Marine Mammals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2020年12月1日 · Marine mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates (animals with a backbone) that bear live young and nourish them with milk as land mammals do, but that spend most or all of …
Marine Microplastics - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2021年6月3日 · Plastics could present a risk to both marine animals and humans since they may contain toxic chemicals like phthalates, bisphenol A and others used in the manufacturing …
A new tagging method for fragile marine species
Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors (BIMS) can be attached to marine animals in less than 20 seconds. Traditional tagging methods could take up to ten minutes, causing stress to …
Sea Life Is Accumulating Pathogens - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
2008年8月21日 · “Marine animals interact with each other as predators, scavengers, and through the shared use of marine and beach environments,” they wrote. “Our results indicate that …
How Is Fukushima’s Fallout Affecting Marine Life?
2013年5月2日 · Fisher, a marine biogeochemist at Stony Brook University, has spent 35 years studying the fate of metals and radioisotopes in marine organisms, including radioisotopes …
5 unlikely ocean friendships - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2024年5月24日 · In 1977, scientists discovered hydrothermal vents. These seafloor hot springs release mineral-rich water that attracts an abundance of life, including shrimp, crabs, and six …
Abyssal Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2021年2月25日 · The seafloor and water column from 3,000 to 6,500 meters (9,842 to 21,325 feet) depth is known as the abyssal zone, or the abyss. Sunlight doesn’t penetrate to these …
Shedding Light on Light in the Ocean - Woods Hole …
2004年10月15日 · Light in the ocean is like light in no other place on Earth. It is a world that is visibly different from our familiar terrestrial world, and one that marine animals, plants, and …
Midnight Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2024年10月31日 · Scientists have found that some zooplankton from the sunlit zone migrate down into the midnight zone during the day to avoid predators. Because zooplankton are …
Life in the Arctic Ocean - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2004年9月15日 · They become available as food for higher organisms in the food web, the zooplankton—tiny marine animals that, in turn, are eaten by larger animals, from fish to …