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Marine biodiversity conservation.
Marine biodiversity is the essential foundation for the structure and functioning of ocean ecosystems and for providing the full range of ecosystem services that benefit humans on local, regional, and global scales. These benefits include many visible as
Heike K. Lotze
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Global marine biodiversity in the context of achieving the Aichi Targets: ways forward and addressing data gaps. [PDF]
In 2010, the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed on the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Saeedi H +7 more
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From marine park to future genomic observatory? Enhancing marine biodiversity assessments using a biocode approach. [PDF]
Few tropical marine sites have been thoroughly characterised for their animal species, even though they constitute the largest proportion of multicellular diversity. A number of focused biodiversity sampling programmes have amassed immense collections to
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First report of mitochondrial COI in foraminifera and implications for DNA barcoding
Foraminifera are a species-rich phylum of rhizarian protists that are highly abundant in many marine environments and play a major role in global carbon cycling.
Jan-Niklas Macher +9 more
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Climate, Oxygen, and the Future of Marine Biodiversity.
The ocean enabled the diversification of life on Earth by adding O2 to the atmosphere, yet marine species remain most subject to O2 limitation. Human industrialization is intensifying the aerobic challenges to marine ecosystems by depleting the ocean's ...
C. Deutsch, J. Penn, Noelle M. Lucey
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Biological activity of flavonoids from Sonchus brachyotus
The aim of this study was to isolate and identify secondary metabolites from Sonchus brachyotus and evaluate their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
Jeong Min Lee +6 more
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Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery and description of marine species. This mission addresses the knowledge gap of the diversity and distribution of marine life whereby of an estimated 1 million
A. Rogers +41 more
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Marine biodiversity discovery: the metrics of new species descriptions
Based on the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), there are currently c. 242,000 known valid marine species living in the world's oceans and marine biota continue to be discovered and named steadily at a current average of 2,332 new species per year.
P. Bouchet +4 more
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A Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity Indicators [PDF]
A Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity Indicators was developed with the aim of providing the basis for assessing the environmental status of the marine ecosystems. Useful for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), this catalogue allows the navigation of a database of indicators mostly related to biological diversity, non ...
Heliana Teixeira +23 more
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Assessing the state of marine biodiversity in the Northeast Atlantic
The Northeast Atlantic, a highly productive maritime area, has been exposed to a wide range of direct human pressures, such as fishing, shipping, coastal development, pollution, and non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions, in addition to ...
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