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, 2018 In Arctic Ocean Shipping, Donald R. Rothwell assesses contemporary navigation, security and sovereignty issues in the North American Arctic. Shipping in the Arctic Ocean is becoming a critical legal, geopolitical and security issue as a result of climate change and increased interest from non-Arctic States such as China. The law of the sea provides the
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background and Purpose Although opioids are central to end of life (EoL) care, tissue‐level opioid exposure remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between prescription‐derived morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) and measured morphine concentrations across multiple organs.
Niamh Higgins +23 more
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Establishing a Multibeam Sonar Evaluation Test Bed near Sidney, British Columbia [PDF]
, 2012 The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) and the Ocean Mapping Group of the University of New Brunswick (OMG) collaborated on establishing a multibeam sonar test bed in the vicinity of the Institute of Ocean ...
Beaudoin, Jonathan +3 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson +9 more
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Ships are projected to navigate whole year-round along the North Sea route by 2100
Communications Earth & EnvironmentIn the context of global warming, the Arctic sea ice is rapidly receding, and the possibility of navigating the Arctic shipping route continues to increase.
Pengjun Zhao, Yunlin Li, Yu Zhang
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Polar Oceans in Peril and a Planet at Risk [PDF]
, 2009 The snow-covered lands and icy waters of these polar regions are, for many people, the purest examples of true wilderness left on this planet. While the Arctic has been home to indigenous peoples for millennia, Antarctica has only played host to visiting
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective knowledge of ecological connectivity at sea and at the land–sea interface is key to supporting global policy goals to conserve and restore ocean biodiversity and function. However, a persistent lack of commonality in terminology and understanding around the concept of connectivity in marine ecological studies hampers its integration ...
Audrey M. Darnaude +20 more
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Understanding changes in iceberg–ship coexistence throughout the eastern Canadian Arctic: 2012–2019
FACETSIcebergs present a known hazard to ships operating in ice-infested waters. As iceberg production rates vary, potentially compounded by climate change, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the extent to which icebergs pose navigational ...
Abigail Dalton +7 more
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The impacts of biological invasions
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 more
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Pollution in the open oceans: 2009-2013 [PDF]
, 2016 This review of pollution in the open oceans updates a report on this topic prepared by GESAMP five years previously (Reports and Studies No. 79, GESAMP, 2009).
Angelidis, M. +7 more
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