This page is intended to show links to scientific organisations involved in research into the oceans and the life that lives in them.
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| MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland |
www.marlin.ac.uk |
| NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration focuses on climate change and offers lay-friendly summaries of their work. The link is for the Climate Dynamics and Prediction Group. Another link exists for their Paleoclimatology Program - comparing present conditions with those in the remote past. |
NOAA |
| Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - A UK centre undertaking research in this area... |
Hadley Centre |
| SAHFOS - the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science. This organisation has been monitoring the 'health' of the oceans since the 1930s by looking at the numbers of different species of plankton in various parts of the oceans of the world. |
SAHFOS |
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ZIMNES (www.zimnes.org) is a NERC
knowledge transfer project. The
site contains a comprehensive
species list of zooplankton taxa at
depths of 200 m below sea level
for North European seas. The site
has been developed in order to
guide zooplankton taxonomists
and help the less experienced
student. |
ZIMNES (www.zimnes.org) |
| This year (2010) is the International Year of Biodiversity. The Bristol Natural History Consortium (BNHC) will be
promoting various events, including a dedicated national website which is still undergoing some amendments.
See http://www.bioblitz.org.uk |
bioblitz.org.uk |
| The University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit |
CRU |
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