Biochemistry Ecology
Using nitrogen isotopes to start from the bottom…of the marine food web!
Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are an important nitrogen source in the ocean and the δ15N of amino…
Category: Ecology
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…
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Pollution
Cartilaginous Conundrum: Are Sharks and Skates Safe to Eat?
While smooth dogfish may not be on your list of favorite seafood, cartilaginous fish (mainly sharks and skates) may increasingly…
Climate Change Ecology Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Damselfish in distress: on ocean acidification and suicidal reef fish
Fish are rebelling. What's the cause?
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Policy Pollution
The Ghastly Impacts of Ghost Fishing Gear
Derelict fishing traps, or DFTs, are abandoned traps that may still be actively capturing marine organisms, in a phenomenon known…
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
Are MPA’s the best way to conserve the seahorse population?
While Marine Protected Areas do a great job of preserving essential marine habitats, and decreasing fishing pressure, they may not…
Biology Climate Change Ecology Human impacts Physiology Pollution
Keep it Down!: Eels Having Problems Avoiding Predators in Noisy Waters
We don't traditionally think of our ships making noise that will disrupt animal behavior, but this study, looking at eels…
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 Ecology
Supermom of the depths: octopus guards its eggs for the longest period ever observed
Scientists found an octopus that guards its eggs for the longest period ever recorded. The super mother was filmed for…
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
Beware! Shellfish are taking over the fishing industry
Overfishing has created a cascading effect in the marine food web. Once, large apex predators, such as cod, dominated the…
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…
Climate Change Ecology Fisheries
Strengthening Winds and Upwelling in a Changing Climate
In 1990, Andrew Bakun hypothesized that warming temperatures and changes in sea-level pressure gradients would lead to warm season intensification…
Biology Ecology
Hawksbill turtles are picky about their water temperature
Hawksbill turtles leave their place of birth and then head out into the world, but they always come back to…
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…
Biogeochemistry Chemistry Ecology Hazards Human impacts Pollution
Time for an oil change: How filter feeders avoid feeding on oil
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Here, a pair of researchers investigates the…
Biology Ecology Fisheries
One fish, two fish, red fish… glow fish?
Biofluorescence of coral is well studied, but in this paper, Sparks et al. aimed to investigate the little known details…
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 Book Review Ecology
Successful games of hide and seek are advantageous to Canadian Scientists
A polar bear’s appetite-satisfying success at the game hide-and-seek against ringed seal pups provided Canadian scientists with the opportunity to…
Ecology Fisheries
Tag you’re it! Reef manta rays are being tagged in the Red Sea
Reef manta rays are being tagged in order to better understand their diving profile. Understanding how long the manta rays…
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…