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.…
Atmospheric Chemistry Biogeochemistry Geology Natural History Volcanoes
One billion and one anaerobic nights: on the journey to atmospheric oxidation
Take a breather, and learn how cyanobacteria struggled to bring the world oxygen.
Biochemistry Biogeochemistry Chemistry Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Macrobioerosion rates and what they mean for reefs
Today macrobioerosion is a good thing that provides cement for the foundation of reef systems. So more macrobioerosion could mean…
Biology
Yee-haw! This jellyfish-riding lobster has special appendages to keep clean and be carried on
By riding jellyfish, this lobster larvae can travel the high seas, and have easy access to a convenient snack. But…
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.
Biology Coral Genetics
Is a coral’s color all for show?
Two of the exact same corals, sitting right next to each other, often appear to be different based on their…
Biology Coastal Management Evolution Human impacts Modeling
Baleen whales have a bone to pick with noise pollution
CT scans of the skull of a beached whale has helped a pair of researchers figure out how baleen whales…
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.…
Biogeochemistry
Wash your hands after a beach day!
This study demonstrates a direct relationship between the potentially dangerous bacteria Vibrio in beach water with what is on your…
Climate Change Coral Ecology
A Coral Never Forgets
A good memory may help corals cope with bleaching events.
Fisheries Genetics
Are bigger moms better moms?
We know that larger female fish produce more eggs, but does this really mean they produce more young that grow…
Aquaculture Biology Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts Parasitism
Sunday brunch: Lox with… lice?
Lox and lice. Not a combination of critters you envision when planning your Sunday brunch. Unfortunately, an increase in drug…
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…
Biochemistry Biology
What do diabetics and cone snails have in common? The need for insulin
Cone snails are a family of organisms that use venom injected into the water to help them capture their prey.…
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…
Biology Parasitism Physiology
Deadly Dino’s
Copepods dominate the world’s oceans. They are important in the marine food web and help to regulate the global carbon…
Biology
Deep-sea Lights
Many different animals in the ocean produce light to communicate, especially in the darkness of the deep-sea. But how exactly…
Biology Conservation Ecology Evolution Invasive Species
Risking It All For Love: Courtship behavior by a reef fish makes it vulnerable to lionfish predation
Paper: Black, A.N., S.R. Weimann, V.E. Imhoff, M.L. Richter, and M. Itzkowitz. 2014. A differential prey response to invasive lionfish,…
Fisheries
Analyzing bycatch to better understand natural fish communities
Commercial shrimp trawlers haul in 3 to 15 times more of anything else than they do shrimp. Most of these…
Book Review
Smoked: how global warming might spell impending doom for Pacific salmon
Climate change is smoking salmon.