• Over 42,000 whales have been killed under objection/reservation and in special permit hunts since the commercial whaling moratorium came into effect, with the minke whale (now considered two species-the Antarctic minke ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis ) and the common minke ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata )) being the primary target. (awionline.org)
  • Bryde's, sperm, and humpback whales were also killed for commercial gain in the early 21st century, but today, only sei and fin whales are taken in addition to the two minke whale species. (awionline.org)
  • Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba , supports a valuable commercial fishery in the Southwest Atlantic, which holds the highest krill densities and is warming rapidly. (nature.com)
  • During the 18th and 19th centuries the island was frequently visited by sealers who nearly exterminated the local population of the Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis . (acap.aq)
  • Bester MN (1995) Reproduction in the female sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis). (uit.no)
  • 1989. Literature review of the studies on uptake, retention and distribution of radionuclides by the foetus. (cdc.gov)
  • Polish Polar Research is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Cold Regions Bibliography, Antarctic Literature, Geological Abstracts, Polish Scientific Journals Contents - Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Quarterly Review, and Zoological Record. (pan.pl)
  • Additionally, the effects of temperature on the physiology of species are fairly well understood and reliably demonstrated in the literature to cause changes in traits of species (Root 1988). (ininet.org)
  • molecular" distinctions, literature simulacra, text-to-speech links, have your Research and bioaccumulation your stable ecosystems and publication distributions on your analysis or state! (palemoon.com)
  • Antarctic Ocean Resources Variability. (uit.no)
  • 2023. The atmospheric fate of 1,2-Dibromo-1 4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane (TBECH): Spatial patterns, seasonal variability, and deposition to Canadian coastal regions . (sfu.ca)
  • Species distribution models describe spatial variability in mesopelagic fish abundance in the Southern Ocean. (marinespecies.org)
  • To develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and to address the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. (globallocalliving.com)
  • The fishery is managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, with the main goal of safeguarding the large populations of krill-dependent predators. (nature.com)
  • Convention area 48 (green area) of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and its Subareas. (nature.com)
  • He has worked for a number of years on the conservation of gopher tortoises and has studied the ecology and conservation needs of diamondback terrapins as part of a University of North Florida research team since 1995. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • Tim has a Masters Degree in Museum Studies with research interests in conservation education, history of natural history, and reconnecting children and adults alike with nature. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • If there is no defined long-term goal for conservation and ecological recovery and extraction of marine resources occurs, a region is not a marine protected area. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aquarium is committed to education, conservation, and research, and offers various educational programs and opportunities for visitors to learn about marine life and environmental issues. (lestacworld.com)
  • Throughout its history, the Nagoya Public Aquarium has been committed to education, conservation, and research. (lestacworld.com)
  • Det er laget en detaljert bok med beskrivelse av disse artene, og den finner du i referanselisten under Clark & Downey (1992). (artsdatabanken.no)
  • Arnbom TA, Lunn NJ, and Boyd IL (1992) Aging live Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals. (uit.no)
  • it conducted scientific whaling until 1989 and eventually withdrew from the IWC in 1992. (awionline.org)
  • In the past two decades, the krill catch has been taken mainly from the waters surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands (CCAMLR Subarea 48.1), the South Orkney Islands (Subarea 48.2), and South Georgia (Subarea 48.3) (Fig. 1 ) 9 . (nature.com)
  • A pioneer morphological and genetic study of the intertidal fauna of the Gerlache Strait (Antarctic Peninsula). (marinespecies.org)
  • Simon van Noort's Research focuses on the systematics, evolution and biology of Hymenoptera from the Afrotropical region (Africa south of the Sahara, including Madagascar and surrounding islands). (figweb.org)
  • In the most recent assessment (2018), the species is listed as 'Vulnerable and increasing' on the global IUCN Red List . (nammco.no)
  • In mixed forests in the warm-temperate regions in Japan, leaf litter types vary according to the dominant tree species. (scirp.org)
  • Research is conducted in both temperate, tropical and Antarctic regions. (marinespecies.org)
  • Wall has held the position of President of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Ecological Society of America, the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers and the Society of Nematologists. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2009, she was honoured as a Diversity Scholar by the American Institute of Biological Sciences. (findingada.com)
  • Species richness was higher in leaf litters with higher pH than in leaf litters with more acidic pH such as I. pedunculosa litter. (scirp.org)
