Quest Volume 9 Number 1
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Date
2013
Authors
Ansorge, Isabelle , Roberts, Mike , Mtsonti, Thomas , Noyon, Margaux , Treasure, Anne , Bester, Marthan , Tosh, Cheryl , Morris, Tommy , Vianello, Patrick , Swart, Seb , du Plessis, Gerda , Jacobs, Christopher , Butler, Jennifer , Mokete, Kaogo , du Plessis, Marcel , Blair, AlistairJournal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship
Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Innovation
Abstract
Our changing oceans: Isabelle Ansorge and Mike Roberts explain South Africa's role in investigating the changes; Robots in the ocean Thomas Mtsonti and Isabelle Ansorge explain the global ocean observing system; New ways to study zooplankton: Innovation has changed our understanding of this vital link in the ocean's food chains; Invasive aliens in Antarctica: Even the remote Antarctic continent has problems with invasive alien species; High in the food chain - seals in the Southern Ocean: Three decades of research have given scientists a lot of insight into the importance of seals in the Southern Ocean; A swirly world - measuring ocean currents from the new SA Agulhas II; Tammy Morris, Isabelle Ansorge and Patrick Vianello explain the importance of understanding ocean currents: Gliders in the ocean Africa's first ocean gliders navigate the turbid and remote Antarctic waters; Microbes in the ocean Gerda du Plessis introduces us to microscopic plankton: Life at sea Christopher Jacobs, Jennifer Butler, Mokete Kaogo, Alistair Blair and Marcel du Plessis give an honours student's perspective on life on the SA Agulhas II.