Gordon Ober

Consummate Corals: resilience in an acidifying ocean

Gloom and doom has been the dominant message associated with climate change. However, it is important to remember that when…

Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries

Open-ocean oddity: why isn’t increased prey abundance helping bluefin tuna?

For an apex marine predator like bluefin tuna, increased abundance of prey species should be beneficial. So why then is…

Biology Ecology

Cetacean avoidance? They’re doing it on porpoise

Dolphins aren’t always fun loving and gregarious like Flipper. In fact, they often act like bullies. Dolphins show aggression towards…

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Best of Benthics

The Top 5: Highlights and notes from an eventful Benthic Ecology Meeting!

Climate Change Coral Ecology

A Coral Never Forgets

A good memory may help corals cope with bleaching events.

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The Rumble in the Coral Jungle? How reef degradation is impacting damselfish competition

Two fish enter. One fish leaves…but, according to new research, that may no longer be the case in degraded habitats.

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Nest Mess: rising seas change the environment of sea turtle nests, hindering hatching success

As a poster child for conservation, threats to sea turtles, such as fishing nets and coastal development, have been highly…

Biology Ecology

The Community Conundrum: using models to challenge classic ecological theory

Science is not just about new discoveries and novel research questions; it’s often about challenging the past using new tools,…

Biology Climate Change Ecology

The seagrass isn’t always greener: how jellyfish and nutrients are impacting seagrass ecosystems

Warming oceans and acidic oceans. Nutrient and pollution overload. Melting ice caps and rising sea levels. Jellyfish blooms. Yes, you…

Biology Ecology

Moonrise Ecosystem: how intertidal seaweeds are influenced by celestial cycles

The moon does not sit still while orbiting the earth. Rather, it is constantly changing its position and angle relative…

Biology Ecology Fisheries

Sunlight and Sex Determination: how environmental cues help shape sex ratios in larval fish

If you are a fish like the California grunion, environmental cues are going to play a role in determining whether…

Biology Coastal Management Ecology

Home is Where the Lagoon is: how highly mobile manta rays rely on specific habitats

There is nothing like coming home after a long trip; you’re able to rest, refuel, and recharge your batteries. Mobile…

Biology Ecology Human impacts

Tethered Lunch: How conditioning native predators can help control invasive species.

It’s dark. It’s silent. A small ripple appears in a glass of water. The ripple starts to grow, becoming more…

Biology Ecology

The Role of Eels in Deep Sea Food Webs

Humans have made amazing strides in exploring and understanding the world, and even the universe, around us; but right off…

Biology Ecology Human impacts

One species’ trash is another species’ refuge: Investigating the biodiversity associated with floating plastic debris.

The poster child for human pollution of the ocean has to be floating plastic bottles and soda rings, right? Once…

Biology Ecology Fisheries Invasive Species

You Are What Your Fish Eats: how an invasive seaweed is contributing to the decline in nutritional value of commercial fish

Invasive species are known to be harmful to native species, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. But recent research has shown that…

Biology Ecology

Author: Gordon Ober

Consummate Corals: resilience in an acidifying ocean

Open-ocean oddity: why isn’t increased prey abundance helping bluefin tuna?

Cetacean avoidance? They’re doing it on porpoise

Best of Benthics

A Coral Never Forgets

The Rumble in the Coral Jungle? How reef degradation is impacting damselfish competition

Nest Mess: rising seas change the environment of sea turtle nests, hindering hatching success

The Community Conundrum: using models to challenge classic ecological theory

The seagrass isn’t always greener: how jellyfish and nutrients are impacting seagrass ecosystems

Moonrise Ecosystem: how intertidal seaweeds are influenced by celestial cycles

Sunlight and Sex Determination: how environmental cues help shape sex ratios in larval fish

Home is Where the Lagoon is: how highly mobile manta rays rely on specific habitats

Tethered Lunch: How conditioning native predators can help control invasive species.

The Role of Eels in Deep Sea Food Webs

One species’ trash is another species’ refuge: Investigating the biodiversity associated with floating plastic debris.

You Are What Your Fish Eats: how an invasive seaweed is contributing to the decline in nutritional value of commercial fish

Picky Eaters: how the feeding preference of lobsters may be slowing the return of California kelp forests.

Marine herbivores “steal” and use chemical defenses from algal hosts

Diamonds and Diversity: How mining waste is laying waste to marine communities.

Growing Like a Seaweed: How ocean acidification is aiding the growth and expansion of macroalgae.