Ecology Human impacts
Hearing in a world of noise: Testing the hearing capacity of minke whales
How do you test the hearing of a creature the size of a bus in the vast, noisy ocean? With…
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Ecology
Estuaries: Humans vs. Nature
How does human development influence flood impacts on estuaries?
deep sea
What does the deep sea sound like?
Researchers based out of Japan show that deep-sea habitats sound distinct from both shallow water, coastal habitats, and from one…
Human impacts
The high seas: where fishing meets mining
New research out of the University of Hawaiʻi considers how spatially overlapping anthropogenic impacts in the high seas may have…
Coral
Predicting the future of coral reefs is complicated by human impacts
Coral reefs are often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea” for hosting a great diversity of life, but…
Coastal Management
Fig leaf or laurel wreath – When does “green” development help or hurt the ocean?
Making new coastal development more environmentally friendly seems like a win-win, but how much is helpful and how much is…
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…
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Hard Coral or Macroalgae? Coral Reefs May Have Another Option
Most of the time coral reef communities are discussed, it seems the focus is whether they’re dominated by hard coral…