SDG 14:
LIFE BELOW WATER

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

University Impact Ranking for SDG 14
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Repeatable semantic reef-mapping through photogrammetry and label-augmentation

By: Yuval M., Alonso I., Eyal G., Tchernov D., Loya Y., Murillo A.C., Treibitz T.
Published in: Remote Sensing
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: In an endeavor to study natural systems at multiple spatial and taxonomic resolutions, there is an urgent need for autom (more…)

A graph localization approach for underwater sensor networks to assist a diver in distress

By: Diamant R., Francescon R.
Published in: Sensors (Switzerland)
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: In this paper, we focus on the problem of locating a scuba diver in distress using a sensor network. Without GPS recepti (more…)

Common dolphins, common in neritic waters off southern Israel, demonstrate uncommon dietary habits

By: Brand D., Edelist D., Goffman O., Hadar N., Scheinin A., Kerem D.
Published in: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: During the last decade, the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) has become the second most sighted species in Israeli coa (more…)

Needs and Gaps in Optical Underwater Technologies and Methods for the Investigation of Marine Animal Forest 3D-Structural Complexity

By: Rossi P., Ponti M., Righi S., Castagnetti C., Simonini R., Mancini F., Agrafiotis P., Bassani L., Bruno F., Cerrano C., Cignoni P., Corsini M., Drap P., Dubbini M., Garrabou J., Gori A., Gracias N., Ledoux J.-B., Linares C., Mantas T.P., Menna F., Nocerino E., Palma M., Pavoni G., Ridolfi A., Rossi S., Skarlatos D., Treibitz T., Turicchia E., Yuval M., Capra A.
Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Marine animal forests are benthic communities dominated by sessile suspension feeders (such as sponges, corals, and biva (more…)

Dust-borne microbes affect Ulva ohnoi’s growth and physiological state

By: Krupnik N., Asis D.T., Belkin N., Rubin-Blum M., Israel Á., Paytan A., Meiri D., Herut B., Rahav E.
Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: The marine macroalgae Ulva sp. is considered an ecosystem engineer in rocky shores of temperate waters worldwide. Ulva s (more…)

Observations of acoustic noise bursts accompanying nonlinear internal gravity waves on the continental shelf off New Jersey

By: Katsnelson B.G., Godin O.A., Zhang Q.
Published in: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Anomalously large, transient fluctuations of acoustical noise intensity, up to 4-5 orders of magnitude above the backgro (more…)

Localization of Acoustically Tagged Marine Animals in Under-Ranked Conditions

By: Alexandri T., Shamir Z.Z., Bigal E., Scheinin A., Tchernov D., Diamant R.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: A key technology in the movement tracking of marine animals is localization using acoustic transmitters. These are attac (more…)

The door to Dor: Tracing unseen anthropogenic impact in an ancient port

By: Lazar M., Basson U., Himmelstein A.G., Levy T.E., Arkin Shalev E., Yasur-Landau A.
Published in: Geoarchaeology
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: An on-land frequency domain electromagnetic geophysical survey was conducted across a tombolo delimiting the southern ba (more…)

Paleoecologic implications of foraminiferal assemblages in the Upper Cretaceous-Paleogene strata, eastern Dahomey (Benin) Basin, southwestern Nigeria

By: Oluwajana O.A., Adebambo B.A., Olawuyi G.T., Ewuji J.O., Adejayan B.A., Ayodele O.D., Adeniran P.M., Arabi D.O., Adedokun T.A.
Published in: Arabian Journal of Geosciences
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: The paleoecologic conditions of eastern Dahomey (Benin) Basin during Late Campanian-Eocene were investigated using foram (more…)

Dynamic macromolecular composition and high exudation rates in Prochlorococcus

By: Roth-Rosenberg D., Aharonovich D., Omta A.W., Follows M.J., Sher D.
Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Every living cell is composed of macromolecules such as proteins, DNA, RNA, and pigments. The ratio between these macrom (more…)

