Even in protected areas, endangered sharks may still be vulnerable, according to one of the first long-term monitoring studies of reef sharks within a marine protected area (MPA).
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Feb 3, 2022
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An Oregon State University research team and collaborators have developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family of fishes.
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Jan 6, 2022
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Studying fishing boats' routes could assist better coastal planning and ultimately protect threatened seabirds, according to new research from University College Cork (UCC).
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Nov 26, 2021
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UNSW scientists have uncovered why artificial reefs attract more small foraging fish, or baitfish, than natural reefs.
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Oct 5, 2021
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The Arctic tern—which has the world record for the longest annual migration—uses just a few select routes, a key finding that could help efforts to conserve the species, according to a new University of British Columbia ...
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Aug 5, 2021
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Climate conditions play a significant role in the reproductive success of mature female Antarctic krill and are a factor in fluctuations of the population that occur every five to seven years, a new study from Oregon State ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2021
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Data collected for over two decades shows that rising Baltic Sea water temperature is one of the main factors in the increasingly earlier appearance and faster growth of Baltic herring larvae.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2021
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Climate change is causing the "feminisation" of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a study shows seawater irrigation could potentially reverse the male drought.
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Jun 15, 2021
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Actively restoring oyster reefs—beyond simply protecting them from harvest—can create big payoffs for habitat quality and the other species that flock to them. A new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center ...
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Jun 10, 2021
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Coral can fight back against attacking juvenile crown of thorns starfish—using stinging cells to injure and even kill, showing that coral are not as passive as people may think.
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