Trophic Ecology
Feeling peckish? A diet assessment of a Hawaiian shearwater
Evaluating diet from digested stomach content is difficult and can be inconclusive. That’s why scientists from Hawaii DNA sequenced it…
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Sharkbites Saturday
The shark and the side salad
Everyone knows all sharks are carnivores. Or are they?
Biology Climate Change Ecology Sea Ice
Frozen Food: how ice algae support Arctic ecosystems
It may seem like a harsh place to grow, but algae inhabit the under side of Arctic ice. As it…
Aquaculture
How is the changing diet of farmed Atlantic salmon affecting their nutritional value?
We eat oily fish to get the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. However, the level of omega-3s in farmed…
Ecology
Penguins can rock their bodies without eating high trophic level prey
Prey of a higher trophic level does not necessarily translate to a higher body mass in rockhopper penguins. Read more…