News tagged with marine ecosystems

DNA evidence shows that marine reserves help to sustain fisheries

Researchers reporting online on May 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries. The intern ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Marine scientist discusses cod colonization

New evidence suggests that Atlantic cod may have the ability to affect entire food webs in both benthic and pelagic marine ecosystems, according to a University of Maine marine scientist, writing in the Proceedings of ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory

Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. The team's ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Sea lions fuel ocean life

Like whales, sea lions are contributing to marine ecosystems in the most fundamental way possible, research by a Flinders graduate has found.

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fighting ecological invaders efficiently

Siemens is using a special water-treatment technique to make ship traffic more environmentally friendly. By disinfecting the ballast water in ships, a system named Sicure protects marine environments from ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pacific islands may become refuge for corals in a warming climate, study finds

Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change could cause ocean currents ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Jellyfish on the rise: study

Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Task force recommends reducing global harvest of 'forage fish'

A task force that conducted one of the most comprehensive analyses of global "forage fish" populations issued its report this week, which strongly recommends implementing more conservative catch limits for these crucial prey ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team releases findings from 2011 cruise to measure the concentration, distribution, and impacts of Fukushima radiation

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team is reporting the results of a research cruise they organized to study the amount, spread, and impacts of radiation released into the ocean from the tsunami-crippled ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TARA OCEANS completes 60,000-mile journey to map marine biodiversity

The two-and-a-half-year TARA OCEANS expedition finishes on 31 March when the ship and crew reach Lorient, France. The arrival completes a journey of 60 000 miles across all the world's major oceans to sample ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ancient civilizations reveal ways to manage fisheries for sustainability

In the search for sustainability of the ocean's fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Chemical pollution in Europe's seas: The monitoring must catch up with the science

According to a recent poll of more than 10,000 citizens from ten European countries, pollution is the primary concern of the public at large among all issues that threaten the marine environment. A new position paper of the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smithsonian NEMESIS tracks marine invaders online

Mitten crabs, zebra mussels and rock vomit: These and hundreds of other non-native species have invaded coastal regions throughout the United States, often causing dramatic changes to coastal ecosystems and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists call for no-take coral sea park

More than 300 eminent scientists from 21 other countries around the world today urged the Australian Federal Government to create the world's largest no-take marine reserve in the Coral Sea.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Federal agencies must protect America's Pacific Island monuments from illegal fishing

Today, Marine Conservation Institute filed a formal petition to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, asking them to prohibit commercial fishing in America's sensitive and pristine Pacific Island marine ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marine ecosystem

Marine ecosystems are among of the Earth's aquatic ecosystems. They include oceans, salt marsh and intertidal ecology, estuaries and lagoons, mangroves and coral reefs, the deep sea and the sea floor. They can be contrasted with freshwater ecosystems, which have a lower salt content.

Such places are considered health resources for plantsin pardise such as hollywood because the plant life supports the animal life and vice-versa. See food chains.

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