Marine Biology – Page 2

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UN experts warn of ‘water bankruptcy’ for many regions after reviewing 200 major global projects

terry / September 23, 2012

United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 23 Sep 2012 Study highlights horizon issues for world’s freshwater […]

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Climate, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, Stanford University, The Rockefeller University

Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the Pacific

terry / August 10, 2012

Block Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app

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Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development

terry / November 16, 2011

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 16-Nov-2011 Sustainable coastal management, regional coordination and long-term, holistic

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Major threats foreseen due to Europe’s changing marine environments

terry / September 15, 2011

Project CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ),

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Encyclopedia of Life, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, Smithsonian Institution, The Rockefeller University

Redesigned and vastly expanded, Encyclopedia of Life Version 2 offers information on 1/3rd of known species

terry / September 5, 2011

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL.org) Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 5 September 2011 Landmark global online collaboration now

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

How many species on Earth? 8.7 million

terry / August 23, 2011

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC 23 Aug 2011 Eight million, seven hundred thousand species (give or take 1.3 million).

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Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone: Study

terry / July 28, 2011

United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 28 Jul 11 Continued reliance on a strategy

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Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas

terry / July 11, 2011

United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 11 Jul 2011 Networks of biologically-connected marine protected

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Prodigal plankton species makes first known migration from Pacific to Atlantic via Pole

terry / June 26, 2011

Project CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ),

Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Census of Marine Life, Climate, Environment, Fisheries, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, Stanford University, The Rockefeller University

Teeming with life, Pacific’s California current likened to Africa’s Serengeti Plain

terry / June 22, 2011

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC / Tagging of Pacific Palagics project, Pacific Grove, CA 22 June 2011 Decade of electronic