Researchers demonstrate new method to track genetic diversity of salmon, trout
Credit: Loretta Ellenburg, USFS PNW Research Station. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Fishing the seas for new vegan ideas
'Blue sky' for more healthy foods from seaweedsCredit: Photo courtesy Raymond Tham, CMBD Flinders University. Putting innovative Australian marine bioproducts ...
Colorful connection found in coral’s ability to survive higher temperatures
Credit: Daisuke Kezuka. Coral within the family Acropora are fast growers and thus important for reef growth, island formation, and ...
Study reveals energy sources supporting coral reef predators
Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on ...
HKUST decodes a deep-sea vent-endemic snail hologenome
Unveiling its living strategies in the extreme environmentCredit: HKUST A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, Head and Chair ...
A natural protection racket among damselfish and mysid shrimp
New UD study finds first example of underwater domesticator-domesticate relationshipCredit: Illustration by Rohan Brooker Throughout nature, there are instances of ...
Temperature affects susceptibility of newts to skin-eating fungus
Credit: Todd Amacker Conservation Photography, 2020 Eastern newt populations in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada are at greatest ...
NOAA funds VIMS to study impact of ocean acidification on oysters
Team will assess vulnerability of aquaculture and restoration efforts in Chesapeake BayCredit: © Aileen Devlin/Virginia Sea Grant. The excess carbon ...
Turf wars: Ocean acidification and feedback loops lock in turf algal systems
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that in the presence of ocean acidification, feedback loops keep degraded turf algal ...
New piece of the puzzle increases understanding of speciation
Credit: Patrik Larsson Speciation is important because it increases biodiversity. A thesis from the University of Gothenburg examines the speciation ...
Waste into wealth: Harvesting useful products from microbial growth
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and ...
Fish diet heats up marine biodiversity hotspot
Credit: Victor Huertas. Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen biodiversity pattern of coral reef fishes that suggests some fishes might be ...
Fishes contribute roughly 1.65 billion tons of carbon in feces and other matter annually
Study estimates fishes contribute about 16 percent of the sinking carbon in upper ocean watersCredit: Grace Saba Scientists have little ...
Oil spill has long-term immunological effects in dolphins
Credit: Todd Speakman A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has found long-term impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon ...
Strange creatures accidentally discovered beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves
Credit: Dr Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there's more life than expected, finds ...
Scientists awarded Fulbright scholarships to study climate and the environment
Lora Harris and Christina Goethel to begin research exchange in Finland and IcelandCredit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ...
New study reveals biodiversity important at regional scales
Findings from long-term, landscape-level analyses can help enhance conservationCredit: © C. Patrick/VIMS. New research shows that biodiversity is important not ...
Infectious disease causes long-term changes to frog’s microbiome
Credit: Andrea Jani Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by antibiotics, diet interventions and other ...
Family ties explain mysterious social life of coral gobies
Credit: Jim Greenfield The strange social structure of tiny fish called emerald coral gobies may be explained by family loyalty, ...
Gulls, sentinels of bacteria in the environment
Seagulls birds can spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria that circulate in the wildCredit: Marta Cerdà (CReSA-IRTA) Gulls are one of the main ...