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Marine Biology
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National Marine Aquarium
http://www.national-aquar
ium.co.uk/
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The National Marine Aquarium is situated in Plymouth and its purpose is to contribute to education, conservation and research. The website has a variety of marine life images and includes an aquarium tour which allows the visitor to view the marine life at different locations throughout the world. The number of images is restricted although there are some colourful pictures and very informative text.
Copyright information:
The images and information on this website are subject to copyright. If they are to be used for any purpose at all permission must be obtained from the owner.
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Pisco Algal Taxonomic Database
http://www.piscoweb.org/c
gi-bin/qml/newalgaequery.
qml
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The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) is a research consortium involving marine scientists from four universities along the West Coast of America. The scientists at these universities collaborate on integrated studies of the nearshore ecosystems of the West Coast and have put together a marine algae database with their findings. The database includes predominantly photographs of fresh and pressed intertidal marine algae from the west coast of the United States, although images from other areas are present. Each image is accompanied by collection information and the current species name plus some basic descriptive information which may include the size and colour of the algae, its distribution and abundance, zone and habitat. This site has a vast amount of images which are organised and well documented.
Copyright information:
The copyright for these images is held by the contributor and this person must be contacted if the images are to be used in any way.
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Gimp Savvy
http://gimp-savvy.com/
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Over 200 images from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US fish and Wildlife service. There are both browse facilities and keyword searches for these images. While the images are of good quality, there is no title or explanation of what the image is of. There is no requirement to register with this site, although it is polite to acknowledge the relevant body when using any of the images.
Copyright information:
The images on this site are copyright cleared for personal and educational use. See http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/ for details.
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Reefbase
http://www.reefbase.org/
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Reefbase is a global information system on coral reefs. It includes data on location and status of coral reefs in more than 130 countries. Learn what human damage has been done to these reefs and what is being done to preserve them. The mapping system is a highly reccommended way to obtain and chart data from the coral reefs around the world. There is a also a massive imagebank and many publications which can be searched on this site.
Copyright information:
The information provided here may be used for purposes of academic and personal use. For more details see http://www.reefbase.org/policy.asp#TermsConditions.
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Oceans of Kansas Paleontology
http://www.oceansofkansas
.com/
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This is a site jam-packed with information on paleontology. There are pictures of animals from the oceans of Kansas, images of fossils found there and much more. The resources are mainly about mosasaurs which are extinct marine reptiles. Alot of information can be gained from this website but it lacks organisation.
Copyright information:
The material on this website is subject to copyright. Before using the information in any way contact the owner.
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The bioluminescence web page
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.e
du/~biolum/
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This site has over 30 interesting images of bioluminescent organisms. Each image has a short caption explaining the actual size of the organism and the way in which it produces luminescence. This site also provides information on the chemical reactions which act to produce luminescence, which is most often found in marine organisms in the dark expanse of the deep sea. This may cover only a very small area but it is very interesting.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are available for personal and educational use only. The owners of the site do state that they would like to know if the site is being used out of interest. The images are however copyrighted and must not be put onto a web page, CD rom, or printed without permission. See http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html for details.
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The Sea Slug Forum
http://www.seaslugforum.n
et
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This site, hosted by the Australian Museum, was created to generate interest in this comparatively little-known group of animals. It should certainly do that. There is a comprehensive species list with excellent descriptions of the animals, and information about their biology. The images are of extremely high quality and really do justice to these beautiful animals.
There is also a General Topics section, which covers all aspects of sea slug biology, and is also accompanied by high quality images. There are also links to other related sites, and a message forum, so new information is constantly being added to the site.
Copyright information:
Copyright to this site is held by the Australian Museum.
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Emiliana huxleyi
http://www.noc.soton.ac.u
k/soes/staff/tt/eh/index.
html
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This is an interesting site concerned with work on the biogeoography of Emiliana huxleyi.
There is a small gallery
of images of this small but important organism. There are several useful links to other sites dealing with Coccolithophorids and their planetary impact.
Copyright information:
The authors of the images are given and the implication is that all images are in copyright, and not available for downloading.
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