Study yields new clues to predict tipping points for marsh survival
By analyzing hundreds of estuaries at multiple spatial scales, new research identifies factors that drive marsh loss but may be ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Road salts could endanger ecosystems, water supplies
Lakes, rivers and some private wells are becoming saltier, largely thanks to high levels of road salt sprinkled on streets ...
New study finds ecosystem changes following loss of great white sharks
18-year study provides new insights into how an ocean ecosystem can change following the decline of an apex predator MIAMI--February ...
New deep sea animal discoveries warrant expanded protections in Costa Rican waters
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA - A three week expedition off the coast of Costa Rica has just ...
Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene — from 'junk'
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Though separated by a world of ocean, and unrelated to each other, two ...
Re-establishing oyster beds to maximize their ecological benefits
New GIS-based tool identifies best locations Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a mapping tool that identifies sites ...
Study: Aquaculture does little, if anything, to conserve wild fisheries
New research finds that aquaculture, or fish farming, does not help conserve wild fisheries. "Our fundamental question with this study ...
Many Arctic lakes give off less carbon than expected
Credit: David Butman/University of Washington The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. One consequence ...
NUS marine scientists find toxic bacteria on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters
When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food ...
Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins
The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The ...
Rating riverside corridors — the 'escape routes' for animals under climate change
Credit: Bureau of Land Management Under climate change, plants and animals will shift their habitats to track the conditions they ...
Munitions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
Should they be monitored, removed or left alone? Researchers provide guidelines and decision-making support The bottom of the Baltic Sea ...
Sea snakes that can't drink seawater
UF zoology researchers solve mystery of how sea snakes quench their thirstCredit: Mark Sandfoss, University of Florida Surrounded by salty ...
Think big — at least when it comes to global conservation
Canada and Russia have the most to lose or gain, say researchersCredit: UBC Okanagan According to a group of international ...
Seafood mislabelling persistent throughout supply chain, study finds
In a first-ever study researchers found a 32 per cent seafood mislabelling rate with the rate compounding as the fish ...
Therapy derived from parasitic worms downregulates proinflammatory pathways
Credit: Children's National Health System A therapy derived from the eggs of parasitic worms helps to protect against one of ...
Study shows unusual microbes hold clues to early life
Cutting-edge molecular methods reveal unusual metabolism of extreme microbesCredit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, courtesy of University of California, Santa Cruz, ...
Study confirms beaked whales' incredible diving abilities
Cuvier's beaked whales go a mile deep, hold breath for an hourCredit: Andrew J. Read DURHAM, N.C. -- A new ...
How one gene in a tiny fish may alter an aquatic ecosystem
Linking genomics to evolution to ecology, the work takes an unusual approach to reveal broad implications of how species adapt ...
Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms
Credit: Tom Marchitto Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can automatically provide species-level identification of microscopic marine ...