A new, widespread study of the global state of marine coral reef wilderness by WCS, NGS, and university collaborators found that remote ocean wilderness areas are sustaining fish populations much better than some of the world's ...
Ecology
Nov 23, 2021
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New research led by the University of Oxford, published in Conservation Letters, has examined the conflict between small-scale fisheries and marine mammals, using the experience of fisheries on the west coast of South America ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2021
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All organisms must eat to sustain themselves, but some more so than others.
Ecology
Aug 16, 2021
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Small fish that live in open water and form a significant part of the base of the marine food chain have returned in huge numbers to the Clyde Sea, according to new research from scientists at the University of Aberdeen.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2021
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A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals significant ecological damage to many MPAs around the world. The study findings point to a strong "edge effect" in MPAs, i.e. a sharp 60% reduction in the fish population living ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2021
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Scientists have conducted the first population study of penguins, seals and albatross using unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones on the subantarctic South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands to understand how factors ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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Lead author Dr. Felix Vaux, of the Department of Zoology, says earthquakes are typically considered devastating events for people and the environment, but the positive opportunities that they can create for wildlife are often ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2021
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The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home is holding steady at about 300 animals and shows some signs of growth, a new long-term study of the species has shown.
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2021
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The sex of sea turtle hatchlings is determined by the temperature when the eggs incubate. A higher temperature produces more females, with males produced by lower temperatures.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2021
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Numbers of two Mediterranean turtle species have risen in the last three decades—but in Cyprus the recoveries are happening at different rates, new research shows.
Ecology
May 11, 2021
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