Fresh groundwater discharge insignificant for the world’s oceans but important for coastal ecosystems
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15064-8
Abstract: The flow of fresh groundwater may provide substantial inputs of nutrients and solutes to the oceans. However, the extent to which hydrogeological parameters control groundwater flow to the world’s oceans has not been quantified systematically.… read more here.
Keywords: world oceans; groundwater; groundwater discharge; fresh groundwater ... See more keywords
Ship collision risk threatens whales across the world's oceans.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adp1950
Abstract: After the near-complete cessation of commercial whaling, ship collisions have emerged as a primary threat to large whales, but knowledge of collision risk is lacking across most of the world's oceans. We compiled a dataset… read more here.
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Book Review: The World’s Oceans: Geography, History, and Environment
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DOI: 10.5860/rusq.59.2.7297
Abstract: “Moving the world’s oceans to a central role, from the role of empty space between the continents” (p. ix-x) and a goal of “uniting research in natural and social sciences with the humanities under an… read more here.
Keywords: world oceans; geography; history; book review ... See more keywords