‘Island of Rats’ recovers
Island birds, seashore ecosystem return to natural balance after invasive rodent removalCredit: Rory Stansbury Along the western edge of Alaska's ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?
Credit: Virginia Tech As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go ...
The collapse of Northern California kelp forests will be hard to reverse
Most of Northern California's kelp forest ecosystem is gone, replaced by widespread 'urchin barrens' that may persist long into the ...
Breaking the patrisharky: Scientists reexamine gender biases in shark, ray mating research
New study analyzes biological drivers of multiple paternity in sharks and rays, challenging decades of unbalanced researchCredit: Georgia Aquarium Shark ...
Sea butterflies already struggle in acidifying Southern Ocean
Credit: Credits: Lisette Mekkes & Katja Peijnenburg, Naturalis. The oceans are becoming more acidic because of the rapid release of ...
Limiting invasive species may be a better goal than eliminating them
U of A biologist leads new study on "functional eradication" to curtail numbers of invasive species based on achievable targets ...
High-resolution ocean model provides insight into sea turtles’ lost years
Model shows where hatchlings likely travel in the open oceanCredit: Cheryl Harrison An exquisitely detailed global ocean model simulation from ...
Diversity of fish species supply endangered killer whale diet throughout the year
Chinook salmon play major role as Southern Resident prey across seasons.Credit: Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries and reference NMFS permit number 16163 ...
Common dolphin populations at risk
Trans-Tasman study calls for greater collaborationCredit: Dr Kerstin Bilgmann (Macquarie & Flinders University) While consumers look out for the Dolphin ...
Study explores link between forestry management and pesticides in aquatic species
Toxic traces found in mussels, clams, and oysters in Oregon's coastal zoneCredit: Kaegan Scully-Engelmeyer Pesticides used in forestry may threaten ...
‘Canary in the mine’ warning follows new discovery of effects of pollutants on fertility
Credit: University of Portsmouth New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 ...
Littlest shop of horrors: Hungry green algae prefer to eat bacteria alive
New study points to potential widespread phagocytosis among green algae, suggests improved methodology in environmental microbiologyCredit: N. Bock & E. ...
USC study shows promising potential for marine biofuel
Credit: Maurice Roper For several years now, the biofuels that power cars, jet airplanes, ships and big trucks have come ...
Rarest seal breeding site discovered
Credit: SPOT/Monk Seal Project Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world's rarest seal species. The ...
What’s happening to the most remote coral reefs on Earth?
Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation have published their findings on the state of coral reefs in ...
Stressed-out young oysters may grow less meat on their shells
Early exposure to heat and low oxygen makes oysters more vulnerable to same stressors later onCredit: Sarah Donelan Early exposure ...
Natural product isolated from sea sponge tested against cancer cells
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor ...
Lake turbidity mitigates impact of warming on walleyes in upper Midwest lakes
Credit: Gretchen Hansen, University of Minnesota Because walleyes are a cool-water fish species with a limited temperature tolerance, biologists expected ...
Global warming poses threat to food chains
Credit: University of Exeter Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, ...
Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
Credit: Andreas Dietzel. For the first time, scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean--and evaluated ...