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The National Geographic Society Deep-Sea Camera System: A Low-Cost Remote Video Survey Instrument to Advance Biodiversity Observation in the Deep Ocean

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
There is a growing need for marine biodiversity baseline and monitoring data to assess ocean ecosystem health, especially in the deep sea, where data are notoriously sparse.
Jonatha Giddens   +5 more
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A methodology to uncertainty quantification of essential ocean variables

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The goal of this study is to provide a universally applicable procedure for a systematic evaluation of in situ measured data from single sensors regarding quantifying the uncertainty of the measurement results.
Christoph Waldmann   +8 more
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Integrating Multidisciplinary Observations in Vent Environments (IMOVE): Decadal Progress in Deep-Sea Observatories at Hydrothermal Vents

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The unique ecosystems and biodiversity associated with mid-ocean ridge (MOR) hydrothermal vent systems contrast sharply with surrounding deep-sea habitats, however both may be increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activity (e.g., mining activities at ...
Marjolaine Matabos   +24 more
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Metabarcoding of zooplankton to derive indicators of pelagic ecosystem status

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2022
Zooplankton play a key role in marine food webs and carbon cycling and are useful indicators of climaterelated changes and ocean health in pelagic ecosystems.
Jenny A. Huggett   +6 more
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A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2020
The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Kerry L. Howell   +50 more
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Proposed synergies between oceanography and metrology

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Accurate and traceable measurements are required to understand ocean processes, to address pressing societal challenges, such as climate change and to sustainably manage marine resources.
Susan E. Hartman   +22 more
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Integrated Observations and Informatics Improve Understanding of Changing Marine Ecosystems

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Marine ecosystems have numerous benefits for human societies around the world and many policy initiatives now seek to maintain the health of these ecosystems.
Abigail Benson   +8 more
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Robots Versus Humans: Automated Annotation Accurately Quantifies Essential Ocean Variables of Rocky Intertidal Functional Groups and Habitat State

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Standardized methods for effectively and rapidly monitoring changes in the biodiversity of marine ecosystems are critical to assess status and trends in ways that are comparable between locations and over time.
Gonzalo Bravo   +10 more
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A Conceptual Framework for Developing the Next Generation of Marine OBservatories (MOBs) for Science and Society

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2018
In the field of ocean observing, the term of “observatory” is often used without a unique meaning. A clear and unified definition of observatory is needed in order to facilitate the communication in a multidisciplinary community, to capitalize on future ...
Alessandro Crise   +8 more
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GOOS Essential Ocean Variables: the backbone of a sustained and evolving global ocean observing system

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
The need for ocean information has never been greater. From climate change to food security and extreme events, we need to understand the role of the ocean and better predict change and impact. This is only possible with the sustained collection of a key
Belén Martín Míguez   +29 more
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