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Posted: 27 October 2010
Dr Veerle Huvenne, NOC Senior Research Fellow Marine geoscientist Dr Veerle Huvenne of the National Oceanography Centre has been awarded a major research grant worth around 1.4 million Euros over five years to map complex habitats in the deep...
Posted: 21 October 2010
The coccolithophore species Emiliania huxleyi (credit: Alex Poulton, NOC) A study led by Dr Stuart Painter of the National Oceanography Centre helps explain the formation of huge phytoplankton blooms off the southeast coast of South America during the austral summer (...
Posted: 20 October 2010
Commander James Clark Ross, painted by John R. Wildman in 1834 Sea levels around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have risen since the mid nineteenth century and the rate of sea-level rise has accelerated over recent decades, according to newly...
Posted: 12 October 2010
Marine Life Talk – 4 November 2010 Deep sea ridge biology by Claudia Alt Deep-sea invertebrates on the Mid-Atlantic ocean mountain range - as part of the Census of Marine Life, Claudia is investigating benthic fauna of the Mid-...
Posted: 11 October 2010
Marine Life Talks SeaWatchSW marine wildlife survey by Alice Jones More details coming soon Previous Talk: 4 November – Deep sea ridge biology by Claudia Alt Free admission – these talks are open to...
Posted: 8 October 2010
The RRS Discovery at sea (credit: Leighton Rolley) RRS Discovery sets sail for the South Atlantic on 17 October to investigate the metals vital to marine life. These metal micronutrients act as fertilizers in the ocean affecting global climate and...
Posted: 6 October 2010
Spiny crab Census of Marine Life reports after ten years of exploration. During the past ten years deep ocean scientists at the National Oceanography Centre have contributed to the Census of Marine Life...
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