NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — It was hard to tell who was having more fun, the octopus or the kids. Ivory, a small octopus from local waters, latched onto a small jar containing a piece of fish in his tank ...
The creation of organic matter at the ocean's surface by plankton, and its continuous rain to deeper waters, has a profound impact on most of the dissolved components of sea water. The main features ...
Scientists have developed a new way to classify the ocean's diverse environments, shedding new light on how marine biomes are defined and changed by nature and humans. Washington State University ...
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s been a rough year for Biomes Marine Biology Center in North Kingstown. Owner Mark Hall tells 12 News that, while they’re not open to the public during Rhode ...
From the Publisher: This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World: covers the saltwater biomes that exist along coastline, on the continental shelf, and the open sea, examining all ...
A diverse range of marine predators — including tunas, billfishes and sharks — in the North Pacific Ocean cluster together in clockwise-rotating eddies, seemingly to hunt deep-ocean prey, which are ...