Discards ban could impact seabirds population
Species of seabirds could successfully return to their natural foraging habits following changes to European fisheries policies, scientists have suggested.
Ecology
Mar 8, 2013
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New research highlights influence of intraspecific variability on biodiversity studies
(Phys.org)—A study of around 100 newly collected specimens of early ammonoids (marine invertebrates with distinctive coiled shells) suggests that the number of species they belong to might have been over-estimated due to ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2013
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Study reveals that animals contribute to seagrass dispersal
Look out the window and you're likely to see the dispersal of seeds—dandelion tufts in the wind, a squirrel burying an acorn, a robin flying off with a dogwood fruit. You might even have a burr "velcroed" to your sock.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2012
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Researchers find undersea gas leaks off Israel's coast
(Phys.org)—The terms "gas" and "sea" for many will invoke associations of reserves, business, and a lot of money. Whatever the association, most of the efforts in Israel's energy field are being directed at gas buried deep ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2012
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Australia pumps $1.83 bln into food bowl river
The government on Friday pledged Aus$1.77 billion (US$1.83 billion) to pump more than 450 billion litres of water into the ailing Murray-Darling River and help rejuvenate a crucial system supplying Australia's food bowl.
Environment
Oct 26, 2012
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Manatees reflect quality of health in marine ecosystems, longterm study finds
(Phys.org)—A longterm study conducted by researchers at George Mason University may be a benchmark in determining health threats to marine mammals.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2012
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Where North meets South in the sea
(Phys.org) -- The Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia ... and off Florida. Along some 2,000 miles, its waters go from icy to steamy. Can a marine species live in both temperatures--and everywhere in between?
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2012
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Public sightings suggest increase in basking sharks in British waters
The number of basking sharks recorded in Britain's seas could be increasing, decades after being protected from commercial hunting in the late 20th century. The most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of basking shark ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2012
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New coral reef crustacean described and named after late reggae performer Bob Marley
President Barack Obama has one. Comedian Stephen Colbert has one. Elvis Presley has one. Even computer software magnate Bill Gates has one. And now, Bob Marley--the late popular Jamaican singer and guitarist--also has one. ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2012
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Ports are hotspots for exotic sea star orgies
Marine biologists have found that port environments are enabling invasive sea stars to breed at a rapid rate.
Ecology
Jun 26, 2012
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