Pages tagged with: marine-conservation
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</p><div>Examples of benthic megafauna observed 1200 meter deep off Rockall Bank, North-East Atlantic<br></div><p></p>]()
The application of autonomous underwater vehicles to challenges in marine habitat mapping and predictive species distribution modelling
University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group: The application of autonomous underwater vehicles to challenges in marine habitat mapping and predictive species distribution modelling
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Influence of population connectivity on depth-dependent diversity of deep-sea marine benthic biota
University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group: Influence of population connectivity on depth-dependent diversity of deep-sea marine benthic biota
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![<p>A diver assesses beds of Posidonia oceanica off the coast of Cyprus</p>]()
Use of predictive habitat modelling to assess the distribution and extent of selected Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the South Atlantic deep sea
University of Plymouth Marine Conservation Research Group: Use of predictive habitat modelling to assess the distribution and extent of selected Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the South Atlantic deep sea.
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One Ocean Hub
University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group: One Ocean Hub
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Preventing a LIONfish invasion in the MEDiterranean through early response and targeted REmoval (RELIONMED)
University of Plymouth Marine Conservation Research Group: RELIONMED. Preventing a LIONfish invasion in the MEDiterranean through early response and targeted REmoval
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</p><div>Halong Bay, Vietnam. Unesco World Heritage Site. Most popular place in Vietnam. Image courtesy of Shutterstock</div>
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Virtual gathering gives coastal communities the chance to discuss global challenges
The third GCRF Blue Communities Annual Meeting had been due to take place in Hoi An, Vietnam, but had to be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is instead taking place online from July 15-22 and hosted by the University of Plymouth
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![<p>Lighting illuminates Laira Bridge in Plymouth, a disused railway bridge that was refurbished in 2015 to carry a pedestrian and cycle path (Credit Thomas Davies, University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Coastal cities leave up to 75% of seafloor exposed to harmful light pollution
A study led by the University of Plymouth showed that under both cloudy and clear skies, quantities of light used in everyday street lighting permeated all areas of the water column
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![<p>Street lighting creates an artificial glow in the night sky above Plymouth and the surrounding areas (Credit: Thomas Davies)<br></p>]()
Artificial night sky poses serious threat to coastal species
Research by the University of Plymouth and Bangor University shows the presence of artificial light originating from cities several kilometres away disrupts the lunar compass species use when covering long distances
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‘A gift from the city to itself’ – study creates a blueprint for city marine parks
Researchers from the University of Plymouth, writing in Marine Policy, have detailed how other cities – in both developed and developing countries across the world – can follow in Plymouth's footsteps by creating a Marine Park.
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Research reveals full extent of seagrass beds in Looe Bay
Students from the University of Plymouth have led new research showing that seagrass beds in Looe Bay, on the South Cornwall coast, are among the largest such habitats in the whole of Devon and Cornwall.
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Scientists call for decade of concerted effort to enhance understanding of the deep seas
Kerry Howell, Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology at the University of Plymouth, is the lead author on new research to develop a greater understanding of the deep ocean.
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University helps UK Overseas Territory become sanctuary for wildlife
Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology Kerry Howell and PhD candidate Amelia Bridges, from the University of Plymouth, have helped the world’s most remote inhabited island to become a sanctuary for wildlife
