Climate Change ocean engineering
Sensors probe oceans for answers
Deep-diving ocean drones confirm continued warming of the ocean’s abyss due to Earth’s energy imbalance.
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Climate Change Coral Genetics
A new thermally tolerant species of algae is found!
Rising ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs, but a new thermal tolerant algae could help.
Climate Change Fisheries
Written in bone: what ancient Pacific Cod can tell us about sea level rise and mercury
Through biogeochemical analysis, researchers found that mercury levels in ancient Pacific Cod bones peaked at a time of deglaciation and…
Climate Change
Do increasing air temperatures mean increasing stream temperatures? Spoiler, yes!
Stream water temperatures have increased over the last 51 years in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and are connected to increases…
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conference Coral Ecology Paleoceanography
Best of Benthics
The Top 5: Highlights and notes from an eventful Benthic Ecology Meeting!
Climate Change Sea-level Rise
A Leap in Sea-level Along the East Coast of North America
From 2009-2010, the Northeast coast of North America experienced approximately four inches of sea-level rise, quite the departure from the…
Book Review Climate Change Ecology Seagrass
The Northward Expansion: Tropical Fish Settling the Temperate Seagrass Prairie
How will northward shifting tropical species interact with the temperate habitats they encounter? An example from seagrass habitat in the…
Climate Change Modeling
Stirring the Pot: Energy and Heat Flow of the Arctic Ocean
Although we perceive the Arctic Ocean as being cold, it is a complicated system of temperatures, salinities, currents, and tides.…
Book Review Climate Change
Extreme La Niña driven by big El Niño under future warming
The succession of ENSO events is projected to become more frequent and intense in a warming climate.
Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology
Complex Relationships in a Changing World: Sponges and Seagrass
Different species within an ecosystem interact with each other. However, their interactions are often more complex than we may realize.…
Climate Change Coral Ecology
A Coral Never Forgets
A good memory may help corals cope with bleaching events.
Climate Change
Global change and the future ocean
The Growing number of environmental changes, such as contamination of seafood, shortage of water and increased frequency of extreme weather…
Climate Change
The Not So Stable Holocene
Here at Oceanbites, we hope you have been enjoying your stay in the Holocene Epoch, a span of time ranging…
Climate Change Coastal Management Human impacts Modeling Sea-level Rise
Salty Rice: Tasty Treat, or Damaging Effect of Sea Level Rise?
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is subject to groundwater salt intrusions due to sea level rise, damaging vital crops. Agricultural…
Biology Climate Change
Anemones can do the ‘symbiont shuffle’ in the face of climate change
The bubble-tip anemone can harbour several types of algae or 'endosymbionts' simultaneously. This raises the question: are there advantages to…
Climate Change Coastal Management Geology Sea-level Rise
Barrier Island Stability Rooted in Their Plant Life
How stable are the barrier islands that outline many coastal communities around the world? To answer this question, scientists look…
Climate Change Glaciers Invasive Species Modeling
Increasing Earth’s Plant Life Would Help Combat Warming… Right?
Everyone knows that plants are essential to life on Earth. They use up climate-altering carbon dioxide and provide us with…
Climate Change Glaciers Sea-level Rise
Sea ice and Albedo: Should We Be Worried?
The glaciers are melting, sea level is rising; you’ve heard it all. But did you know that both of these…
Climate Change
How Does Pacific Island Climate Change Under Various El-Niño
El Niño impacts vary among different geographic regions and El Niño types. A single El Niño event may bring drought…
Book Review Climate Change Ecology
Species respond differently to climate shifts over time
Large-scale climate variably is well-known to have impacts on marine ecosystems. However, the response of species over time is not…