Hydropower dams cool rivers in the Mekong River basin, satellites show
Credit: Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington Hydropower dams, which use flowing water to turn a series of turbines to generate electricity, ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
University of Guam secures grant for innovative coral restoration work
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of Guam Coral restoration efforts on Guam received a funding boost of $856,000 for the ...
Caribbean sharks in need of large marine protected areas
Marine experts including a SoMAS scientist appeal to policy makers in a letter in ScienceCredit: Austin Gallagher STONY BROOK, February ...
Boom and bust for ancient sea dragons
Large fish-like marine reptiles, the ichthyosaurs, had an early heyday but could not keep up the pace, leading to a ...
Algae team rosters could help ID ‘super corals’
A coral's symbiotic community may predict how well it resists climate stressCredit: Paintings in graphic by Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee HOUSTON ...
Invasive species that threaten biodiversity on the Antarctic Peninsula are identified
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Invasive species are non-native ones that are introduced into a new habitat and are able to ...
Anatomical details of rare electric fish revealed by an advanced imaging technique
Thanks to the use of high-resolution microcomputed tomography, a cross-border research collaboration was able to study the only three known ...
Why the goby can conquer the waters of the world
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences/MSE The round goby, one of the most common invasive freshwater fish in ...
Gulf coast mollusks rode out past periods of climate change
Credit: Christopher Garvie About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according ...
Understanding forest-water interactions and their impact on New Zealand’s water quality
Credit: Virginia Tech Forest systems, a crucial resource for fresh water around the world, are under increasing pressure from global ...
Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it’s introduced
The rusty crayfish is not a fussy eater, University of Cincinnati biologists foundCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services An invasive species ...
Mediterranean sea urchins are more vulnerable than previously thought
Strong selection pressure in a context of progressive warmingCredit: Creu Palacín (University of Barcelona-IRBio) The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, an ...
Alaska’s national forests contribute 48 million salmon a year to state’s fishing industry
Value of these 'forest fishes' from Tongass, Chugach National Forests exceeds $80 millionCredit: Ali Freibott, US Forest Service Alaska's Tongass ...
HKU team identifies areas of top priority for deep-sea monitoring
HKU marine ecologist and international team identifies areas of top priority for deep-sea monitoring and conservation through a survey of ...
Mystery of marine recycling squad solved
Nitrogen cycling in shelf waters is crucial to reduce surplus nutrients, which rivers pour out into the ocean. Yet many ...
East African fish in need of recovery
Coastal fish stocks declining in Kenya, Tanzania, and MozambiqueCredit: T. McClanahan A study of East African coral reefs has uncovered ...
Humanity’s greatest risk: Cascading impacts of climate, biodiversity, food, water crises: scientists
Survey reveals common concern of global scientists: interlinkages between crises; Part of Our Future on Earth, 2020, a 50-page synthesis ...
Waterbug from european rivers found in the Iberian Peninsula
New family of Heteroptera in the fauna of CataloniaCredit: Ekkerhardt Wachmann Aphelocheirus aestivalis, a waterbug found in mid and high ...
Colossal oysters have disappeared from Florida’s ‘most pristine’ coastlines
Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (February 5, 2020)- Hundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much ...
Global cooling after nuclear war would harm ocean life
Seafood production also may be impacted by increased acidificationCredit: NOAA Fisheries/Morgan Winston A nuclear war that cooled Earth could worsen ...