  • In Plymouth, effects of biological complexity were found with mussel seeding reducing taxon richness, supporting larger recruited mussels, and influencing community composition. (frontiersin.org)
  • Elucidation of patterns of wasp species richness in a spatio-temporal context and development of bioinformatics resources for Afrotropical wasps is an ongoing passion of mine ( www.waspweb.org ). (figweb.org)
  • The quarterly Polish Polar Research edited by the Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences is an international journal publishing original research articles presenting the results of studies carried out in polar regions. (pan.pl)
  • We use the latest DNA taxonomy methods to describe new species, study their evolutionary origin, investigate their ecological interactions and test general theories in biodiversity sciences. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 280 (1768) : 20131390 - 20131390. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • Series B, Biological Sciences, 366(1566): 836-848. (treasuresresalestore.com)
  • Wall began work as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California-Riverside in 1972 where she began researching the function and biological diversity of soil ecosystems. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2013) Bone-eating worms from the Antarctic: the contrasting fate of whale and wood remains on the Southern Ocean seafloor. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • For sharks, aerial survey has been largely limited to the large filter feeding species, whale [ 18 - 20 ] and basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) [ 21 , 22 ], as both these species spend long periods of time feeding near the surface, and their large size make them highly visible. (hindawi.com)
  • The world fauna includes about 600 species of crinoids, 1800 asteroids, 2000 ophiuroids, 800 echinoids and 1400 holothuroids. (biodiversity.org.au)
  • To evaluate the variations of myxomycete ecology and to determine the micro-distribution of the species, according to the leaf litter types, may deduce the existence of micro-ecosystems in a forest. (scirp.org)
  • As regards the first, thanks to research based on 100 studies undertaken over the last two decades, it has been estimated that the global value of goods and services supplied by marine and coastal ecosystems is nearly US$23 trillion per year - almost the world's GNP. (forumfed.org)
  • To date, limited work has tested the effectiveness of this technique to estimate the abundance of smaller shark species. (hindawi.com)
  • The abundance of lemon sharks was greatest in the central area of the lagoon during high tide, with a change in abundance distribution to the east and western regions of the lagoon with low tide. (hindawi.com)
  • Aerial survey has been used as a tool to assess species abundance for both terrestrial and marine vertebrates, often where the remoteness or vastness of the survey area and the potentially low abundance of the study species render other techniques uneconomical [ 1 - 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Species in each of these five classes are recorded in Australian waters, but as yet no representative of the Concentricycloidea has been found. (biodiversity.org.au)
  • In Bimini, Bahamas, the lemon shark ( Negaprion brevirostris ) shows high site fidelity to a shallow sandy lagoon, providing an ideal test species to determine the effectiveness of localised aerial survey techniques for a Carcharhinid species in shallow subtropical waters. (hindawi.com)
  • An article published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases in 2021 describes research documenting injuries among harbor seals in the Salish Sea caused by boat propeller strikes. (eopugetsound.org)
  • A 2021 paper in the journal Oceans suggests that these findings may indicate a wider problem among other species in the region. (eopugetsound.org)
  • A plain colorimetric assay revealed widespread bacterial utilization of compounds with hydroxamate functionality ( Trick, 1989 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • using the zone of Utilization of Animal Species by Prehistoric Human components. (treasuresresalestore.com)
  • A graduate of Memphis State University, his research interests focus on anthropogenic threats to Florida's non-marine turtles. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • He held the position of Senior Herpetologist with the Tennessee Aquarium and as Collection Manager with the Chelonian Research Institute and has been involved in a variety of research projects with such species as Carolina diamondback terrapins, spotted turtles and Suwannee cooters. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • The aquarium is home to several species of sea turtles, including the endangered green sea turtle. (lestacworld.com)
  • A failed attempt at settlement in 1871 left behind more introduced animals (including cattle) and plants which contributed to the severe environmental degradation of the island and the extinction of several species of seabirds (some probably endemic) and the only known terrestrial bird (an endemic flightless duck). (acap.aq)
  • When France initiated in the 1950s biological and ecological research programmes in the region the focus and priorities were on higher latitude and less degraded archipelagos (Kerguelen Islands and Crozet Islands). (acap.aq)
  • We are an active research group dedicated to the highest-quality deep-ocean and polar research, with emphasis on molecular systematic and ecological approaches to fundamental questions in biology. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • His company, Heinrich Ecological Services, is based in St. Petersburg, Florida and conducts wildlife surveys and research, natural history programming, and nature-based tours. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • [7] The area is rich in wild life, including the green turtle and the Hawaiian monkfish, alongside 7,000 other species, and 14 million seabirds. (wikipedia.org)
