Jiansen Lu
Census of ocean life
August 17th 2011 19:25
How much do we know the life in ocean? Now more than 2,700 scientists from more than 80 countries collaborated to study and on the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans at an unprecedented scope and scale from microbes to whales in all ocean realms. They discovered more than 1,200 new species. The work is important to sustain fisheries, conserve diversity, reverse losses of habitat, reduce impacts of pollution, and respond to global climate change. Prior to the Census, the known species in the ocean was estimated at 230,000. Now the number increased to 250,000.
Census of marine life
Recent technological advance can make scientists to study the deepest, darkest, and hottest areas of the global ocean.
Video: A Decade of Marine Exploration Revealed
The Census of Marine life has released the findings of ten years of research and exploration of the world's oceans. The first-ever study of its kind, involving 2700 scientists from 80 nations, identified more than 6000 potentially new species, and will help researchers observe how marine populations change in response to events like oil spills and climate change. Video Courtesy Census of Marine Life
| 21 |
| Vote |
Add To: 
subscribe to this blog
