Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China
Credit: He-Bo Peng (NIOZ/RUG) Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
“Scuba-diving” lizards use bubble attached to snout to breathe underwater
Credit: Lindsey Swierk BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - A team of evolutionary biologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New ...
How do clownfish earn their stripes?
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study findsCredit: ...
New fishing tech may pose risks to fisheries, says study co-authored by UMass researcher
Scientists need to work closely with resource management agencies to assess impactsCredit: Andrew Burr AMHERST, Mass. - New developments in ...
Deep and extreme: Microbes thrive in transition
Credit: © Caladan Oceanic LLC A diverse microbial community has adapted to an extremely salty environment deep in the Red ...
Who’s in this ocean? Tracking down species on the go using environmental DNA
Credit: Andre Morandini Sloughed off skin and bodily fluids are things most people would prefer to avoid. But for marine ...
Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity
Zoologists explore the mechanism and development of gravity-sensing ability in marine acoel flatwormsCredit: 2021 Okayama University All living organisms are ...
Biodiversity devastation: Human-driven decline requires millions of years of recovery
Credit: C. Albrecht (JLU) A new study shows that the current rate of biodiversity decline in freshwater ecosystems outcompetes that ...
What makes some oysters more resilient than others?
New research by Louisiana State University biologists offers insight into this commercially important speciesCredit: Photo Credit: Morgan Kelly, LSU Oysters ...
Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds
New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the ...
Solving a natural riddle of water filtration
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Cockrell School of Engineering. For many engineers and scientists, nature is the world's greatest ...
Study finds high-speed ferries, recreational boats are big noise polluters in SF Bay
Credit: ProtectedSeas Palo Alto, CA--In a new study, researchers found that recreational boats and high-speed ferries contribute significant underwater noise ...
Earthquake creates ecological opportunity
Credit: Felix Vaux A University of Otago study has revealed how earthquake upheaval has affected New Zealand's coastal species. Lead ...
White shark population is small but healthy off the coast of Central California
Credit: Scot Anderson NEWPORT, Ore. - The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home ...