Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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07 2014

Jul 28, 2014

Mesophotic coral reef geology the focus of new study
A new study on biological erosion of mesophotic tropical coral reefs, which are low energy reef environments between 30-150 meters deep, provides new insights into processes that affect the ove...
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07 2014

Jul 28, 2014

Beautiful but a threat: Tropical fish invasion destroys kelp forests
The migration of tropical fish as a result of ocean warming poses a serious threat to the temperate areas they invade, because they overgraze on kelp forests and seagrass meadows, a new study c...
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Jul 28, 2014

Rainwater discovered at new depths, with high pressure and temperatures over 300 degrees Celsius
University of Southampton researchers have found that rainwater can penetrate below the Earth's fractured upper crust, which could have major implications for our understanding of earthquakes a...
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Jul 28, 2014

New view of Mount Rainier's volcanic plumbing: Electrical images show upward flow of fluids to magma chamber
By measuring how fast Earth conducts electricity and seismic waves, a University of Utah researcher and colleagues made a detailed picture of Mount Rainier's deep volcanic plumbing and partly m...
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Jul 28, 2014

Map reveals worldwide impacts of climate change
Scientists from the University of Southampton have helped to create a new map, which shows the impact climate change could have on the whole planet by the end of the century, if carbon emission...
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07 2014

Jul 28, 2014

New approach to forecast hurricane intensity
New research from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that physical conditions at the air-sea interface, where the ocean and atmosphere meet, i...
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Jul 28, 2014

Belize's lobster, conch, and fish populations rebuild in no-take zones
A new report from the Wildlife Conservation Society shows that no-take zones in Belize can not only help economically valuable species such as lobster, conch, and fish recover from overfishing,...
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Jul 28, 2014

Extinct giant sea scorpion gets an eye exam, with surprising results

　　One minute, you're an imperious predator, scouring the shallow waters for any prey in sight. The next, thanks to a post-extinction eye exam by Yale University scientists, you're reduced to...
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Ocean's most abundant organisms have clear daily cycles
Imagine the open ocean as a microbial megacity, teeming with life too small to be seen. In every drop of water, hundreds of types of bacteria can be found. Now scientists have discovered that c...
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Jul 28, 2014

Significant harmful algal bloom predicted in western Lake Erie this summer
NOAA and its research partners predict that western Lake Erie will have a significant bloom of cyanobacteria, a toxic blue-green algae, during the 2014 bloom season in late summer. However, the...