Preventing collapse after catastrophe
As the impacts of climate change escalate, ecosystems will likely undergo events that will disrupt entire populations. In marine ecosystems, ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Maximizing conservation benefits
Overexploitation and population collapse pose significant threats to marine fish stocks across the globe. While certain fish populations have already ...
Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate
Credit: Kostantinos Stamoulis Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) and the State of Hawai'i Department of ...
Fossil crab reveals a new branch in the tree of life
Credit: Images by Daniel Ocampo R., Vencejo Films, & Javier Luque, Yale University / animation and 3D reconstruction by Alex ...
Freshwater fish species richness has increased in Ohio River Basin since ’60s
The taxonomic and trophic composition of freshwater fishes in the Ohio River Basin has changed significantly in recent decades, possibly ...
Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes
Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called ...
Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions?
A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published ...
Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halos?
Credit: Copyright: CNES/Airbus; DigitalGlobe. Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by a variety of human impacts. Fishing is among the most ...
Carbon dioxide from Silicon Valley affects the chemistry of Monterey Bay
Credit: Base image: Google Earth MOSS LANDING, CA--MBARI researchers recently measured high concentrations of carbon dioxide in air blowing out ...
Simple sea anemones not so simple after all
Tube-dwelling anemones have largest mitochondrial genome on recordCredit: Courtesy of Sergio Stampar. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The tube-dwelling anemone is an ...
Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone
Discovery is good news for conservation, but action is needed to limit fishing during birthing monthsCredit: Leo Chan Gaskins, Duke ...
New study compiles gulf of maine seasonal wildlife timing shifts
UMass Amherst, co-authors urge more research attention to fish, mammal, bird seasonal eventsCredit: UMass Amherst/Matt Devine AMHERST, Mass. - Many ...
Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate change
Credit: Raphael Ritson-Williams Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their ...
Sand tiger sharks return to shipwrecks off N.C. coast
Coast's hundreds of shipwrecks are important habitats for vulnerable shark speciesCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- Photos ...
Marine Skin dives deeper for better monitoring
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita A new and greatly improved version of an electronic tag, called Marine Skin, used ...
Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Findings reveal that restoration of marsh vegetation is key to overall recoveryCredit: © D. Johnson/VIMS. Nine years ago tomorrow--April 20, ...
Mysterious river dolphin helps crack the code of marine mammal communication
Credit: Paulo Castro The Araguaian river dolphin of Brazil is something of a mystery. It was thought to be quite ...
Fish under threat release chemicals to warn others of danger
Credit: Katherine Fedoroff. Fish warn each other about danger by releasing chemicals into the water as a signal, research by ...
Ocean currents bring good news for reef fish
Researchers have discovered some good news for fish populations living on coral reefs hit by climate change. Renato Morais is ...
New research offers solution to riddle of ocean carbon storage
Credit: CSIRO Alicia Navidad However, researchers have identified that this process - the biological gravitational pump (BGP) - cannot account ...