crucial for better understanding acidification trends, its contributing factors and the biological responses of marine organisms.

Most of the biomass of marine organisms is composed of microorganism.

Karnauskas notes that the vast majority of marine organisms will be negatively affected by the rise in ocean temperatures and acidification that are expected to occur across the globe as a result of climate change.

In the next phase, natural substance chemists isolate positively indicated substances from tested rare extracts of marine organisms.

After the death of a marine organism, other organisms may metabolize and convert that organic matter back into carbon dioxide that can reenter the atmosphere.

D. Van Holliday special session on acoustical measurements of marine organisms.

The researchers, led by Mati Kahru at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, say there could develop a mismatch between the reproductive cycles of marine organisms.

«In addition to marine testing, we assessed how well the adsorbent attracted uranium versus other elements, adsorbent durability, whether buildup of marine organisms might impact adsorbent capacity, and we demonstrated that most of the adsorbent materials are not toxic.

A study of millions years of competition between a group of marine organisms shows that the bigger species regularly outcompete their smaller rivals for living space.

This Research Center engages in education, research, and collaborative projects with diverse organizations on the dynamics of marine organisms and coastal environments.

Approximately 800 species of marine organisms depend on the kelp forests at some point in their life history.

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.

Cetacean stranding is when cetaceans (a group of marine organisms including whales, dolphins, and the like) beach themselves.

In Northeast Land and Svalbard, the melting waters on the ice caps are the tears of the Earth mourning the future death of men and civilizations as the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere spikes and global warming proceeds rapidly, killing millions of marine organisms, and increasing the acidification of the oceans.

Some of the projected impacts of climate change on the Arctic region include: damage to infrastructure from permafrost loss and changes in precipitation patterns, spatial shifts and changes to the productivity of marine organisms due to changes in ocean conditions and sea ice, reduced food security for some Arctic communities and impacts on Arctic and sub-Arctic marine mammals, especially those that depend on sea ice.

This ocean acidification makes water more corrosive, reducing the capacity of marine organisms with shells or skeletons made of calcium carbonate (such as corals, krill, oysters, clams, and crabs) to survive, grow, and reproduce, which in turn will affect the marine food chain.7

Increasing ocean acidity due to increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 (Denman et al., 2007 Section 7.3.4.1; Sabine et al., 2004; Royal Society, 2005) is very likely to reduce biocalcification of marine organisms such as corals (Hughes et al., 2003; Feely et al., 2004).

Climate change can be evaluated by the analysis of temporal changes in fossilized marine fauna and flora abundance, morpological changes in preserved organisms, coral deposits, and the oxygen isotopic concentration of marine organisms.

Such alterations in the spatial and temporal distribution of marine organisms ultimately drive subsequent changes in ecosystem structure and functioning [1,12 — 15].