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Pollution is the release of undesirable subtances into the environment. Many human activities—industrial production, burning of fossil fuels, agriculture, and product use, among others—generate pollutants that can find their way into the ocean. At…

Marine biology is a younger science than terrestrial biology as early scientists were
limited in their study of aquatic organisms by lack of technology to observe and sample them. The Greek philosopher Aristotle was one of the firsts to design a…

This text is designed for a one-semester course at the sophomore to senior level. Some students will have already taken
a college-level biology course with coverage of organismal diversity, and they will benefit greatly. A small number may
even…

This publication, Our Living Oceans: Habitat.
Status of the Habitat of U.S. Living Marine Resources, is the first comprehensive edition of the Our Living Oceans habitat report to be released since the inaugural policymakers’ summary report was…

Have you ever seen the ocean? Have you ever been in the ocean? Have you ever gone
snorkelling or scuba diving and gotten a really good look at what exists beneath the
ocean's surface? It's just amazing! The ocean is teeming with life.
When most…

The Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) would like to thank all the authors, contributor graphics designers and other individuals and institutions who have supported the development of this
Guide. All have found the extra time in their…

Our environmental awareness is steadily increasing, albeit very slowly. This process began when we started to address obvious and visible problems. As a result, our streets, beaches, fields and forests became cleaner, industrial emissions decreased,…

Welcome to the latest edition of The
Marine Biologist magazine, in which we
celebrate the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030). This
year promises much for nature as the
UN's Gabriel Grimsditch explains in
his introduction to…

When humans transport a species to a location outside its native range, multiple biotic and abiotic factors influence its post-arrival establishment and spread. Abiotic factors such as disturbance and environmental conditions determine the…

Invading species are a factor for the ecology and health of an ecosystem, which is getting
more and more important. There exist cases where non-indigenous species have had a
negative impact on the native ecosystem, as well as economic…