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Tag: food web

A century-long record of mercury contamination in seabirds
Pollution

A century-long record of mercury contamination in seabirds

Seabird feathers can tell us how serious mercury pollution in the ocean is.
March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Jiwoon Park
Feasting whales fuel ocean ecosystems
Ecology

Feasting whales fuel ocean ecosystems

Baleen whales eat a lot. Can their appetites help marine ecosystems recover from overfishing?
November 24, 2021December 22, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
Metals from penguin poop can support life in the Southern Ocean
Chemistry

Metals from penguin poop can support life in the Southern Ocean

Penguins help the Southern Ocean ecosystems by pooping! Read about how metals from penguin poop keep the Southern Ocean healthy.
August 10, 2021August 6, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Fish feed on ocean plastic… but are they really only eating plastic?
Pollution

Fish feed on ocean plastic… but are they really only eating plastic?

Pretty much any plastic product is made from plastic pellets. However, billions of pellets have now made their way into…
April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Jiwoon Park
The Circle of Life: Understanding Lionfish Life Cycles
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Invasive Species

The Circle of Life: Understanding Lionfish Life Cycles

We know who's the king of the jungle, but who's the king of the reef? Lionfish may look cool, but…
March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Winter Cruisin’ on the North Atlantic
Biological oceanography Climate Change Ecology Fisheries

Winter Cruisin’ on the North Atlantic

Do you wonder what it is like to do oceanographic research aboard a sea-going vessel? What types of research are…
April 8, 2020April 5, 2020 Diana Fontaine
Catch prey while the sun shines – Herring grow bigger when they can see their food
Climate Change

Catch prey while the sun shines – Herring grow bigger when they can see their food

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a sea creature in possession of a home in higher latitudes (further from…
March 2, 2020April 29, 2021 Kristin Huizenga
Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution
Human impacts

Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution

If the adage "you are what you eat" holds true, we may be in some big trouble. A recent study…
December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Ashley Marranzino
Beyond cannibalism, can tide pools help explain the universe?
Ecology

Beyond cannibalism, can tide pools help explain the universe?

It turns out tide pools are a lot more complex than they seem - and often inhabited by cannibals. Can…
October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Nyla Husain
Appreciate seafood? Climate change isn’t your friend.
Climate Change

Appreciate seafood? Climate change isn’t your friend.

Seafood depends on healthy food webs that support fish populations...but food webs depend on environmental conditions! Read on to learn…
February 7, 2018February 9, 2018 Anna Robuck
Small but mighty: the importance of forage fish to larger marine creatures
Trophic Ecology

Small but mighty: the importance of forage fish to larger marine creatures

Forage fish like menhaden or capelin are vital to the health of larger marine animals; read on to learn how…
October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Anna Robuck
Plastic Pollution Toxicology

Microplastics demystified: a review examining how these tiny plastics act in pollutant transfer

Paper: Lohmann, R. Microplastics Are Not Important for the Cycling and Bioaccumulation of Organic Pollutants in the Oceans—but Should Microplastics…
May 12, 2017 Anna Robuck
Biochemistry Biological oceanography Climate Change Ecology Evolution Genetics

Clamate Change: How clams may be able to cope with a warming world

Global temperatures are increasing at a rate never before seen in Earth’s history. Although efforts to mitigate this are still…
February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
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…
January 29, 2015February 9, 2015 Sean Anderson
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
Biology Chemistry Fisheries

Big Fish Eats Little Fish: Biomagnification of Natural Toxins

Naturally occurring poisons produced by some microorganisms can concentrate to dangerous levels in carnivorous fish, just like man-made pollutants do.…
February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 Carrie McDonough

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