Ecology
Kelp: It’s whats for dinner (or where you live)
Kelp is a kind of large algae that supports diverse ecosystems. These kelp forests may start receding as a result…
Category: Ecology
Ecology Evolution Human impacts Invasive Species
Death by evolution: how a hapless adaptation aided in the untimely demise of a Lake Victorian fish
Scientists have demonstrated that a human-induced extinction of a tropical lake fish was unwittingly assisted by a millions year old…
Biology Climate Change Developmental Biology Ecology Evolution Physiology
Warming up to climate change
Are you a fish that can’t cope with warming oceans? Don’t hesitate, acclimate! Scientists have found if fish have the…
Climate Change Ecology
A new king (crab) of the Antarctic
Temperatures are increasing at the poles (and worldwide) and shifting the balance of predator-prey interactions. Predatory king crabs are moving…
Climate Change Ecology Fisheries
Always follow your gut, or in this case, follow the fish guts
Following the guts of fish species is sometimes the best way to track small, mobile crustacean prey.
Climate Change Ecology
If it you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kelp forest!
Kelp is a kind of algae that supports diverse ecosystems in the nearshore ocean. As the climate and ocean warms,…
Ecology
Comparing all the ecosystems ever reveals cool patterns about their structure
Who’d guess that if you took the data from >2000 ecosystem studies and smashed them all together there’d be some…
Biology Ecology Fisheries
Some Like it Hot: Ocean Heat Content and Fish Migrations
Can a new way of looking at ocean temperatures help determine where fish like to hang out?
Conference Ecology Ocean Acidification Policy Science Communication
Wanderings through the Western Society of Naturalists
Takeaways and notes from Sacramento and a jam-packed Western Society of Naturalists meeting!
Climate Change Ecology
More bad news for marine ecosystems (courtesy carbon dioxide)
Carbon dioxide emissions are bad for marine ecosystems, and maybe even worse than we think.
Book Review Climate Change Ecology
As the Caribbean sand heats up female sea turtles rule the beach
The sex of sea turtle eggs depends on the temperature of incubation. What happens when the sand heats up?
Biology Book Review Ecology
Decomposition in the Deep Sea
Whale carcasses that fall to the seafloor provide large amounts of food to deep-sea environments. Though ecologically important, little is…
Biology Ecology Fisheries
Tampering with the food web: what do changes in jellyfish and menhaden populations mean for the ecosystem?
Article: Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, F. J., Hernandez, W.M. Graham, M.B. Decker, R.D. Brodeur, and M. Sutor. 2015. Evaluating energy…
Biology Ecology Parasitism
Better Together: Mutualisms contribute to reef fish recruitment
All other things being equal, would you rather live where mutually beneficial relationships are available or where they aren’t? Well,…
Ecology Fisheries
I’ll stand guard for you!
When it comes to helping each other out, it turns out that some fishes are better at it than we…
Behavior Book Review Ecology
Tracking the movements of a heavily fished Fijian shark
The silvertip is a reef shark targeted for its fins. Scientists tagged a Fijian silvertip to learn more about what…
Behavior Climate Change Ecology
By the Light of the Night: Abiotic factors limit Arctic seabird foraging
Understanding how species interact with prey has often led scientists to only consider biological connections. But what if the environment…
Climate Change Ecology Seagrass
Kelps forced into hiding: Underwater forests troubled by warm oceans
Kelp forests are highly productive and diverse ecosystems found in cool coastal waters. A new study suggests that warmer waters…
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology Ocean Acidification
Diversity and its role in combating the effects of climate change
In the battle against climate change, ecosystems need to get down with diversity.
Biology Ecology Human impacts Plastic Pollution Sea Turtles
The new fad diet for sea turtles? Plastics
Paper: Wedemeyer, K. R., George, S., James, H. B., Peterson, T. D., Wicksten, M. K. and Plotkin, P. T. (2015). High…