FEFU scientist reported on concentration of pesticides in marine organisms
Credit: FEFU press office According to ecotoxicologist from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), from the 90s and during 2000s in ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
New species of rock-eating shipworm identified in freshwater river in the Philippines
UMass Amherst scientist among international team of researchers studying biodiversity with an eye toward developing new drugsCredit: Marvin Altamia and ...
Aggressive, non-native wetland plants squelch species richness more than dominant natives do
Credit: Greg Spyreas, Michael Jeffords and Susan Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Dominant, non-native plants reduce wetland biodiversity and abundance more ...
Electrons take alternative route to prevent plant stress
Credit: Kobe University Plants are susceptible to stress, and with the global impact of climate change and humanity's growing demand ...
Researchers lay out plan for managing rivers for climate change
Credit: Kevin Bladon CORVALLIS, Ore. - New strategies for river management are needed to maintain water supplies and avoid big ...
Good viruses and bad bacteria: A world-first green sea turtle trial
Credit: Bethany Keats, JCU Media Researchers at the JCU Turtle Health Research Facility have conducted a first-of-its-kind study using what's ...
First book published on fishes of the Salish Sea
Credit: Joseph Tomelleri/University of Washington Press The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in ...
Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Gustav Paulay GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida's ...
Wearable device reveals how seals prepare for diving
Credit: Monica Arso Civil, Sea Mammal Research Unit. A wearable non-invasive device based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used ...
New insight from Great Barrier Reef coral provides correction factor to climate records
Credit: Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Newly developed geological techniques help uncover the most accurate and high-resolution climate records to ...
10 million Atlantic survey seeks to uncover health of deep ocean
Credit: Sid Frisby Uncharted regions of the Atlantic will be mapped for the first time as marine scientists assess its ...
How to keep fish in the sea and on the plate
Pacific temporary fishing bans are better than permanent closuresCredit: © Emily Darling/WCS Temporary bans on fishing can be better than ...
Changing how we predict coral bleaching
Credit: © 2019 Charlotte Young Coral bleaching events may occur more frequently in the Red Sea than previously thought, according ...
Coral bleaching causes a permanent change in fish life
Repeat coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures has resulted in lasting changes to fish communities, according to a new ...
Biting backfire: Some mosquitoes actually benefit from pesticide application
Credit: Jennifer Weathered/Utah State University The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. ...
Study reveals new genomic roots of ecological adaptation in polar bear evolution
UMass Amherst genomicist explores how natural selection shaped gene copy numbersCredit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Scientists from the University ...
The complex fate of Antarctic species in the face of a changing climate
Credit: Simon Morley Oxygen concentrations in both the open ocean and coastal waters have declined by 2-5% since at least ...
Squid could thrive under climate change
Squid will survive and may even flourish under even the worst-case ocean acidification scenarios, according to a new study published ...
The power of a love song: Dopamine affects seasonal hearing in fish and facilitates mating
Credit: Gabriel Ng, UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory NEW YORK, June 13, 2019 - Many people associate dopamine with reward ...
New ‘king’ of fossils discovered in Australia
Credit: Artwork by Katrina Kenny Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites ...