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Genomics Builds Marine Know-How
Sorrento, Italy (SPX) Nov 01, 2006 CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship is exploring how modern genomics can contribute to marine conservation and management by providing data more effectively and perhaps yielding new types of data. "This work has a wide range of applications, ranging from the use of genetic information to assist with taxonomy of species, to examining movements of plankton in the oceans and the impact that this has on the food webs, to revealing the influence of environmental variations such as heat, salinity or pollutants," the Flagship's Science Coordinator, Dr Kate Wilson, said in Sorrento, Italy today. In her address to the 2006 International Marine Genomics Conference in Sorrento, Dr Wilson said that integrated marine ecosystem management is a major activity within the Flagship's Regional Marine Development and Growth research theme. "Sustainable development, based on Australia's huge marine and coastal ecosystems, is a major opportunity for the coming decades," she said. "Achieving sustainable economic and social benefits from this development will require a new approach to ocean management and the science that guides it. This new approach takes a system view of the multiple human uses of ocean ecosystems and their management. "For effective marine ecosystem management, the development of national and state regional marine plans will draw heavily on Australia's marine science and socioeconomic base. At CSIRO, Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) is being used to build models of an entire regional ecosystem, encapsulating both the biophysics of the marine ecosystem and its interdependence on the associated human socioeconomic uses of the region. "This MSE approach then allows the possible consequences of different management actions to be evaluated. It is also used to predict the optimal monitoring strategy, including appropriate indicators, to be used to ensure successful management of the marine ecosystem." Wealth from Oceans is one of Australia's six National Research Flagships. The Flagship, led by CSIRO, is one of the largest scientific undertakings in Australia's history, bringing together the scientific and commercial communities to tackle major issues facing the nation such as climate change, farm yields, national security and the environment. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com
The Power Behind Insect Flight: Researchers Reveal Key Kinetic Component
Troy NY (SPX) Oct 31, 2006Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Vermont have discovered a key molecular mechanism that allows tiny flies and other "no-see-ums" to whirl their wings at a dizzying rate of up to 1,000 times per second. The findings are being reported in the Oct. 30-Nov. 3 online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). |
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