Animal movement is key to sea life - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet ... - 1 views
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whales and other marine animals may play a major role in the worldwide transport of nutrients — from the cold, rich waters of the deep to the warm, nutrient-poor surface. Without these key ingredients, much marine life would cease to exist.
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A study published in July in the journal Biogeosciences Discussions estimated that a mere 80 sperm whales that live near Hawaii transport 1,100 tons (1 million kilograms) of nitrogen per year with the movement of their massive bodies through a boundary called the pycnocline, below which it is too dark for light-loving plants — the base of much of the ocean food chain — to survive.
Marine park takes shape in Pacific | International | Travel | Toronto Sun - 0 views
Ocean acidification could disrupt marine food chains - Chicago Tribune - 0 views
Understanding the beauty and diversity of Raja Ampat, aka 'Underwater Eden' - World News - 0 views
Commission aims to draw attention to deteriorating oceans - SciDev.Net - 0 views
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Pavan Sukhdev, head of UNEP's Green Economy Initiative and lead author of the 2010 Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study, tells Scidev.Net that the commission's report will in part be aimed at businesses preparing to exploit the high seas with new technologies.
Ocean Health Index Saves Our Seas :: Articles :: Michigan Avenue Magazine - 0 views
Greg Stone: Rio+20 Is Our Chance to Recognize the Benefits Healthy Oceans Have for People - 0 views
Sigourney Weaver: Important Step Forward for World's Oceans - 0 views
Rio+20 Negotiators Report 'Progress,' NGOs Call It 'Weak' - 0 views
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More than 55,000 people from around the world and all walks of life are attending the summit. Some 130 world leaders are expected to participate in three-days of high-level talks opening June 20 that will result in a outcome document on sustainable development.
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Rio+20 marks the 20th anniversary of the original UN Earth Summit in Rio, where countries agreed to a roadmap for environmental protection, economic growth, and social equity known as Agenda 21.
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"The planet is running out of time - yet leaders are answering with weak words that don't even come close to the kind of commitments we need to ensure people everywhere have access to clean water, food, and energy," said Jim Leape, director general of WWF International.
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"Horribly mutated" seafood found in Gulf Coast, likely caused by BP spill - 0 views
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Fishermen are finding fish with tumors on their heads, fish with missing eyeballs, fish with babies still attached to their bodies, and fish "with large pink masses hanging off their eyes and gills."