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Particle motion: the missing link in underwater acoustic ecology.
(2016)1. Sound waves in water have both a pressure and a particle-motion component, yet few studies of underwater acoustic ecology have measured the particle-motion component of sound. While mammal hearing is based on detection ... -
Passive acoustic monitoring in ecology and conservation.
(WWF-UK, Woking, UK, 2017)are urgently needed to understand how global change is affecting wildlife and ecosystems. Sound is an important component of any habitat, and sound recordings made in the field offer potentially rich sources of ecological ... -
Patterns of suspended and salp-ingested microplastic debris in the North Pacific investigated with epifluorescence microscopy.
(2020)Microplastics (< 5 mm) have long been a concern in marine debris research, but quantifying the smallest microplastics (< 333 μm) has been hampered by appropriate collection methods, like net tows. We modified standard ... -
Performance Characteristics of “Spotter,” a Newly Developed Real-Time Wave Measurement Buoy.
(2019)The Spotter is a low-cost, real-time, solar-powered wave measurement buoy that was recently developed by Spoondrift Technologies, Inc. (Spoondrift). To evaluate the data quality of the Spotter device, we performed a series ... -
Perspectives on in situ Sensors for Ocean Acidification Research.
(2019)As ocean acidification (OA) sensor technology develops and improves, in situ deployment of such sensors is becoming more widespread. However, the scientific value of these data depends on the development and application ... -
Photo-identification Capture-Mark-Recapture Techniques for Estimating Abundance of Bay, Sound and Estuary Populations of Bottlenose Dolphins along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico: a Workshop Report.
(NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, FL, 2011)Bay, sound and estuary (BSE) populations of bottlenose dolphins are common along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts. NOAA Fisheries currently identifies 9 BSE stocks in the Atlantic and 32 in the northern Gulf of ... -
Planet Microbe: a platform for marine microbiology to discover and analyze interconnected ‘omics and environmental data.
(2020)In recent years, large-scale oceanic sequencing efforts have provided a deeper understanding of marine microbial communities and their dynamics. These research endeavors require the acquisition of complex and varied ... -
Plankton Biomass Models Based on GIS and Remote Sensing Technique for Predicting Marine Megafauna Hotspots in the Solor Waters. [ Presented at 2nd International Conference of Indonesian Society for Remote Sensing (ICOIRS) 2016].
(2016)Geographic information system and remote sensing techniques can be used to assist with distribution modelling; a useful tool that helps with strategic design and management plans for MPAs. This study built a pilot model ... -
Plankton Toolbox User’s Guide: for Plankton Toolbox Version 1.3.2/1.3.3.
(Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2020)Plankton form the base of the food web in most aquatic ecosystems. There is a need to estimate the biomass, abundance and the biodiversity of plankton organisms. Eutrophication, climate change, invasive species and harmful ... -
Portuguese European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory Initiative.
(2022)The Atlantic dimension of Portugal, with c. 1,700,000 km2 maritime area, led to the prioritization of the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory - Portugal (EMSO-PT) in the national scientific ... -
A practical guide for successful research expeditions at sea.
(Zenodo, 2022)In this article we provide guidance to new seafaring scientists, irrespective of their background and discipline, on how to prepare for their debut at sea. We describe strategies for planning and completing oceanographic ... -
A Practical Handbook of Seawater Analysis, 2nd edition.
(Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 1972)The basic purpose of the book is unchanged. It is not designed as a compendium of methods of seawater analysis but consists of full working instructions of certain procedures used by the authors and their colleagues in ... -
Practical Methods for Observing and Forecasting Ocean Waves by Means of Wave Spectra and Statistics. (Reprinted 1971)
(U.S. Naval Hydrographic Office, Washington, DC, 1955)Wave research has made great strides during the past 10 years. The spectrum of ocean waves was first studied in Britain by G. E. R. Deacon, N. F. Barber, and F. Ursell. The study of wave spectra was continued in the ... -
Primer regarding measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence and the backscattering coefficient with WETLabs FLBB on profiling floats.
(SOCCOM, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2016)This document has been written in response to a request from SOCCOM’s director Jorge Sarmiento for the SOCCOM community. It focuses on the use and interpretation of data collected with the WETLabs FLBB sensor, currently ... -
Productivity, pressure, and new perspectives: impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on marine early-career researchers.
(2022)The worldwide disruption caused by the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the activities of marine scientists working towards the goals of the UN Ocean Decade. As in other disciplines, marine ... -
Protocol and sampling design for marine diversity for the South American Research group on Coastal Ecosystems (SARCE).
(South American Research Group on Coastal Ecosystems (SARCE), Caracas, Venezuela, 2012)This study is aimed to be carried out in most countries of the entire South American continent. As of today, scientists from Colombia (Pacific coast), Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, ... -
Protocol for Microplastics Sampling on the Sea Surface and Sample Analysis. [video article]
(2016)Microplastic pollution in the marine environment is a scientific topic that has received increasing attention over the last decade. The majority of scientific publications address microplastic pollution of the sea surface. ... -
Protocolo del uso del CTD Sea-Bird y procesamiento de datos.
(Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (CPPS), Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2015)This manual establishes the guidelines for manage the Sea Bird Electronics profiler (CTD SBE 19 PLUS), as well the procedures for the operation this oceanographic instrument and process the collected data in the oceanographic ... -
Protocols for Assessing Transformation Rates of Nitrous Oxide in the Water Column.
(2021)Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas and an ozone destroying substance. Yet, clear step-by-step protocols to measure N2O transformation rates in freshwater and marine environments are still lacking, challenging ... -
Quality Assurance & Quality Control of Wave Data 2016, Version 1.0.01.
(Channel Coastal Observatory, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton UK, 2017)The National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes of England has developed a coastal wave network which concentrates on measurements in shallow water where, traditionally, there are very few long-term wave ...
