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The History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) is an international, interdisciplinary research initiative. It comprises the historical component of the Census of Marine Life and is designed to measure and explain patterns of long-term change in the diversity, distribution and abundance of life in the oceans.

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History of Marine Animal Populations

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The History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) is an international, interdisciplinary research initiative. It comprises the historical component of the...

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Future of Marine Animal Populations

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The Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) project was one of the core projects of the international Census of Marine Life (2000–2010). FMAP's mission...

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Lists of organisms by population

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List of longest-living organisms List of organisms by chromosome count Lists of animals Lists of extinct animals Lists of mammals by population World...

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Sponge

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Barnard M (eds.). Oceans Past: Management Insights from the History of Marine Animal Populations. Earthscan. pp. 25–27. ISBN 978-1-84407-527-0. Jacobson N...

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Abalone

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Michaela (eds.). Oceans Past: Management Insights from the History of Marine Animal Populations. London, UK: Earthscan. ISBN 978-1-84407-527-0. Lin, Albert;...

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Marine life

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Marine life, sea life, or ocean life is the plants, animals, and other organisms that live in the salt water of seas or oceans, or the brackish water...

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Animal

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identity as an animal is heavily contested. Nearly all modern animal phyla became clearly established in the fossil record as marine species during the...

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Marine mammal

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Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and...

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Sponge diving

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Michaela (eds.). Oceans Past: Management Insights from the History of Marine Animal Populations. Earthscan. pp. 25–27. ISBN 978-1-84407-527-0. Retrieved...

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Population genetics

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Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and among populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology....

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Census of Marine Life

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called "History of Marine Animal Populations" (HMAP), would provide the initial activities of the Census, to be followed by an additional series of field...

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Orca

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diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas. Orcas are apex predators with a diverse diet. Individual populations often...

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Outline of biology

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synthesis History of molecular evolution History of speciation History of marine biology History of medicine History of model organisms History of molecular...

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Orca types and populations

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cosmopolitan distribution and several distinct populations or types have been documented or suggested. Three to five types of orcas may be distinct enough to be considered...

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History of marine biology

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some of the more well-known expeditions of all time, making foundation contributions to marine biology. The era was important for the history of marine biology...

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Ramsar site

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Criterion 3: "it supports populations of plant and/or animal species important for maintaining the biological diversity of a particular biogeographic...

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Marine iguana

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resulting in hybridization between different marine iguana populations. There is one confirmed record of a marine iguana outside the Galápagos Islands; in...

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Sea otter

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two-thirds of its former range. The recovery of the sea otter is considered an important success in marine conservation, although populations in the Aleutian...

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Bioluminescence

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widely distributed among animal groups, especially in marine environments. On land it occurs in fungi, bacteria and some groups of invertebrates, including...

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Seashell

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animal without a backbone), and is typically composed of calcium carbonate or chitin. Most shells that are found on beaches are the shells of marine mollusks...

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Oceanography

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studies the history of the oceans in the geologic past. An oceanographer is a person who studies many matters concerned with oceans, including marine geology...

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Salp

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abundant than krill. Since 1910, while krill populations in the Southern Ocean have declined, salp populations appear to be increasing. Salps have been seen...

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Overpopulation

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method of regulating wild-animal population growth. Immunocontraception has been successfully used or tested in a variety of wild-animal populations including...

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Marine biology

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Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera...

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Dugong

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between these populations historically. Some theorize that populations existed independently, for example, that the Okinawan population was isolated members...

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List of domesticated animals

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list of domesticated animals, also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals that...

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