Climate Change Ecology
Sea urchins and their pathogens: a relationship that’s heating up.
The relationship between sea urchin, their amoeba pathogens and their kelp prey is changing with the climate. Find out how!
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Climate Change Physiology
Offspring inherit trait developed in parents
Damselfish offspring inherit a trait developed by parents raised in warmer temperatures.
Biology Climate Change Ecology
Just sealing around; Ice seal misidentification in aerial surveys
Aerial photographs are a great way to collect images of marine species in order to analyze their distribution patterns. Distinguishing…
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…
Climate Change Glaciers Sea-level Rise
Rotten Totten: Why is East Antarctica melting so quickly?
Like the West Antarctica Ice Sheet, East Antarctica is home to glaciers thinning at an alarming rate. The east’s Totten…
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.
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…
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.…
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…
Coastal Management Ecology Policy
Local natural resource management can combat the effects of global environmental disturbances
Global environmental problems can't be solved overnight by one person, but there are things we can do locally to positively…
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…
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…
Biology Climate Change
O Vibrio, Vibrio, wherefore art thou Vibrio?
Three statistical models used to predict the presence of the dangerous pathogen Vibrio in Chesapeake Bay all give different responses…
Climate Change Human impacts Sea-level Rise
On the Verge: Sea Level to Emerge
What is natural and what is human induced climate change? A controversial topic indeed, determining when a natural process has…
Book Review Climate Change Ecology
Zooplankton versus Phytoplankton: a trophic seesaw
NASA satellites reveal artistic swirls of phytoplankton dancing across the ocean surface. This new study explains the dynamic predator-prey imbalances…