Biology Book Review Evolution Genetics
Seeing with skin: the secret to octopus camouflage
Capable of blending into the environment in a matter of seconds, the octopus in no normal sea creature. But just…
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Biology Book Review Ecology Geology Sea-level Rise
There is a need for healthy parrotfish to maintain the reef islands
When you think of sediment erosion and island building physical processes and volcanism may come to mind. Well, you may…
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Seeing in the dark: zooplankton in Arctic winter.
Winter nights are very long and dark near the poles. How well can krill and other zooplankton see to get…
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Satellites Agree: Sea Level Rise Accelerated Over Last Decade
Satellite altimetry: talk about a game-changer! Measurement of the oceans’ sea surface height by satellite altimetry has revolutionized the study…
Book Review Climate Change Fisheries
North Sea fish stick to warming shallows rather than cooling off at depth
Models based on historical survey data indicate that with long term warming trends, fish distributions in the North Sea will…
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Cold Fjords are Hot Spots for Carbon Burial
Marine sediments are responsible for long-term burial of organic carbon. Fjords transport massive amounts of fresh sediment to the ocean…
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Global temperatures: an uphill battle of warm vs. cold
An illusional and fanciful pause in global warming has climate change skeptic buzzing. Understanding the decadal oscillations of natural climate…
Book Review Conservation Ecology
Leaving the nursery: fish migration between juvenile and adult habitats
Many fish utilize different habitats as adults than they do as juveniles, but little research has shown how they make…
Book Review Climate Change Fisheries
Growth of a deep-sea predatory fish is affected by surface current strength
A deep-water predatory fish is found to have faster growth rates when productivity is enhanced by the Leeuwin Current along…
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Coral Reef Restoration Through Human-Assisted Evolution
Coral reefs populations are declining. Is it possible that we could help restore coral reefs by speeding up their evolutionary…
Book Review Coral Human impacts Plastic Pollution
Corals consume microplastics! Talk about an unhealthy diet!
The dangerous diet fad among marine organisms is spreading! New study shows corals consume microplastics.
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Harnessing geothermal energy from the seafloor could power the future
Geothermal heat harvesting could power the future, so why are we still burning fossil fuels? Maybe because no one has…
Biology Book Review Ecology Physiology
Crustaceans are smarter than you think
Ever wondered how your lobster behaves before it reaches your dinner plate? Caribbean spiny lobsters take advantage of a unique…
Book Review Conservation Human impacts
There are plenty of fish in the sea! ….or are there?
Tigers, pandas, and orangutans are the poster children of endangered species, but marine animals have started to join their ranks.…
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…
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.
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Smoked: how global warming might spell impending doom for Pacific salmon
Climate change is smoking salmon.
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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.
Biogeochemistry Book Review
Methylated Mercury Cycling in the Canadian Arctic Marine Boundary Layer
Monomethylmercury (MMHg) is the most toxic form of mercury (Hg) to humans and wildlife. In the environment it concentrates (or…
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…