Constraining annual and seasonal radon-222 flux density from the Southern Ocean using radon-222 concentrations in the boundary layer at Cape Grim by W. Zahorowski, A. D. Griffiths, S. D. Chambers, A. G. Williams, R. M. Law, J. Crawford, S. Werczynski

“…The annual mean flux density (0.27 mBq m−2 s−1) compares well with the mean of the limited number of spot measurements previously conducted in the Southern Ocean (0.24 mBq m−2 s−1), and to some spot measurements made in other oceanic regions. However, a number of spot measurements in other oceanic regions, as well as most oceanic radon flux density values assumed for modelling studies and intercomparisons, are considerably lower than the mean reported here. …”
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Diversity and vertical distribution of microbial eukaryotes in the snow, sea ice and seawater near the North Pole at the end of the polar night by Charles eBachy, Purificacion eLopez-Garcia, Alexander eVereshchaka, David eMoreira

“…Our knowledge about the microorganisms living in the high Arctic Ocean is still rudimentary compared to other oceans mostly because of logistical challenges imposed by its inhospitable climate and the presence of a multi-year ice cap. …”
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Mite Fauna of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Parasitizing Darwin’s Finches in Galápagos Archipelago by Maciej Skoracki, Bozena Sikora, Markus Unsoeld, Martin Hromada

“…Due to the biological uniqueness of the Galápagos Islands, ectoparasites of their avian fauna are relatively well-studied compared with other oceanic islands. However, in this study, quill mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) were investigated for the first time in this archipelago. …”
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Dispersion of surface waves along various paths to Uppsala, Sweden by A. S. TETSUO

“…In order to give characteristicnumbers to the dispersion data along every oceanic path, tlieyare compared witli the classifìed curves which the writer has obtainedpreviously (see Fig. 1 of Part I) along other oceanic paths. Love wavedispersion curves are denoted by Roman numerals and Rayleigh wavecurves by Arabie numerals.…”
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The benthos: the ocean’s last boundary? by Josep-Maria Gili, Begoña Vendrell-Simón, Wolf Arntz, Francesc Sabater, Joandomènec Ros

“…However, benthic communities not only play the role of a sink of matter: they act as an active boundary comparable to other oceanic boundaries, in accordance with the boundary concept proposed by the ecologist Ramon Margalef.…”
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An Exploration of Wind Stress Calculation Techniques in Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling by Kyra M. Bryant, Muhammad Akbar

“…The wind field must be converted to wind stress, which represents the air-sea momentum flux component required in storm surge and other oceanic models. This conversion requires a multiplicative drag coefficient for the air density and wind speed to represent the air-sea momentum exchange at a given location. …”
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Monitoring spatial and temporal variation of ocean productivity in the Bay of Bengal using remote sensing by Sabarudin, Noor Saadah

“…An alarming issue about the ocean productivity is that it is decreasing gradually in most world biomes where the decreasing rate in certain oceans, such as in the Bay of Bengal is higher as compared to other oceans. Although historically the Bay of Bengal is less productive as compared to the other oceans, there are large number of population living along the coastal areas depend on food supply from this bay. …”
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The instability of diffusive convection and its implication for the thermohaline staircases in the deep Arctic Ocean by S.-Q. Zhou, L. Qu, Y.-Z. Lu, X.-L. Song

“…The critical Rayleigh number of diffusive convection is found to vary from 10³ to 10¹¹ in the deep Arctic Ocean as well as in other oceans and lakes. In such a wide range of conditions, the interface-induced thermal Rayleigh number is shown to be consistent with the critical Rayleigh number of diffusive convection. …”
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Bacterial and Fungal Diversity in Sediment and Water Column From the Abyssal Regions of the Indian Ocean by Natasha Maria Barnes, Samir R. Damare, Belle Damodara Shenoy

“…Multidisciplinary programs are being undertaken to investigate into microbial communities in diverse marine environments. As compared to other Oceans, the deeper parts of Indian Ocean are still poorly sampled and studied for bacterial, and more so fungal diversity. …”
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Relief-forming factors of Atlantic ocean transform faults by Боголюбский В.А., Дубинин Е.П., Соколов С.Ю.

