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Tag: ecosystem

Increasing Warming causes Ecosystem Change along the Northeastern Shelf
Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Fisheries

Increasing Warming causes Ecosystem Change along the Northeastern Shelf

Are the tropics coming to the Northeast coast of the US? Freidland and his team seem to think so. A…
January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Ashley Mickens
Deep Sea: The Final Frontier
Conservation deep sea Ecology Human impacts Ocean Exploration

Deep Sea: The Final Frontier

With the decade drawing to a close, it is a good time to look toward the future and start thinking…
December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Ashley Mickens
Antarctic krill retreat to icy terrace homes for the winter
Biological oceanography

Antarctic krill retreat to icy terrace homes for the winter

An international research time dives beneath the ice in Antarctica's remote oceans to understand how krill larvae make use of…
December 6, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt
Behavior Biology Climate Change

Orca vs Narwhal

Orcas are natural predators of narwhals, but they are seasonally kept at bay by Arctic sea ice. As the Arctic…
June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 Megan Chen
Science Communication

7 Reasons to Give Thanks For Our Ocean

This Thanksgiving, let's give pause and reflect on reasons to be thankful for the ocean!
November 21, 2016June 17, 2020 Megan Chen
Aquaculture

Cascading Effects From Geoduck Expansions

An ecosystem model predicts how the Puget Sound ecosystem could be affected as the popular geoduck aquaculture industry increases. Including…
September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 Kari St.Laurent
Biology Ecology

Picky Eaters: how the feeding preference of lobsters may be slowing the return of California kelp forests.

There is a well-documented link between increased sea urchin abundance and the overall decline of kelp forest ecosystems. Too many…
February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 Gordon Ober

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