Search results for aquatic ecology

Plants & Animals Sep 7, 2023

Research indicates blue light enhances cadmium tolerance of aquatic plant

Cadmium (Cd), a heavy metal widely distributed in aquatic systems, enters water bodies through the use of phosphorus fertilizers and industrial discharges. Its high mobility in plant systems poses a great threat to human ...

Plants & Animals Aug 29, 2023

How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for Australia's frogs

In 1993, frogs were found dying en masse in Far North Queensland. When scientists analyzed their bodies, they found something weird. Their small bodies were covered in spores.

Ecology Aug 24, 2023

Study shows that the estuaries in the Bay of Cádiz are a treasure trove for ecological fish farming

A study, published in Marine Environmental Research and led by José Manuel Guerra García, professor at the Department of Zoology of the Faculty of Biology of the University of Seville, reveals that gilt-head sea bream farmed ...

Ecology Aug 24, 2023

Plankton are central to life on Earth: How is climate change affecting them?

Recently, scientists reported that more than half of our oceans are turning greener, an indication that they might contain more phytoplankton. Along the California coast, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins turned up sick ...

Plants & Animals Aug 22, 2023

Study examines impact of noise from green energy technologies on fish and sea life

A University of Liverpool researcher has contributed to a study which examines how noise from marine energy converters (MECs)—such as tidal turbines and wave energy converters—might affect fish and aquatic invertebrates. ...

Plants & Animals Aug 21, 2023

Tracking species range shifts in a changing climate

As our planet undergoes significant transformations due to climate change, habitats are being altered, appearing, disappearing, or changing in quality. Understanding the impact of these changes on the geographic distributions ...

Environment Aug 9, 2023

App-based tool quantifies pesticide toxicity in watersheds, identifies mitigation opportunities

Pesticides are a leading source of chemical hazards in aquatic environments. A study published in PLOS Water by Nicol Parker and Arturo A Keller at University of California, Santa Barbara, and colleagues introduces a new ...

Evolution Aug 8, 2023

Discovery of two new specimens suggests Hupehsuchus was an ancient filter feeder

A combined team of paleontologists and geoscientists from China University of Geosciences and Hubei Geological Bureau, both in China, working with a colleague from the University of Bristol, has found more evidence suggesting ...

Ecology Aug 4, 2023

Research reveals the ecological threats of small-scale fisheries in Thailand

Marine conservation experts have revealed the extent of marine megafauna catch by small-scale fisheries, in Thailand for the first time.

Ecology Aug 3, 2023

Cross-institutional study on the use of artificial mussels to monitor radioactivity in the ocean

Amid the global concern over the pollution of radioactive wastes in the ocean, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the City University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong have conducted a cross-institutional ...

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