News tagged with marine organisms
Related topics: ocean acidification , coral reefs , calcium carbonate
CO2 emissions causing ocean acidification to progress at unprecedented rate
The changing chemistry of the world's oceans is a growing global problem, says the summary of a congressionally requested study by the National Research Council, which adds that unless man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions ...
Apr 22, 2010 |
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'Evil twin' threatens world oceans, scientists warn
(PhysOrg.com) -- The rise in human emissions of carbon dioxide is driving fundamental and dangerous changes in the chemistry and ecosystems of the world’s oceans, international marine scientists warned today.
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Sharks from deep waters of Cantabrian Sea are opportunist hunters
A team of Spanish researchers has studied the diet of three species of sharks living in the deep waters in the area of El Cachucho, the first Protected Marine Area in Spain, which is located in the Cantabrian ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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British team trek to measure CO2 in Arctic Ocean
Three British explorers set out on a skiing expedition on Monday across 500 kilometers (310 miles) of floating sea ice to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that threaten marine life.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Barnacles prefer upwelling currents, enriching food chains in the Galapagos
There's been a rich debate in marine ecological circles about what happens to a key food source along rocky coastlines dominated by upwelling. The literature is filled with studies suggesting that the larvae ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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The sea squirt offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 27 million people worldwide. It is the most common form of age-related dementia, possibly the most feared disease of old age. There is no cure, and the available drugs only help to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Scientists find community involvement, not only enforcement, drives success of marine reserves
In one of the most comprehensive global studies of marine reserves, a team of natural and social scientists from the University of Rhode Island and other institutions has found that community involvement is among the most ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Study Examines How Nanoparticles Affect Marine Organisms
(PhysOrg.com) -- When nanoparticles from consumer products leach into the ocean, they may harm oysters and mussels.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 22, 2010 |
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URI researcher calls for global effort to monitor marine pollutants
A University of Rhode Island researcher who studies chemical pollutants in the marine environment has called on colleagues around the world to establish a global monitoring network to verify that the chemicals banned by the ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Oceans reveal further impacts of climate change, says UAB expert
The increasing acidity of the world's oceans - and that acidity's growing threat to marine species - are definitive proof that the atmospheric carbon dioxide that is causing climate change is also negatively ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet
Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source - ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff, researchers from four universities and the U.S. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
(AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Mapping nutrient distributions over the Atlantic Ocean
Large-scale distributions of two important nutrient pools - dissolved organic nitrogen and dissolved organic phosphorus (DON and DOP) have been systematically mapped for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean in a study led ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Climate variability impacts the deep sea
Deep-sea ecosystems occupying 60% of the Earth's surface could be vulnerable to the effects of global warming warn scientists writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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