Biodiversity
What tiny fossils can tell us about a biodiversity hotspot
Ostracods unlock the mysteries of how the Coral Triangle came to be the most biodiverse region on the planet.
Tag: ocean warming
Biological oceanography
Does El Niño disrupt dinner?
A recent study finds foraging resilience in female elephant seals in the wake of El Niño events.
Climate Change
Baby Sharks in Hot Water: How Water Deoxygenation is Negatively Impacting Smallspotted Catsharks
Scientists investigate the impact of oxygen depleted water on baby sharks.
Climate Change
Tropical fish moving to colder regions are affected by projected seasonal ocean temperature and acidification
Can tropical and temperate fish coexist?
Climate Change
Warming ocean temperatures may cause prawns to lose their nutritional values
Prawns are full of nutrients, but they may become less nutritious as the water they grow in continues to warm...
Behavior
Home is where the color is: Anemonefishes prefer unbleached sea anemones
How do fish respond to bleached sea anemones?
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?
Climate Change
Earthquakes: the oceanographers you didn’t know about
The seismic waves released by submarine earthquakes have a lot of power to map temperature changes.
Climate Change
Climate changed linked to Antarctic heatwaves
Scientist show how record-breaking Antarctic warming exacerbated by climate change.
Climate Change
It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?
Australian estuaries are warming up because of climate change and this might be making its fish bigger.
Coastal Management
How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?
A recent study investigates the link between meteorological conditions and harmful algal blooms.
Biological oceanography
Ocean time series brings new, unexpected insights into ocean carbon export
Analysis of a 30-year ocean time series reveals that carbon export to the deep ocean is maintained despite warming waters
Ecology
Has eelgrass already adapted to warmer waters?
A study of eelgrass adaptive capacity indicates that they may be resilient to rising ocean temperatures.
Biodiversity
Will coral reef biodiversity persevere through climate change?
New research from Hawaii indicates that there may be more hope for coral reefs than previously thought.
Microbiology
Sea Ice Diversifies Antarctic Phytoplankton
A new study finds that communities of phytoplankton become less diverse and export less carbon as sea ice melts.
Climate Change
Disappearing Ocean Climates
We know with climate change that the ocean is changing as well, but how much? Read on to find out!
Ecology
The Death of an Ecosystem: Understanding the Collapse of Northern California’s Kelp Forests
In 2014, kelp forest ecosystems in northern California essentially disappeared. The reasons for the loss are now clear to scientists,…
Biological oceanography Climate Change
Microbes pull nitrogen out of air to feed the warming oceans
Some ocean microbes can take nitrogen gas from the air and convert it to different forms that can be used…
Biodiversity Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts Restoration Seagrass
Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage
A recent study exposes an overlooked carbon sink in the form of kelp forests. According to scientists' estimates, a kelp…
Chemistry
Dust may feed more life in a warmer ocean
Just as our bodies need iron to stay healthy, ocean microbes also need iron to grow. Iron in the ocean…