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Plants & Animals Nov 29, 2022

Plastic additives found to contaminate the sea and selectively harm corals' reproductive processes

A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat examined the effect of plastic additives on the reproductive process and larvae development of corals and other organisms commonly ...

Plants & Animals Nov 28, 2022

Calcifying organisms are under threat from a combination of ocean warming and acidification

A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), with colleagues from the British Antarctic Survey, the Institute of Oceanology, the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Gdańsk, has revealed that ...

Plants & Animals Nov 25, 2022

Ocean warming and acidification impact the marine food web, study finds

Ocean warming and ocean acidification driven by climate change decrease the nutritional quality of some marine organisms, causing disruptions to the ocean food web.

Plants & Animals Nov 16, 2022

Blue gropers recorded on endangered oyster reefs for the first time

Juvenile eastern blue gropers ("blue groper"), the state fish of New South Wales, have been recorded living on endangered oyster reefs for the first time.

Environment Nov 10, 2022

Climate change: West Africa's oceans at risk because of a lack of monitoring

The West African Canary Current extends along the north-west African coast, from the northern Atlantic coast of Morocco to Guinea-Bissau. It's a hotspot for changes in the oceans driven by climate change. These include rising ...

Plants & Animals Oct 31, 2022

Increasing temperatures and ocean pH may spur ecosystem-altering changes

The Pacific blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) is a foundational and beneficial species in the intertidal environments of the northern Pacific Ocean. Comparative physiologists have recently studied how two aspects of climate ...

Ecology Oct 25, 2022

Study looks at how coral samples from Australia's Great Barrier Reef fare in acidic conditions

Corals are especially vulnerable to damage from ocean acidification, and rising CO2 levels jeopardize the future of coral reefs globally. However, a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University ...

Environment Oct 12, 2022

The five biggest threats to West Africa's oceans, and what to do about them

The natural resources that form ocean ecosystems can play a significant role in the socio-economic growth and development of nations.

Ecology Oct 11, 2022

Half of the world's coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035

There's more bad news for planet Earth if climate change continues unabated. New research published on October 11 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States ...

Environment Oct 8, 2022

Incorporating traditional management techniques to combat effects of ocean acidification

Ocean acidification is a major concern related to climate change, with the oceans currently absorbing around a quarter of the carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere. The increased CO 2 that is absorbed by the ...

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