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Category: Biodiversity

Increasing Warming causes Ecosystem Change along the Northeastern Shelf
Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Fisheries

Increasing Warming causes Ecosystem Change along the Northeastern Shelf

Are the tropics coming to the Northeast coast of the US? Freidland and his team seem to think so. A…
January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Ashley Mickens
Hidden diversity in ships’ ballast tanks
Biodiversity Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Genetics genomics Invasive Species Methodology Policy

Hidden diversity in ships’ ballast tanks

Did you know that organisms can live in the ballast tanks of cargo ships? Ballast tanks are used by ships…
November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Diana Fontaine
The Sound of (Fish) Music
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology engineerings Fisheries Human impacts Noise ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration

The Sound of (Fish) Music

The ocean contains a symphony of sounds. A new study describes a novel method for capturing the chorus "sung" by…
September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Emily Chua
If the benthos could talk: the value of long-term biodiversity monitoring
Biodiversity

If the benthos could talk: the value of long-term biodiversity monitoring

The tiny critters that burrow, swim, and graze in the benthic (bottom) habitats of marine ecosystems are often monitored over…
November 7, 2018 Katherine Barrett
Linking marine and human health in Hispaniola
Biodiversity

Linking marine and human health in Hispaniola

Biodiversity is often associated with higher standards of human livelihood, but researchers have yet to draw a direct line between…
June 12, 2018 Katherine Barrett
Benthic biology on a thermally boring deep-sea ridge
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Biology Book Review deep sea Ecology Geology

Benthic biology on a thermally boring deep-sea ridge

The deep ocean is vast and full of neat ocean dwellers, many of which scientists know little about. One way…
April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 Anne M. Hartwell
Marine Protected Areas need more than just a name
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

Marine Protected Areas need more than just a name

It is no secret that the Earth’s oceans are in trouble. Every day there is a new article on rising…
April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
Protecting Our Fish and Birds by Protecting Their Wetland Homes
Biodiversity Coastal Management Conservation Restoration

Protecting Our Fish and Birds by Protecting Their Wetland Homes

Wetlands are the link between land and water, and are some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They need…
April 3, 2017April 2, 2017 Zoe Gentes
‘The conservationist is ready to see you’: triaging marine ecosystems in times of climate change
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Physical oceanography

‘The conservationist is ready to see you’: triaging marine ecosystems in times of climate change

Climate change affects ecosystems worldwide, but how do conservationists decide which of planet earth's ecosystems are most in need?
March 18, 2017March 24, 2017 Abrahim El Gamal

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