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Waquoit Bay’s Ecosystem Shift Presents Broad Concerns About the Fate of Coastal Estuaries

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research projects to instead study the seagrass meadow ecosystem in Waquoit Bay.

22 Feb 2023

The Role of Marine Phytoplankton in Regulating Atmospheric CO2

Recent research shows that a common category of marine calcifying phytoplankton (coccolithophores) plays an important role in the regulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere.

21 Feb 2023

An Analysis of a Marine Heatwave Event and Its Triggers

A research group headed by Prof. Baoshu Yin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) accredited the record-breaking marine heatwave (MHW) event to the atmospheric weather pattern, global warming, and El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

20 Feb 2023

"Plant Trees – Get Mushrooms" Strategy for Sustainable Forest Restoration

Lecturers of the Faculty of Science, and the Center of Learning Network for Region (CLNR) Chulalongkorn University successfully planted trees in the forests in Nan and Saraburi provinces through innovative seedlings with ectomycorrhiza fungi, motivating villagers and farmers to "plant trees and get mushrooms", for extra income.

20 Feb 2023

Climate Change Poses a Threat to Land-Based Mammals in the Brazilian Amazon

From jaguars and ocelots to anteaters and capybara, most land-based mammals living in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the projected savannization of the region.

16 Feb 2023

Planktonic Microorganisms Shift Poleward Under Global Warming Scenarios

The tropical oceans have the most diversified plankton populations on the planet, and they serve as the foundation of marine food chains.

16 Feb 2023

Potential Impact of Deep Seabed Mining on Cetaceans

Seabed mining might commence in the deep ocean. However, the potential impact on animals like whales is still unclear.

15 Feb 2023

Tree Composition Impacts the Breeding Success of Urban Birds

Small passerine birds, like blue and great tits, resist breeding in urban areas because of the abundance of non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less when there are more non-native trees near the nest.

14 Feb 2023

New Global Perspective on Wetland Loss can Help Prioritize Conservation and Restoration Actions

Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. A new study, published in Nature, has found that the loss of wetland areas around the globe since 1700 has likely been overestimated.

13 Feb 2023

Identifying the Climate Factors Driving Vegetation Change

Plant ecologists at the University of Bayreuth have revealed how global climate change is affecting the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems in a study published in Nature Geoscience.

7 Feb 2023