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Tag: productivity

Biology Coastal Management Ecology Invasive Species Seagrass

Seagrass Invasion! Tunicates colonizing seagrass beds impact plant and animal community

Seagrass habitats worldwide are in decline due to a number of factors. What happens when an invasive species comes on…
September 2, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Biogeochemistry Biology Ecology Microbiology

Time to rethink the role of ocean’s microbes?

Have you ever wondered what may live inside the tiniest drops of seawater? Global oceans are dominated by organisms we…
April 30, 2015May 1, 2015 Sean Anderson
Book Review Climate Change Fisheries

Growth of a deep-sea predatory fish is affected by surface current strength

A deep-water predatory fish is found to have faster growth rates when productivity is enhanced by the Leeuwin Current along…
April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 Lis Henderson
Biology Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts Policy Pollution

The Great Barrier Reef is worth $15 billion – $20 billion AUS a year: A quick lesson in ecosystem economics

When discussing the value of an ecosystem, tensions run high. Some people evaluate ecosystems with heavy emphasis on non-use values,…
November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 Sarah Fuller
Biogeochemistry Biology Chemistry Climate Change Human impacts

Fight of the Century: CO2 vs. Calcifying Phytoplankton

From the very first sentence of the abstract, these scientists make clear they are not messing around, "Ocean acidification is…
July 10, 2014July 18, 2014 Sarah Fuller
Biology Climate Change Fisheries

How will climate change affect coastal fisheries production?

Forecasted impacts of climate changes on fisheries production in coastal ecosystems suggest modest changes on average with significant increases in…
June 11, 2014June 11, 2014 Lis Henderson
Atmospheric Chemistry Biology Chemistry Remote Sensing

A break-up in the relationship between organic carbon in sea spray and chlorophyll-a concentrations

The transfer of organic matter from the surface sea water to sea spray aerosols appears constant despite the concentration of…
March 26, 2014June 17, 2014 Kari St.Laurent
Biology Climate Change Ecology Geology Paleoceanography

Hello Glaciers, Goodbye Winds!

With the intensification of glaciation in the northern hemisphere approximately 2.7 million years ago, the prominent westerly wind belts responded…
March 17, 2014March 9, 2016 Brian Caccioppoli

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