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Bioluminescent patrolling of marine ecosystems – BioAlarm Josef I. Gitelson*; LA Levin; AP Shevyrnogov; RN Utyushev Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia      *(root@gitelson.ibp.krasnoyarsk.su) The proposed is based on biophysical method - bioluminescent express analysis of marine plankton ecosystems and the equipment for its application. The method is based on employment of the bioluminescence - the capacity to emit light as a result of specific enzymatic reaction, which is inherent to many marine organisms. Studies done in the 60s-80s in expeditions in all Oceans from North Pole to Antarctic waters and from surface to depth of many kilometers showed that excited bioluminescence is recorded in situ with frequency sufficient for characterization of marine ecosystems. Especially rich in bioluminescence are ecosystems of the photic layer, the upwelling zones and coral lagoons. Using this approach, the vertical and horizontal structure of the plankton ecosystem can be monitoring with profiling and route bathyphotometers with high spatial and temporal resolution: 1-3 meters, 5-6 minutes. ("Romashka" kit). The goal of this communication is to discuss project for adaptation the bioluminescent profiling method to resolve a problem - ecological patrolling for early warning about possible changes in the marine ecosystem, due to human impact, in particular. [Talk: gitelson.josefi.44961]

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