  • RESEARCH ferryboats in Italy ( 9 ), boreal forests in Canada ( 10 ), and environmental samples from Arctic regions ( 11,12 ). (cdc.gov)
  • On behalf of the European Environment Agency I am delighted to have this opportunity to contribute to your discussions on the Arctic, in particular the environmental challenges that face the region, and to offer some views on how to move from analysis to action in the future. (europa.eu)
  • Europe is known to be a significant source of pollutants in the Arctic , contaminating the region via long-range air and water transport. (europa.eu)
  • Almost 10% of the global population lives in the Arctic or high mountain regions. (ipcc.ch)
  • Diana Harrison Wall is the founding director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability, a distinguished biology professor, and senior research scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University. (wikipedia.org)
  • At this time she became a Professor in the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship (until 2006), the Associate Dean for Research in the Natural Resources College (until-2000) and the Director of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (until 2005). (wikipedia.org)
  • Since then she has conducted long-term soil ecology research in this region. (wikipedia.org)
  • Her work has changed our understanding of soil ecology in the Antarctic by drawing links between soil process and diversity to environmental conditions above the ground. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wall has received the 2012 Mines Medal from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research President's Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research, and the Soil Ecology Society Professional Achievement Award. (wikipedia.org)
  • Danielle N Lee is a biologist whose research focuses on the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. (findingada.com)
  • Bengtson JL (1988) Long-term trends in the foraging patterns of female Antarctic fur seals at South Georgia. (uit.no)
  • He later returned to Amsterdam Island for a summer and produced a seminal work on the Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal, but again never managed to see an adult great albatross (because their breeding season is later than for the Kerguelen birds he knew). (acap.aq)
  • Wall has described invertebrate soil communities in the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land and hers were among the first models of habitat suitability for specific invertebrate species in the Dry Valleys. (wikipedia.org)
  • We also performed a meta-analysis using 49 plant species. (ininet.org)
  • Elders noted that the changes are affecting fish distribution within local streams and plant species which provide subsistence foods. (researchgate.net)
  • My main interest is in the evolution of this phylum of colonial animals and I undertake research on their taxonomy, biomineralogy and palaeoecology. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • In Plymouth, biological complexity was also manipulated through seeding tiles with habitat-forming mussels. (frontiersin.org)
  • Visitors can watch penguins waddling, swimming, and playing in a naturalistic environment that mimics their Antarctic habitat. (lestacworld.com)
  • In contrast to the large filter feeding species, most coastal shark species spend relatively little time at the surface, instead remaining near the seabed [ 23 ] or undertaking variable vertical diving profiles [ 24 , 25 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Poey 1868) is classified as a large coastal shark species [ 31 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • A line of cliffs in Antarctica have been named after her by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names. (findingada.com)
  • A bioinformatics resource to facilitate the identification of wasps and to enable exploration of their diversity in the Afrotropical biogeographical region (Africa south of the Sahara and Madagascar and including smaller surrounding islands). (figweb.org)
  • The native range of this species is Macaronesia, N. Africa, Temp. (kew.org)
  • These 45 studies indicate significant changes are occurring in Europe and northern Africa (32 studies), North America (6 studies), Central America (1 study), Antarctica (2 studies), Southern Oceanic islands (1 study), the North American Pacific Ocean shoreline (1 study), the North Pacific Ocean (1 study), and the Antarctic Ocean (1 study) (Table 1). (ininet.org)
  • It describes all three crocodilian species found in this region of the United States. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • This guide describes all 44 species of snakes and features color photos of each-including 6 venomous snakes-making it ideal for field use. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • A Feature Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for future research directions and describes possible research applications. (mdpi.com)
  • 2000. Threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents and biological exposure indices. (cdc.gov)
  • She is an environmental scientist and a soil ecologist and her research has focussed on the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys. (wikipedia.org)
  • Irene C Peden is an electrical engineer who was the first woman scientist to live and work in the interior of the Antarctic, developing techniques for studying deep glacial ice using radio waves. (findingada.com)
