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New Jersey's ocean floor looks healthy in latest assessment - An innovative study that uses biological indicators to assess the health of the ocean off New Jersey shows life on the sea floor is remarkably healthy, even with the stresses of pollution from the Hudson River and naturally occurring ocean upwellings. The results show a better picture than that portrayed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Environmental Protection, which list the state’s ocean waters as totally impaired because of frequent episodes of low-dissolved oxygen.  read more |
05/14
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Some Good News About the Ocean from Rutgers - Rutgers marine scientists have discovered that creatures living in
seafloor sediments near the New Jersey coast are doing better than
scientists had believed. Researchers Patricia Ramey, Michael Kennish,
and Rose Petrecca have conducted a comprehensive community assessment,
and constructed a “biotic index” – a measure of an environment’s health –
by cataloging invertebrate animals living in the ocean bottom from
Sandy Hook to Cape May, from the beach to three miles offshore. read more |
05/17
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| OurAmazingPlanet.com |
Cameron's Dive Stirs Push for Future Deep-Sea Exploration - James Cameron's record-breaking dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench has received accolades from many quarters, and perhaps none are louder than those who might one day actually use the technology the filmmaker and explorer developed to plunge to the Earth's deepest place. read more |
04/12
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| MSNBC.com |
Cameron's dive stirs call for further deep-sea exploration.
Seasoned researchers praise venture and the possibilities for research it has opened- "What Cameron did was to develop a vehicle that could routinely take us to literally over a third of the depth of the ocean that we really haven't been able to explore in any detail," said Richard A. Lutz, an author of the editorial and director of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. read more |
04/12
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A Dive to Challenger Deep - A recent manned dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench heralds new scientific discoveries. Humans have always been fascinated by the deep sea. Early sketches of
submarines in the 16th century led to the construction of the first
underwater vehicle in 1623. By the 18th century, submarines were used
for warfare. In 1870, Jules Verne created a fictional world of sea
monsters and life aboard the mystical submarine Nautilus that could
descend 20 km into the sea. The novel captured the imagination of
millions of people. read more |
04/12
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Love and War: The Essence of Luminosity - Dr. David Gruber is a marine biologist who uses extended-range SCUBA and Remote Operated Vehicle technologies to explore the deeper portion of the world’s coral reefs. David received his PhD in Biological Oceanography in 2007 from Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. He is a Research Associate in Invertebrate Zoology at AMNH and Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Baruch College, City University of New York. read more |
04/03
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Weather Runs Hot and Cold, So Scientists Look to the Ice - Dr. Francis, of Rutgers, has presented evidence that this is affecting the jet stream, the huge river of air that circles the Northern Hemisphere in a loopy, meandering fashion. Her research suggests that the declining temperature contrast between the Arctic and the middle latitudes is causing kinks in the jet stream to move from west to east more slowly than before, and that those kinks have everything to do with the weather in a particular spot. read more |
03/28
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Supporters fight to save marine lab - Rutgers “has a very longstanding and productive relationship” with the Howard lab, with scientists from both institutions working closely together on projects ranging from ocean pollution to Barnegat Bay, DeLuca said. read more |
03/17
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| Countercurrents.com |
Linking Weird Weather To Rapid Warming Of The Arctic - By Jennifer Francis, The loss of Arctic summer sea ice and the rapid warming of the Far North are altering the jet stream over North America, Europe, and Russia. Scientists are now just beginning to understand how these profound shifts may be increasing the likelihood of more persistent and extreme weather. read more |
03/06
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Great thing to know about Rutgers - Oceanographer Scott Glenn was the 2010 New Jersey Professor of the Year. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation bestow the annual awards on a single professor in each state who has an outstanding impact on undergraduates. read
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03/01
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| Nature.com |
Q&A: A slow-motion crisis - by Paul Falkowski, Nature Outlook talks to Rutgers University environmental scientist Paul Falkowski about the effects of human activity and climate change on communities of life-sustaining oceanic microorganisms. read
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02/28
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Major Barnegat Bay science research on deck for 2012 - A biological index for measuring the health of Barnegat Bay could be ready by June. That index will be “quantifiable numbers that tell you the condition of the bay” — and a way to see if restoration efforts really work, says the project leader, Rutgers University research professor Michael Kennish. read
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Global Warming: ‘Revenge of the atmosphere’ - With Arctic sea ice shrinking fast — losing 40 percent of its mass between 1980 and 2007 — widespread effects on climate and weather are inevitable, according to Jennifer Francis, with Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. read
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01/14
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Researchers returning to study Barnegat Bay - Straining to lift their net over the gunwale, Rutgers University students Rebecca Noah and Kathrine Bianchini swung it over a plastic tote box and emptied the contents: lumps of mustard-yellow sponges, small green crabs, almost translucent grass shrimp. - read
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