Search results for seagrass

Environment Dec 7, 2023

Climate tipping points are nearer than you think. Our new report warns of catastrophic risk

It's now almost inevitable that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded by humans, probably the warmest for at least 125,000 years.

Earth Sciences Dec 7, 2023

Researchers: Carbon removal is needed to achieve net zero but has its own climate risks

As delegates gather in Dubai at the COP28 climate conference—with the aim to ratchet up ambition towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement—a key component of these efforts are countries' pledges to achieve net-zero ...

Plants & Animals Dec 5, 2023

Green macroalga caulerpa has replaced seagrass in Florida's Indian River Lagoon

The Indian River Lagoon was considered one of the last "unpolluted coastal lagoons" in Florida in the 1970s. Fast forward to today and most of the 156-mile lagoon is now considered impaired because of external sources of ...

Plants & Animals Dec 5, 2023

No lettuce for Florida manatees this winter: Experts end feeding trial after two years

For the past two winters, Florida wildlife biologists have experimented hand-feeding lettuce to hungry manatees in the Indian River Lagoon as the animals' natural food source, seagrass, was in short supply from pollution ...

Ecology Dec 2, 2023

As seas get warmer, tropical species are moving further from the equator

Climate change is causing tropical species in the ocean to move from the equator towards the poles, while temperate species recede. This mass movement of marine life, termed tropicalization, is leading to a cascade of consequences ...

Plants & Animals Nov 29, 2023

'Sea firefly' ostracods demonstrate collective synchrony with bioluminescent mating signals

A team of evolutionary biologists and limnologists affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has described the synchronous bioluminescent signals they observed being produced by a type of marine ostracod (Crustacea; ...

Ecology Nov 29, 2023

Translating global theories of change into tangible steps for conservation of ecosystems

A new Griffith-led study has developed a framework to operationalize global "theories of change," coordinating local and global actions to secure a future where humans live in harmony with nature.

Ecology Nov 27, 2023

Potential threats, promising resources in thriving colonies of bacteria and fungi on ocean plastic trash

A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found both potential threats and promising resources in the thriving colonies of bacteria and fungi on plastic trash washed up ...

Earth Sciences Nov 26, 2023

Reservoir construction may be reducing carbon storage in ocean sediments

Carbon storage has been a key focus in recent years to draw down natural and anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and help the fight against global warming, and particularly focuses on terrestrial forests and soils, as ...

Ecology Nov 22, 2023

Predicting the fate of shallow coastal ecosystems for the year 2100

A new study of shallow-water ecosystems estimates that, by 2100, climate change and coastal land usage could result in significant shrinkage of coral habitats, tidal marshes, and mangroves, while macroalgal beds remain stable ...

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