Stuck in a rut: Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a simplified state
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that ocean acidification restricts algal communities to a state of low biodiversity and ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Are partially protected areas the ‘red herrings’ of marine conservation?
Credit: Photo: John Turnbull/UNSW Sydney. Partially protected areas - marine reserves that allow some forms of fishing - are no ...
Guppies have varying levels of self-control
Credit: University of Exeter Just like humans trying to stick to New Year's resolutions, guppies have varying levels of self-control, ...
Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea
A trap for plastics in coastal areasCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Posidonia oceanica seagrass -an endemic marine phanerogam with an important ...
Spectacular fossil discovery:
150 million-year-old shark was one of the largest of its timeCredit: © Sebastian Stumpf/Fabrizio De Rossi In a new study, ...
Resilience to climate change?
New study finds octopuses adapting to higher ocean acid levelsCredit: Kirt L. Onthank With the impact of climate change increasing ...
Northern lakes at risk of losing ice cover permanently, impacting drinking water
Credit: York University Postdoctoral Fellow Alessandro Filazzola TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2021 - Close to 5,700 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere ...
Spatial distribution of planktonic ciliates in the western Pacific Ocean: Along the transect from Shenzhen (China) to Pohnpei (Micronesia)
Credit: Marine Life Science & Technology Announcing a new publication for Marine Life Science & Technology journal. In this research ...
A bucket of water can reveal climate change impacts on marine life in the Arctic
Credit: Morten Tange Olsen Climate changes prompt many important questions. Not least how it affects animals and plants: Do they ...
Study finds future too warm for baby sharks
Climate change causing sharks to be born smaller, undernourishedCredit: E.Moothart A new study conducted at the New England Aquarium finds ...
Future too warm for baby sharks
Credit: M. Johnson New research has found as climate change causes the world's oceans to warm, baby sharks are born ...
Ocean acidification is transforming California mussel shells
New analyses reveal how over 60 years a critical marine species has responded to ocean acidificationCredit: Roy Lab, UC San ...
NYUAD scientists uncover the genomic differences of marine and freshwater microalgae
Credit: image adapted from James L. Van Etten and David D. Dunigan, doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005751.g001) Fast facts: This study describes essential differences ...
The parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium infects marine crustaceans
Credit: Marine Life Science & Technology Announcing a new publication for Marine Life Science & Technology journal. In this review ...
Metabolic potential and molecular diversity of natural products from microorganisms
Credit: Marine Life Science & Technology Co-culture: stimulate the metabolic potential and explore the molecular diversity of natural products from ...
More than just a sun tan: Ultraviolet light helps marine animals to tell the time of year
Credit: © Enrique Arboleda/Markus Hartl) Most organisms on earth depend on the energy from the sun. Sunlight is also an ...
More management measures lead to healthier fish populations
Credit: Chris Anderson/University of Washington Fish populations tend to do better in places where rigorous fisheries management practices are used, ...
Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed
Rutgers-led research could help scientists improve conservation of speciesCredit: Katrina A. Catalano How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live ...
Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
Credit: DePaul University/Kenshu Shimada A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly ...
UCF engineering and biology researchers collaborate to aid coral reef restoration
UCF researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The ...