Increasing fishing too quickly can cause coral reef ecosystems to collapse, new University of Colorado Boulder-led research finds.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2020
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Not long after the dawn of complex animal life, tens of millions of years before the first of the "Big Five" mass extinctions, a rash of die-offs struck the world's oceans. Then, for reasons that scientists have debated for ...
Ecology
Oct 5, 2021
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(Phys.org) -- Phytoplankton blooms unexpectedly occurring under Arctic sea ice are an indication of how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem, says a study published in the June 8 issue of Science.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2012
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A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to those witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to research published today in Nature Geoscience.
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2013
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The Panama Canal has avoided the worst of a shipping crunch that threatened to upend the global economy—but at a cost to marine life and the Latin American country's supplies of drinking water.
Environment
Mar 18, 2024
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique has allowed scientists to pin down the timing of ancient glaciations, linking them more firmly to two bursts of extinction.
Earth Sciences
Mar 8, 2011
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We set off from Fremantle Harbour at 6 am—a ridiculous hour university students aren't usually accustomed to—and sailed to Perth Canyon, 120 kilometers away.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2020
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Offshore wind farms host more soil animals per square meter than the North Sea floor, discovered Leiden researchers. After 25 years, a hundred times more animals and twice the number of different species could live on the ...
Ecology
May 2, 2023
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Have you ever been snorkelling or scuba diving on a windy day when there are lots of waves? Did you notice how much that flow of water against your body affected your ability to swim and control your movements underwater? ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2014
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A new study has found that levels of commercial fish stocks could be harmed as rising sea temperatures affect their source of food.
Environment
Jan 9, 2018
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