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Tag: nutrients

How climate change is warming up your dinner plate
Climate Change

How climate change is warming up your dinner plate

Climate change isn’t just about warming. How does climate change effect the delicate balance of nutrients in the ocean?
August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change
Climate Change

Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change

As the ocean becomes hotter and more acidic, phytoplankton have to change their survival tactics.
June 30, 2022June 24, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Are “dead zones” spreading?
Human impacts

Are “dead zones” spreading?

Scientists study a prominent “dead zone” to understand how it will change in the future.
June 22, 2022 Nicole Mucci
Networking in nature
Physical oceanography

Networking in nature

Plant reproduction strategies may impact their response to sea level rise
May 20, 2022 Allison Noble
Antarctic Sea Ice Feeds Microbes with a Surprising Ability
Microbiology

Antarctic Sea Ice Feeds Microbes with a Surprising Ability

By sampling seawater around Antarctica, a Japanese research team has discovered microorganisms that can transform nitrogen gas into more biologically…
December 10, 2020December 9, 2020 Amanda Semler
Of rain and reefs: Future downpours in French Polynesia could change the coast
Coastal Management

Of rain and reefs: Future downpours in French Polynesia could change the coast

In many ways, coral reefs are the Goldilocks of the ocean. But as climate change shifts conditions near many of…
December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
What your poop says about your diet: Iron in the ocean is controlled by zooplankton diet and poop
Microbiology

What your poop says about your diet: Iron in the ocean is controlled by zooplankton diet and poop

Have you ever had weird colored poop? Just like your poop can tell you what you've been eating lately, zooplankton…
July 23, 2020July 20, 2020 Jiwoon Park
Atmospheric traffic jams halt nutrient flow to ocean phytoplankton
Climate Change

Atmospheric traffic jams halt nutrient flow to ocean phytoplankton

It is known that climate change is influencing our oceans in many direct ways, but what about changes in atmospheric…
November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Katherine Barrett
Warmer Waters Will Trap Nutrients Down Deep
Biogeochemistry

Warmer Waters Will Trap Nutrients Down Deep

Climate change is warming the ocean and altering how deep water is transported. Researchers in this study estimate that by…
April 5, 2018April 4, 2018 Victoria Treadaway
Biological oceanography

Put your cilia in the air and wave ‘em like you just don’t care

A new study out of Woods Hole sheds some light on how marine phytoplankton enhance their ability to take up…
April 30, 2017May 16, 2017 Eric Orenstein
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom

Our Saving Grazers

Think critical ecosystems are threatened by an algal take over? Not so fast, grazers may have something to say about…
July 16, 2015 Gordon Ober
Biology Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Seagrass

Sewage pollution running amuck in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon

Harmful algal blooms are common events that occur in coastal waters. In Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, nutrient groundwater runoff initiates…
March 30, 2015 Sean Anderson
Biogeochemistry Coastal Management

I plead the soil amendment – Improving the function of restored wetlands

Wetlands provide valuable services to humans every day, including flood protection, water purification, and shoreline stabilization to name a few.…
June 30, 2014 Erin Markham
Biogeochemistry Geology

Volcanic ash, fertilizer for the ocean?

Volcanic ash may be an important source of the valuable micronutrients iron and manganese to phytoplankton populations in areas with…
May 26, 2014May 26, 2014 Kari St.Laurent

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