Topp in Biological News

Leatherback turtles' newly discovered migration route may be roadmap to salvation

...in tuna, black-footed albatross and elephant seal. topp is part of the Census of Marine Life, a global net...ne Station. Block is one of the researchers on the topp team and is Shillinger's doctoral adviser. The ...unch the Great Turtle Race, largely facilitated by topp and coordinated by the Leatherback Trust. In this ...

Unveiling the underwater ways of the white shark

...les, albatross and more. For the first time, these topp researchers are getting a glimpse of a pelagic eco...ly time scales. Along with the white shark, the topp researchers also have been studying the routes and...cading effect all the way down the food chain. The topp team has used several distinct tag technologies to...

Marine scientists warn human safety, prosperity depend on better ocean observing system

... the international Census of Marine Life (CoML), approximately 2,000 marine animals that journey into the open, deep ocean have been tagged by project topp (Tagging of Pacific Palagics), creating a team of animal oceanographers that reveal biodiversity hotspots, nurseries, and migratory routes that need p...

Human safety, prosperity depend on better ocean observing system: Scientists

... the international Census of Marine Life (CoML), approximately 2,000 marine animals that journey into the open, deep ocean have been tagged by project topp (Tagging of Pacific Palagics), creating a team of animal oceanographers that reveal biodiversity hotspots, nurseries, and migratory routes that need p...

NASA study: Alaskan fires affected Houston air quality in 2004

...e Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project (TOPP) at Rice's Houston campus with funding support from both NASA and Rice's Shell Center for Sustainability. topp involved daily launches of weather balloons from Rice's campus south of downtown. The balloons measured ozone levels from the ground to altitudes of m...

Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'

...onference by Census of Marine Life colleagues from California-based Project topp (Tagging of Pacific Pelagics), who have forged the process of tracking larg...an animals with tags that report in via satellite whenever they surface. topp has to date tracked thousands of individual Pacific Ocean animals spanning ...