Health check for Perth waterways
A new report has found that the health of Perth's iconic Swan-Canning Estuary has improved in recent years.
Environment
Sep 23, 2013
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Page 9 - News tagged with fish communities
Establishing world-class coral reef ecosystem monitoring in Okinawa
Enduring two typhoons over a three-week period in August, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers, working in partnership with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), have ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2013
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In whole-lake experiment, have invasive crayfish met their match?
Four years ago, UW-Madison researchers wrapped up a multi-year effort to dramatically reduce the population of a destructive invasive species in a northern Wisconsin lake.
Ecology
Sep 9, 2013
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Fisheries-induced evolution adds a bonus to good management
A new study published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is the first to determine whether genetic changes resulting from fishing pressure have any significant economic effects for the case ...
Ecology
Jul 16, 2013
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Coastal power plant records reveal decline in key Southern California fishes
Recent research documents a dramatic, 40-year drop in a number of key fish species and a change in their community structure, according to a new study led by Eric Miller of MBC Applied Environmental Sciences (Costa Mesa, ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2013
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Why do we gesticulate?
If you rely on hand gestures to get your point across, you can thank fish for that! Scientists have found that the evolution of the control of speech and hand movements can be traced back to the same place in the brain, which ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2013
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Boat noise stops fish finding home
(Phys.org) —Boat noise disrupts orientation behaviour in larval coral reef fish, according to new research from the Universities of Bristol, Exeter and Liège. Reef fish are normally attracted by reef sound but the study, ...
Ecology
Jun 28, 2013
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Drought, river fragmentation forcing endangered fish out of water, biologist finds
(Phys.org) —A Kansas State University researcher is discovering that the North American drought has caused dramatic changes in native fish communities.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2013
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Holistic approach to managing Mediterranean streams
Lack of accurate information and changing habitats are just two of the challenges facing European researchers in their efforts to improve the environmental management of Mediterranean streams.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2013
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Extreme winters impact fish negatively
Ecologists from Umeå University and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim have studied fish communities and fish habitat and reviewed the importance of winter conditions for fish in streams and ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2013
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