Republik Indonesia merupakan negara kepuiauan dan terletak di daerah tropis. Dengan kondisi geografis demikian, Indonesia memiliki berbagai potensi sumberdaya alam. Sebagian dari sumberdaya alam itu telah sejak lama dimanfaatkan masyarakat dalam berbagai bidang. Namun sebagian besar masih belum tergali secara optimal. Satu diantara sumberdaya alam yang potensial untuk dikembangkan adalah mi…
Kampus Dumai merupakan satu diantara kampus yang dimiliki Universitas Riau. Kampus ini dikembangkan untuk kegiatan belajar mengajar bagi Jurusan Ilmu Kelautan Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Universitas Riau. Untuk memfasilitasi itu maka di kampus ini telah dibangun berbagai sarana dan prasarana belajar seperti ruang kuliah, laboratorium, asrama mahasiswa, perumahan, kolam dan tambak perc…
Marine biogeochemistry is a broad, interdisciplinary subject overlapping a range of other disciplines such as marine chemistry, geochemistry, ecology, physiology and oceanography, but in its own right it has become pivotal to progress in marine research in recent years. As a key component of the ‘earth system’, marine biogeochemistry interfaces directly with terrestrial, atmospheric and…
Why are algae important? They contribute approximately 40 to 50% of the oxygen in the atmosphere, or the oxygen in every other breath we breathe. Algae are the original source of fossil carbon found in crude oil and natural gas. Algae, for practical purposes, are the only primary producers in the oceans—an area that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. There are no grasslands or forests bene…
Why are algae important? They contribute approximately 40 to 50% of the oxygen in the atmosphere, or the oxygen in every other breath we breathe. Algae are the original source of fossil carbon found in crude oil and natural gas. Algae, for practical purposes, are the only primary producers in the oceans—an area that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. There are no grasslands or forests bene…