Pensoft welcomes Neotropical Biology & Conservation to its open-access journal portfolio
Eleven studies in the first issue demonstrate the modernized look & feel of the Brazil-born journal, as provided by the ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Coral reefs shifting away from equator
New research reveals a dramatic rebalancing of young corals from tropical to subtropical waters during the last 40 yearsCredit: Nichole ...
Smells like love…to sea lampreys
Credit: Courtesy of Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Some people are drawn to cologne; others are attracted to ...
Breaching a ‘carbon threshold’ could lead to mass extinction
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds. In the brain, when ...
UTA researchers identify genetic pathway that could enhance survival of coral
Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington Three researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have made a groundbreaking ...
Research team deciphers enzymatic degradation of sugar from marine alga
Credit: Thomas Wilfried Marine algae in the world's oceans store huge quantities of CO2, i.e. they bind approximately as much ...
Hundreds of sharks and rays tangled in plastic
Credit: Daniel Cartamil Hundreds of sharks and rays have become tangled in plastic waste in the world's oceans, new research ...
Scientists discover the biggest seaweed bloom in the world
Credit: Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( July 4, 2019).--Scientists led by ...
Remote but remarkable: Illuminating the smallest inhabitants of the largest ocean desert
Scientists make an inventory of microbial life in the world's most remote ocean region, the South Pacific GyreCredit: Tim Ferdelman ...
DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his ...
Scientists, students to conduct first live, interactive public broadcasts from arctic ocean
On an 18-day voyage July 18 -- August 4, 2019 US/Canadian team of experts and students to measure vital signs ...
‘Gentle recovery’ of Brazil’s leatherback turtles
Credit: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR Brazil's leatherback turtles are making a "gentle recovery" after 30 years of conservation efforts, ...
Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
Credit: University of Plymouth The ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around ...
Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security
Credit: Photo by Ben Abbott EAST LANSING, Mich. - Pictures of the earth's water cycle used in education and research ...
How to protect corals facing climate change
Conserving a wide range of coral habitats is the best strategyCredit: Michelle Stuart/Rutgers University-New Brunswick The best way to protect ...
Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians
Credit: Kostis Apostolakis Aquatic organisms in marine systems and freshwaters are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. These pathogens ...
Corals in Singapore likely to survive sea-level rise: NUS study
Credit: Huang Danwei Global sea levels are expected to rise by at least half a metre by the year 2100 ...
Genomic warning flag just in time for beach season: Jellyfish toxins
Genome sequence data from three jellyfish species reveal evolutionary mechanisms of unique jellyfish traits and venomous toxinsCredit: Allen Collins An ...
Sea slugs use algae’s bacterial ‘weapons factory’ in three-way symbiotic relationship
Credit: Mohamed Donia, Princeton University Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of ...
Corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions, but have lower density skeletons
Two-year transplantation experiment near a natural low-pH submarine spring evaluated growth and physiological response of different coral species to ocean ...
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