DNA in the water shows South African scientists where to find a rare pipefish
Keeping track of the world's wildlife populations is fundamental to conservation efforts in the face of the continued deterioration of global biodiversity.
Keeping track of the world's wildlife populations is fundamental to conservation efforts in the face of the continued deterioration of global biodiversity.
Ecology
Jan 3, 2023
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Mangrove forests are a common sight in some tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world like Indonesia, Florida in the US, parts of Brazil and Australia. They can also be found on African coasts, including South Africa's ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2022
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A research paper in Estuaries and Coasts provides the first step in improving coastal flood risk by analyzing in detail, how long different UK rivers take to discharge to the coast following heavy storm rainfall.
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2022
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In coastal inlets such as bays and fjords, mixing of salt water and fresh water regulates many aspects of the local environment, from nutrient concentrations to oxygen levels and the composition of phytoplankton communities. ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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Australian researchers have explored the impact of bushfires on estuaries in New South Wales, Australia's largest state, finding fires can increase the load of fire-derived pollutants with potentially profound environmental ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2022
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Native species in California's estuaries are expected to experience greater declines as invasive species interact with climate change, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
Ecology
May 5, 2022
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In a new study that is the first to explain what some have long suspected, researchers found that human activity helps sustain and intensify naturally occurring red tide blooms in Southwest Florida.
Environment
Apr 8, 2022
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One of the important functions of a river is to remove some of the pollution that can end up in the water, like lawn fertilizers and harmful bacteria, before that water reaches sensitive downstream ecosystems such as estuaries ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2022
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At the mouth of the Rio Tinto in southwestern Spain, acidic river water—polluted with heavy metals from ore mining and mineral weathering—mixes with the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean. Here, microorganisms that love ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2022
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The Changjiang Estuary and adjacent sea area suffer from frequent harmful algal blooms, exerting impacts on ecological environment and fishery resources.
Environment
Dec 28, 2021
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