Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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02 2015

Feb 13, 2015

Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) core U1361 was recovered from ～3,000 m water depth on the continental rise adjacent to the Wilkes Subglacial Basin of Antarctica, one of the largest ma...
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02 2015

Feb 04, 2015

Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin
The predators go, cone snails are slow-moving and lack the typical fighting parts. They've made up for it by producing a vast array of fast-acting toxins that target the nervous systems of prey...
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02 2015

Feb 04, 2015

Using less fish to test chemicals safety
Developed by the JRC-managed European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM), the strategy supports EU legislation on environmental hazard and risk assessmen...
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02 2015

Feb 04, 2015

Sisters act together: Cichlid sisters swim together in order to reach the goal
The manner and routes of dispersal vary with the species and the ecological conditions. Many fish form shoals to avoid predation. Shoaling with familiar conspecifics affords the fish an even gr...
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02 2015

Feb 04, 2015

Study investigates impact of catastrophic 2013 flooding: Fields with high diversity benefit from being submerged
In early June 2013, central Europe was hit by massive flooding which caused well over EUR 12 billion worth of damage. In Germany, several rivers broke their banks, including the Saale in Thurin...
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01 2015

Jan 29, 2015

Researchers Study Change in the Dead SeaValley
Water evaporation in the Dead Sea valley contributes significantly to sea level drop and varies as a function of the season and meteorological conditions. Within the framework of the HEADS meas...
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01 2015

Jan 27, 2015

Heart Arrhythmias Detected in Deep-diving Marine Mammals
A new study of dolphins and seals shows that despite their remarkable adaptations to aquatic life, exercising while holding their breath remains a physiological challenge for marine mammals. Th...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Predicting Coral Reef Futures under Climate Change
Researchers examining the impact of climate change on coral reefs have found a way to predict which reefs are likely to recover following bleaching episodes and which won't.
　　Coral bleaching...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Robot Cameras Monitor Deep Sea Ecosystems
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have used advanced photographic tools in an unmanned Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to make major advancements in estimating deep-sea e...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

They See Flow Signals: Researchers Identify Nature of 'Sixth Sense' in Fish
A team of scientists has identified how a "sixth sense" in fish allows them to detect flows of water, which helps resolve a long-standing mystery about how these aquatic creatures respond to th...