News tagged with coastal lagoons
Ancient bacterial mats may have been key to first mobile animals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Canada studying the highly salty coastal lagoons at Los Roques, Venezuela and the microbial mats found at the bottom of the sea there, have discovered that oxygen levels in ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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Parting the waters: Computer modeling applies physics to Red Sea escape route (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The biblical account of the parting of the Red Sea has inspired and mystified people for millennia. A new computer modeling study by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research ...
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Sep 21, 2010 |
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Lagoon size can be predicted
(PhysOrg.com) -- The size of Santa Barbara area lagoons can be predicted, according to a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists, who say that their research could help protect the endangered steelhead trout.
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Declines in Caribbean coral reefs pre-date damage resulting from climate change
The decline of Caribbean coral reefs has been linked to the recent effects of human-induced climate change. However, new research led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego suggests ...
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Scientists see big 'scientific event' as Pacific whales turn up far from home
When scientists fired a cigar-sized satellite tag into the blubber of a western gray whale off Russia's Sakhalin Island in September, they expected to track her along Asia's Pacific shoreline down to the South China Sea.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Trouble lurks for Indonesia's 'last paradise'
Huts on stilts perch above the coral of the turquoise lagoon, hammocks awaiting a lazy siesta and sunset cocktails. The Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat is a modern-day garden of Eden. But for how long?
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Boaters' risk of illness on Chicago River similar to other waterways
Chicago area residents have wondered for years about the health risks of using the Chicago River for recreation. According to a University of Illinois at Chicago study, canoeing, kayaking, rowing, boating and fishing on the ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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The Port of Athens was once an island
Piraeus, the main port of Athens, was an island from 4 800 – 3 400 BC, in other words 4 500 years before the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis. This discovery was made by a French-Greek team led by ...
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Jun 16, 2011 |
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Venice to suffer fewer storm surges
(PhysOrg.com) -- Venice – the City of Dreams – may have one less nightmare to deal with following a finding that the frequency of extreme storm surge events generated by Adriatic Sea tempests could ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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New report on climate change and cities a 'wake-up call' for global policymakers
More than half the world's population live in cities, many of which are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. But cities are also emerging as the innovative “first responders” ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Hundreds of barrier islands newly identified in global survey
Earth has 657 more barrier islands than previously thought, according to a new global survey by researchers from Duke University and Meredith College.
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Apr 19, 2011 |
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Rivers buckle under pressure from climate, dams
Climate change is likely to intensify the alarming rate of degradation of the world’s rivers and wetlands unless water resources are better managed, according to a special issue of the international scientific journal ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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ESA's sharp eyes on coastal waters
Our growing reliance on coastal waters for food, trade and tourism means that these delicate ecosystems need to be more closely monitored to guarantee their future sustainability.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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