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Explore what the Atlantic Ocean is, how far it stretches, how the moon affects it, and other characteristics as described by the ocean itself.
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Correction: Photosymbiont associations persisted in planktic foraminifera during early Eocene hyperthermals at Shatsky Rise (Pacific Ocean)
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Biogeochemical layering and transformation of particulate organic carbon in the Tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean inferred from delta.sup.13C
Particulate organic carbon (POC) serves as the main carrier of the biological pump and determines its transmission efficiency, yet the transformation processes of POC remain incompletely understood. This study reports the vertical distribution of POC, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), [delta].sup.13 C-POC, and [delta].sup.13 C-DIC in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean (TNPO). The research identified three distinct biogeochemical layers governing POC transformation: the POC rapid synthesis-degradation layer (RSDL, 0-300 m), the net degradation layer (NDL, 300-1000 m), and the stable layer (SL, 1000-2000 m). From the top to the bottom of the RSDL, [delta].sup.13 C-POC values decreased by an average of 2.23 0/00, while the carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratios increased by an average of 2.3:1, indicating the selective degradation of POC. In the NDL, [delta].sup.13 C-POC and [delta].sup.13 C-DIC exhibited a significant negative correlation (r=0.43, p<0.05), indicating a net transformation of POC to DIC. In the SL, POC proved to be resistant to degradation, with POC exhibiting the highest C:N (15:1 on average) and the lowest [delta].sup.13 C-POC values (average -27.71 0/00).
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Southern Ocean
What's at the bottom of the Southern Ocean? Which rare animals are found in the Ross Sea? What do people use krill for?
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AMERICAN BADGER
We report an observation of an AMERICAN BADGER (TAXIDEA TAXUS) SWIMMING ashore from the Pacific Ocean near El Campito, Baja California, Mexico. The individual emerged from the surf and immediately moved inland. This record represents the first recorded instance of an American badger swimming in ocean waters.
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Atlantic Ocean
Raise the anchor and set sail on a journey round the five oceans of the world. Read maps and interpret simple map keys to explore famous places, islands and busy ports. Learn about extreme weather and the valuable resources the oceans provide. Dive deep to explore th ocean floor and the remarkable plants and animals that thrive there.
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Imperial Connections
An innovative remapping of empire, Imperial Connections offers a broad-ranging view of the workings of the British Empire in the period when the India of the Raj stood at the center of a newly globalized system of trade, investment, and migration. Thomas R. Metcalf argues that India itself became a nexus of imperial power that made possible British conquest, control, and governance across a wide arc of territory stretching from Africa to eastern Asia. His book, offering a new perspective on how imperialism operates, emphasizes transcolonial interactions and webs of influence that advanced the interests of colonial India and Britain alike. Metcalf examines such topics as law codes and administrative forms as they were shaped by Indian precedents; the Indian Army's role in securing Malaya, Africa, and Mesopotamia for the empire; the employment of Indians, especially Sikhs, in colonial policing; and the transformation of East Africa into what was almost a province of India through the construction of the Uganda railway. He concludes with a look at the decline of this Indian Ocean system after 1920 and considers how far India's participation in it opened opportunities for Indians to be a colonizing as well as a colonized people.
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Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition
While the British were able to accomplish abolition in the trans-Atlantic world by the end of the nineteenth century, their efforts paradoxically caused a great increase in legal and illegal slave trading in the western Indian Ocean. Bringing together essays from leading authorities in the field of slavery studies, this comprehensive work offers an original and creative study of slavery and abolition in the Indian Ocean world during this period. Among the topics discussed are the relationship between British imperialism and slavery; Islamic law and slavery; and the bureaucracy of slave trading.
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