Diversity of life abounds on Earth, and there's no need to look any farther than the ocean's surface for proof. There are over 200,000 species of phytoplankton alone, and all of those species of microscopic marine plants ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2015
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Research into macroalgae on WA reefs has revealed relationships between carbon isotope ratios and factors like temperature that may assist in the long-term monitoring of marine food webs.
Environment
Mar 12, 2015
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When life on Earth began around 3.6 billion years ago, all organisms were small. Indeed, it took some 2.5 billion years to evolve any organism that grows larger than a single cell.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2015
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We know that fishing has significant impacts on our oceans and the animals that live in them. Effects can range from habitat modification caused by bottom trawls, stock declines from overfishing or subtler consequences such ...
Environment
Jan 23, 2015
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Facing critical dangers like rising seas and the impact of climate change on marine life, US scientists need more funding in the next decade, officials said Friday.
Environment
Jan 23, 2015
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Overfishing has significantly reduced the populations of larger species of marine fish. In fact, stocks of large fish have declined by two-thirds in one century. These findings come from an international research team who ...
Ecology
Jan 16, 2015
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A new study at Oregon State University could overturn conventional wisdom about the role of phytoplankton in the Earth's carbon cycle, potentially changing scientists' understanding of how global warming will alter the environment ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2015
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A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants. The project elucidates both the challenges of arriving at exact ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2015
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Decades of overfishing in the English Channel has resulted in the removal of many top predators from the sea and left fishermen 'scraping the barrel' for increasing amounts of shellfish to make up their catch.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2014
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New rules banning fishermen from throwing away unwanted fish they have caught could harm wildlife – and fail to improve fish stocks, a University of Strathclyde report has found.
Ecology
May 13, 2014
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