Ignoring the role of parasites may lead to a misinterpretation of organism responses to environmental change, according to an Innovative Viewpoints article by ecologists from the University of Georgia. Their paper, "To improve ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2019
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A large proportion of successful vertebrate invasions can be traced to the global exotic pet trade. However, surprisingly little is known about the economic, social, and ecological factors that shape the trade and how they ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2019
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.
Ecology
May 10, 2019
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In a study published recently in Coral Reefs, scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego created and analyzed detailed photomosaics of the coral reef at Palmyra Atoll, and made surprising discoveries ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2017
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Plymouth University academics have published a paper detailing the historical importance of the city's waters and their continuing impact on science, travel and ecology.
Environment
Mar 3, 2016
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Species risk being lost if the ongoing degradation of coral reefs in the Caribbean goes beyond a certain critical point, scientists say.
Ecology
Sep 7, 2015
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In May, PNAS published an article that describes how research developed from finding unexpectedly high numbers of plastic particles in the marine environment to developing methods for identification and to effect assessment ...
Environment
May 12, 2015
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A new study by a Florida State University biologist shows that bleaching events brought on by rising sea temperatures are having a detrimental long-term impact on coral.
Environment
Nov 19, 2014
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A marine ecology expert says it could take an international effort to manage the amount of debris and pollution that washes up on Rottnest Island.
Environment
Oct 22, 2014
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A ubiquitous skin fungus linked to dandruff, eczema and other itchy, flaky maladies in humans has now been tracked to even further global reaches—including Hawaiian coral reefs and the extreme environments of arctic soils ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2014
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