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Author abbrev. (zoology) Earle. Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. [1][2] Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
History of marine biology. HMS Challenger during its pioneer expedition of 1872–76. Marine biology is a hybrid subject that combines aspects of organismal function, ecological interaction and the study of marine biodiversity. [1] The earliest studies of marine biology trace back to the Phoenicians and the Greeks who are known as the initial ...
The Edge of the Sea (1955) Silent Spring (1962) Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.
A Coral Reef Love Story, TED2019. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (born 1980 or 1981 [5]) is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for ocean-climate policy in coastal cities, [2][6] and the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. [7]
Marine biology studies species that live in marine habitats. Most of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, which is the home to marine life. Oceans average nearly four kilometers in-depth and are fringed with coastlines that run for about 360,000 kilometres. [4] [5] Marine biology can be contrasted with biological oceanography.
University of Pennsylvania. Scientific career. Fields. Zoology, Biology, Marine biology. Institutions. Marine Biological Laboratory. Roger Arliner Young (August 20, 1899 – November 9, 1964) was an American scientist of zoology, biology, and marine biology. She was the first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in zoology. [1 ...
Marshall is co-founder and a principal scientist of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, where she leads many of MMF’s projects around the world. [1] Marshall is the subject of the Natural World documentary Andrea: Queen of Mantas. [2] In 2013, she was named a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer" for her pioneering research and conservation work.
Roger Payne. Roger Searle Payne (January 29, 1935 – June 10, 2023) was an American biologist and environmentalist famous for his 1967 discovery (with Scott McVay) of whale song among humpback whales. Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.