ocean ecosystem

collocation in English

meaningsofoceanandecosystem

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ocean
noun
uk
/ˈəʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈoʊ.ʃən/
a very large area ...
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ecosystem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈe.koʊˌsɪs.təm/
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and ...
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(Definition ofoceanandecosystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The video is a documentary about theoceanecosystem, and has a strong environmental message.
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This time-series of oceanographic and fisheries data allows scientists to assess the human impact and effects of climate change on the coastaloceanecosystem.
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Many types of fish may be caught in the area due to the richoceanecosystem.
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Plankton drive the biological pump, a process by which theoceanecosystemtransports carbon from the surface euphotic zone to the ocean's depths.
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All this would be imposed, moreover, on ocean ecosystems that have already been grossly disturbed.
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Another pronounced change for ocean ecosystems could stem from depletion of the ozone layer.
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Yet we know all too little about ocean ecosystems, let alone the environmental impacts of what we are doing to them, especially in terms of pollutants.
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The article establishes the importance of the mean trophic level of fisheries as a tool for measuring the health of ocean ecosystems.
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Just as pollutants and alterations in the biogeochemical cycle alter river and ocean ecosystems, they exert likewise effects in the air.
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Because the effect of periodic small scale phytoplankton blooms on ocean ecosystems is unclear, more studies would be helpful.
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This inhibits the ability of the ocean ecosystems to sequester carbon as the oceans warm.
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It started with goals to promote healthy and safe ocean ecosystems and to help prevent things that threaten oceanic and human life.
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Organic material tends to be denser than seawater, and as a result it sinks into open ocean ecosystems away from the coastlines, transporting carbon along with it.
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Research interests include phytoplankton photosynthesis and growth models, aquatic ecology, ocean optics and satellite remote sensing, particularly the use of satellites to monitor change in global ocean ecosystems.
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Exactly how climate change will affect the ocean, which is home to marine mammals, is hard to predict since there are many factors that affect ocean ecosystems.
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