Dec 10, 2021 · The U.S. South Atlantic is a transitional ecosystem between the more tropical Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean to the south, and the more temperate ecosystems to the north. It shares characteristics with both.

Mar 18, 2019 · The Atlantic Ocean, explained. The second-largest ocean on Earth, the Atlantic drives our weather patterns, including hurricanes, and is home to many species from sea turtles to dolphins.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory’s research portfolio encompasses ocean, coastal, and atmospheric studies to ready the Nation for changes driven by weather, climate, and pressures on marine ecosystems.

May 30, 2024 · What is the Atlantic Ocean? The Atlantic Ocean is the body of salt water that separates the Americas from Europe and Africa. It formed 200 million years ago, following the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea. The Atlantic is the second-largest ocean in the world.

Nov 21, 2024 · The Atlantic Deepwater Ecosystem Observatory Network (ADEON) along the US Mid- and South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) collected multiple years of measurements that describe the ecology and soundscape of the OCS.

The Atlantic Ocean ecosystems are a complex ecological network. It weaves biological components with the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment. This interconnected ocean network requires careful study using ecosystem-based approaches to scientific research and monitoring.

Mar 25, 2021 · The Atlantic Ocean is the world’s second-largest Ocean after the Pacific Ocean. It covers approximately 29% of the total water surface and 20% of the Earth’s total area. The Atlantic is S-shaped and sandwiched between North and South America to the west and Africa and Europe to the east.

Compared with terrestrial ecosystems, marine ecosystems have a higher proportion of heterotrophic biomass. Building from this observation, we define the North Atlantic biome as the region where the large, lipid-rich copepod Calanus finmarchicus is …

Jun 16, 2024 · Invasive lionfish threaten native fish and the environment in U.S. Atlantic coastal waters. Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats.

Jan 21, 2025 · One of the few certainties in the marine ecosystem is that water temperature is on the rise, and rapidly so in the Northwest Atlantic. For example, between 2004 and 2019, the Gulf of Maine warmed more than seven times the global average, or “faster than 99 percent of the global ocean,” as the Gulf of Maine Research Institute puts it.