  • She visited the Antarctic in 1970 to investigate the electrical characteristics of glacial ice, becoming the first female engineer or scientist to carry out research there. (findingada.com)
  • 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. (marinespecies.org)
  • Check-list of adventive flora of Amur region. (kew.org)
  • We have been made aware of certain fraudulent activities that have been claiming to represent Polish Polar Research . (pan.pl)
  • Polish Polar Research 's name, logo and other information have been used without permission to try to convey authenticity. (pan.pl)
  • If you have any concerns or see suspicious communications that reference Polish Polar Research , please report to Editors-in-Chief. (pan.pl)
  • Legitimate information regarding Polish Polar Research and its manuscripts can always be found on our website at http://journals.pan.pl/ppr/ . (pan.pl)
  • Polish Polar Research is an open-access journal in which archive issues are freely accessible and articles are published at no cost to authors . (pan.pl)
  • A total of 33 myxomycete species were recorded and associated with the chemical and biological environments of leaf litters under natural condition of the forest floor. (scirp.org)
  • Mg/Ca-temperature calibration for costate Bulimina species (B. costata, B. inflata, B. mexicana): a paleothermometer for hypoxic environments. (rutgers.edu)
  • Throughout this period, she was the Associate Director of the Drylands Research Institute for two years the Associate Program Director of the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC for one year. (wikipedia.org)
  • Three years earlier, the US Army Cold Regions Research Laboratories had drilled a 2.16km hole in the ice, and Pedersen lowered a probe 1.67km into the hole to study how very low frequency radio waves travelled through the ice. (findingada.com)
  • Fig. 1: Map of the study region. (nature.com)
  • Significant sea level rise contributions from Antarctic ice sheet mass loss ( very high confidence ), which earlier reports did not expect to manifest this century, are already being observed. (ipcc.ch)
  • Feature papers represent the most advanced research with significant potential for high impact in the field. (mdpi.com)
  • We contribute extensively to a range of public engagement activities to showcase our research, the remarkable collections housed in the NHM Darwin Centre and the importance of sustainable solutions to ocean management. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • Ocean and cryosphere changes are pervasive and observed from high mountains, to the polar regions, to coasts, and into the deep ocean. (ipcc.ch)
  • Posted on August , 2017 in The 5-enolpyruvyl secondary ebook Great overrides that application between RNA metabolism and a daily RNA inside the established region could cite a Transgene communication Managing to more recombined threat varieties. (be-mindful.de)
  • They documented intense biological activities during polar night, implying that, despite the absence of primary production, many biological processes and trophic interactions are maintained on a similar level as in other seasons, based on stored, recycled, or advected energy sources (organic carbon). (springer.com)
  • Non-metric multidimensional scaling demonstrated that the myxomycete assemblages were closely related to the litter types of deciduous and evergreen trees, and both litter pH and cellulolytic activity influenced distribution of myxomycete species. (scirp.org)
  • The dominant tree litter and litter pH strongly influenced the species distribution of foliicolous myxomycetes in a local mixed forest. (scirp.org)
  • Amongst the threats are the changes caused by industrial activities and infrastructure developments in the region and their associated impacts on the distribution, health and availability of wildlife resources. (europa.eu)
  • in Cape Canaveral, Florida [ 26 ], and the distribution of various shark species in the northeast United States [ 27 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • For protected regions of environmental or cultural value in general, see protected area . (wikipedia.org)
  • Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. (mdpi.com)
  • In 1989 the area deforested amounted to 142 200 km2, or nearly 90% more than in 1979. (researchgate.net)
  • At age twelve, he was mentored by Dr. Jim Layne of Archbold Biological Station and was co-author of his first scientific publication at age 14. (quickreferencepublishing.com)
  • After withdrawing its objection, Japan began to exploit a provision in ICRW that allows lethal scientific research on whales . (awionline.org)
  • Iceland continued to conduct scientific research whaling until 2007 and resumed commercial whaling in 2006 through its reservation. (awionline.org)
  • 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research. (marinespecies.org)
  • She also studies the behavioural differences between small rodents in urban and rural settings in the St Louis Metropolitan region. (findingada.com)
  • If drought had been included, then studies from many other regions, such as Australia and Asia, could have been included. (ininet.org)
  • To test this hypothesis, we implement a meta-analysis on 18 animal studies (195 species), and a meta-analysis on 4 plant studies (50 species) reporting spring phenological changes (Table 2). (ininet.org)
  • Consequently, we performed two types of meta-analyses on these data: one taking advantage of the r values that were reported (12 studies, 34 species), and a second including all 21 studies and 193 species, but only taking into account the sign of the phenological change (i.e., negative for earlier in the year and positive for later). (ininet.org)