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IMPORTANT (Aquatic Biology - deadline Submission)
"We are proud to inform that the deadline for submission of original research articles to the special issue of Aquatic Biology, as announced during SeaSink2008, is 31st October 2008. More information is available at http://www.int-res.com/journals/ab/
Due to technical issues, we do not have pictures of the closing session of SeaSink2008. If the participants have pictures that want to share with the scientific community present at SeaSink2008, please send them to the e-mail address seasink2008@ufp.pt. Thank you very much!!
SINOPSE Oceans, representing about 70% of the earth surface, are considered as deposits for a large number of anthropogenic residues. Receiving input from human activities through land drainage, atmospheric deposition, rivers, and direct dumping, oceans act as sinks for several classes of compounds. Among these, several substances may be mobilized at any time, and may also be incorporated into the biota, hundreds of kilometres away from the original source. This scenario is progressively more likely to occur, and may endanger not only marine ecosystems but also human health, since oceans are also valuable sources of nutrients for human consumption. In any case, the ocean sinking capacity is an important service to mankind. A good example of this is the “ocean biological pump” and its usefulness in preventing a faster than observed accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. One of the most important scientific challenges is in preventing that carrying capacity of marine ecosystems to human induced stresses is exceeded.
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