Fish in the desert: Identifying fish trade routes and the role of Red Sea parrotfish (Scaridae) during the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods

By: Blevis R., Bar-Oz G., Tepper Y., Zohar I.
Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Humanities  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Recent archaeological excavations in the Negev desert of the southern Levant have yielded a surprising and unprecedented (more…)

Does sand beach nourishment enhance the dispersion of non-indigenous species?—the case of the common moon crab, matuta victor (fabricius, 1781), in the southeastern mediterranean

By: Zviely D., Zurel D., Edelist D., Bitan M., Spanier E.
Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Sand beach nourishment (BN) is one of the commonest “soft solutions” for shore protection and restoration. Yet it may ha (more…)

Archaeological and natural indicators of sea-level and coastal changes: The case study of the caesarea roman harbor

By: Galili E., Salamon A., Gambash G., Zviely D.
Published in: Geosciences (Switzerland)
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Archaeological and geomorphological features, as well as traces left by tsunamis, earthquakes, and vertical earth-crust (more…)

Respiration rates, metabolic demands and feeding of ephyrae and young medusae of the rhizostome rhopilema nomadica

By: Kuplik Z., Kerem D., Angel D.L.
Published in: Diversity
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Jellyfish (cnidarians and ctenophores) affect the marine food web through high feeding rates and feeding efficiency, but (more…)

Response of Mg isotopes to dolomitization during fluctuations in sea level: Constraints on the hydrological conditions of massive dolomitization systems

By: Hu Z., Bialik O.M., Hohl S.V., Xia Z., Waldmann N.D., Liu C., Li W.
Published in: Sedimentary Geology
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Marine dolomitization processes are characterized by complex variations in hydrological conditions and pore-fluid chemis (more…)

Benthic foraminifera geochemistry as a monitoring tool for heavy metal and phosphorus pollution — A post fish-farm removal case study

By: Oron S., Sadekov A., Katz T., Goodman-Tchernov B.
Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Measuring environmental contaminants in coastal areas is critical for monitoring and managing their impacts. Commonly us (more…)

Understanding the public attitude towards sharks for improving their conservation

By: Giovos I., Barash A., Barone M., Barría C., Borme D., Brigaudeau C., Charitou A., Brito C., Currie J., Dornhege M., Endrizzi L., Forsberg K., Jung A., Kleitou P., MacDiarmid A., Moutopoulos D.K., Nakagun S., Neves J., Nunes F.L.D., Schröder D., Thurstan R.H., Tull M., Tuncer S., Mazzoldi C.
Published in: Marine Policy
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Sharks are among the oldest residents of the planet, they possess a unique value as top predators and constitute irrepla (more…)

Jellyfishing in europe: Current status, knowledge gaps, and future directions towards a sustainable practice

By: Edelist D., Angel D.L., Canning-clode J., Gueroun S.K.M., Aberle N., Javidpour J., Andrade C.
Published in: Sustainability (Switzerland)
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Jellyfish are often described as a nuisance species, but as our understanding shifts to more ecosystem-based conceptions (more…)

Sedimentation, depositional environments, and hydrocarbon potential of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene Araromi Formation, eastern Dahomey (Benin) Basin, southwestern Nigeria

By: Oluwajana O.A., Opatola A.O., Adamolekun O.J., Ndukwe O.S., Olawuyi G.T., Ofiwe C.U., Bolaji T.A., Adebambo B.A., Oluwajana O.O.
Published in: Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: The Cretaceous sediments in southwestern Nigeria are host to one of the largest bitumen deposits in the world. In the cu (more…)

Contribution of Maternal and Paternal Transmission to Bacterial Colonization in Nematostella vectensis

By: Baldassarre L., Levy S., Bar-Shalom R., Steindler L., Lotan T., Fraune S.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
SDGs : SDG 14  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: Microbial communities confer multiple beneficial effects to their multicellular hosts. To evaluate the evolutionary and (more…)