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Tag: human activity

Can a little bit of a good thing be worse than nothing at all?
Conservation

Can a little bit of a good thing be worse than nothing at all?

The world’s oceans are increasingly managed as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) where human activities are carefully regulated to support ocean…
March 12, 2021 Ellie Oldach
Ocean Noise: The Sounds of Loudness
Human impacts

Ocean Noise: The Sounds of Loudness

Below the surface, the oceans are getting louder. Will this have an impact on our marine animals? A group of…
February 17, 2021February 15, 2021 Elena Gadoutsis
The plight of the mangrove
Coastal Management Plastic

The plight of the mangrove

Celine E.J. van Bijsterveldt, Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck, Sri Ramadhani, Olivier V. Raven, Fleur E. van Gool, Rudhi Pribadi, Tjeerd…
December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Life in Plastic: 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics Likely on Sea Floor
Plastic

Life in Plastic: 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics Likely on Sea Floor

The deep-sea floor has always fascinated scientists and ocean lovers alike with its mystery and wonder. For the first time…
October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
Good Neighbors: Why we need to be careful with Piping Plovers, even when they aren’t breeding
Conservation

Good Neighbors: Why we need to be careful with Piping Plovers, even when they aren’t breeding

A new study has discovered that leaving Piping Plover habitat unprotected when the birds aren't breeding may be hindering conservation…
July 23, 2018July 25, 2018 Kristin Huizenga
Biology Book Review Ecology Human impacts

Stellar’s Sea Cow and Their Not So Stellar Demise

Steller's Sea Cow provides an example of how many large animals in the Pleistocene may have gone extinct.
February 4, 2016February 5, 2016 Austen Blair
Climate Change Human impacts Paleoceanography

CSI Holocene: Who started the fire?

Sediment and ice cores suggest that peaks in fire activity that happened 2,500 years ago in Europe was likely caused…
August 7, 2015August 6, 2015 Kari St.Laurent

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