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Marine Biology Intro
Pelagic,
Benthic,
Planktonic
32
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Primary Productivity
Light scattered reflected and abs...,
Light reflected from surface ocean,
Light absorbed by ocean total sur...
40
cards
Primary Productivity 2
Coccolithophores,
Why are coccolithophores important,
Morphology of coccolithophores
38
cards
Zooplankton
Zooplankton,
What do phytoplankton feed on,
Zooplankton classification by size
32
cards
Ecosystems, food webs and energy flow
Ecosystem,
What of the earth s surface do oc...,
Transfer and exchange of energy a...
23
cards
The Nekton Realm
Nekton,
3 clades of nektons
44
cards
The Benthic Realm
Phytobenthos,
Zoobenthos,
Photic zone
47
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Properties of water
Hydrogen bonds,
Surface tension in water,
Dipolar
23
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Sea salt: Composition, source and fate
99 of all the salt ions in the se...,
86 of the salt in the sea
13
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Nutrients:essentials of life
Conservative elements,
If the reservoir size is large co...,
Nutrient distribution no3 in the ...
11
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Deep Ocean
Direct wind drag,
Intermediate water,
Mediterranean water
12
cards
Gasses and Climate
0
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Coral Reef Chemistry
What organism do corals have a sy...,
Coral bleaching,
Daily cycle of chemistry on a cor...
17
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Ocean Basin
0
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Heat Budget
What would the earth surface temp...,
Average temperature of the earth ...,
Thermal radiation
20
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Drivers for circulation
What drives ocean circulation,
Forces modifying drivers for cicu...,
Force balance
21
cards
Waves and Tides
Density defined by,
Nansen bottle,
Wave frequency f
34
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Surface ocean : Wind driven circulation
4 forces controlling ocean curren...,
Coriolis force,
Centrifugal force
31
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Intermediate and deep ocean circulation
0
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Marine Sedimentation
Ocean sediment,
Origin of lithenous sediment,
Lithogenous sediment occurs as
52
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Sea level
Ways to reconstruct sea level cha...,
Factors controlling sea level change,
Isostatic pressure
12
cards
Surface and deep ocean circulation through time- LGM
0
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