“…It is assumed that the identified dependences are preserved for the transform faults in other oceans.…”
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Fishers’ resilience towards extreme weather conditions in the South China Sea: A case study of Natuna Islands, Indonesia by Rani Hafsaridewi, Hikmah Hikmah, Armen Zulham, Permana Ari Soejarwo, Bayu Vita Indah Yanti

“…Climate change and extreme weather conditions are expected to affect marine fisheries’ productivity and modify fish distribution because of changes in water temperature, ocean currents, and other oceanic conditions. Both are issues faced by fishers in Natuna. …”
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Seasonal dynamics and diversity of Antarctic marine viruses reveal a novel viral seascape by Piedade, GJ, Schön, ME, Lood, C, Fofanov, MV, Wesdorp, EM, Biggs, TEG, Wu, L, Bolhuis, H, Fischer, MG, Yutin, N, Dutilh, BE, Brussaard, CPD

“…Our comprehensive exploration of DNA viral diversity in the Southern Ocean reveals a unique and largely uncharted viral landscape, of which 75% was previously unidentified in other oceanic areas. We uncover novel viral taxa at high taxonomic ranks, expanding our understanding of crassphage, polinton-like virus, and virophage diversity. …”

Seapower, Geostrategic Relations, and Islandness: The World War II Destroyers for Bases Deal by Colin Flint

“…Relationality is a factor in four strategic calculations: other islands; other continents; other oceans; and the conjuncture of long-term historical processes of hegemonic decline and rise. …”
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About Earthquakes in Subduction Zones with the Potential to ‎Cause a Tsunami by Vladimir A. Babeshko, O.V. Evdokimova, O.M. Babeshko

“…A molten lithospheric plate has no tangential contact stresses, while the other, oceanic, is rigidly connected to the base. The block element method is used to study the occurrence of the starting earthquake and the peculiarity of its consequences. …”
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Nutrient matters in the Indian sector of the Antarctic Ocean by Fukashi Fukui, Kenji Yamagata

“…This ratio was relatively higher than those in other oceans.…”
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Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc by Marcos Tatiàn, Julieta Carolina Antacli, Ricardo Sahade

“…The Polar Front is considered a strong barrier, especially for benthic organisms, separating the Southern Ocean from other oceans. Its influence on ascidian species present at the boundary of the Magellan and Antarctic regions along the Scotia Arc and on the species composition at each station is inferred from the samples taken during the “LAMPOS” cruise. …”
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Categorizing possession in Zuanga-Yuanga and other Kanak languages (New Caledonia): a typological perspective by Bril Isabelle

“…Like many other Oceanic and Kanak languages of New Caledonia, Zuanga-Yuanga [ZY] has classifiers restricted to the possession of nouns denoting food, drink, animals and plants; it also has dichotomous direct and indirect adnominal possessive constructions, which are generally labeled inalienable or alienable in the Oceanic literature. …”
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When is an invasive not an invasive? Macrofossil evidence of doubtful native plant species in the Galapagos Islands. by Coffey, E, Froyd, C, Willis, K

“…These results have relevance not just for the Galápagos but also many other oceanic islands in demonstrating the application of palaeobotanical data to conserving and restoring native biodiversity.…”

The sources and transport of iron in the North Pacific and its impact on marine ecosystems by Yuntao WANG, Haoran ZHANG, Huanhuan CHEN, Fei CHAI

“…The limitation of iron (Fe) makes the North Pacific a typically high-nitrate, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) region in comparison with other oceanic regions of the world. Iron inputs from land via river discharge and atmospheric dust deposition are the primary processes introducing Fe into the ocean. …”
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First record and impact of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae) on corals of Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific by Krupskaya Narváez, Fernando A Zapata

“…Although densities of A. planci are low at Malpelo and other oceanic islands of the TEP, these islands may act as stepping stones for the colonization of other coral reef areas in the region. …”
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