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Climate Change and Other Human Influences are Threatening Survival of Corals

Corals are "part animal, part plant, and part rock - and difficult to figure out, despite being studied for centuries," says Philippe Laissue of University of Essex, a Whitman Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory.

1 Jul 2020

New Report Provides Recommendations on How to Preserve Precious Ecosystems

Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have published a report on the status of coral reefs in the Solomon Islands.

30 Jun 2020

Low-Cost Tool Provides New Possibilities for Understanding Marine Ecosystems

A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team.

30 Jun 2020

Global Warming of Natural Ecosystems Releases More Methane than Expected

New research suggests that as the Earth warms natural ecosystems such as freshwaters will release more methane than expected from predictions based on temperature increases alone.

30 Jun 2020

Satellite Data can Enable Early Detection of Harmful Algae

Heading to the lake this summer? While harmful algal blooms can cause health problems for lake visitors, satellite data can provide early detection of harmful algae, resulting in socioeconomic benefits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from one harmful algal bloom event, a new study finds.

25 Jun 2020

Fish Farming Reduces Water Quality in Pond Ecosystems, Affects Microbial Communities

Small-scale water bodies with areas less than 0.1 km2, such as natural ponds, constitute the quantitative bulk of global inland water bodies, and are very susceptible to human disturbances and environmental change.

24 Jun 2020

Artificial Lighting can Impact Coastal Ecosystems

The artificial lighting which lines the world's coastlines could be having a significant impact on species that rely on the moon and stars to find food, new research suggests.

24 Jun 2020

New Methodology to Detect Water Pollution in Coastal Areas

Researchers at the University of Seville Marine Biology Laboratory, working in the research team of Dr. José Carlos García Gómez, have demonstrated the usefulness of using the SBPQ methodology to detect potential shifts in coastal areas.

24 Jun 2020

Identifying Suitable Habitats for Vulnerable Species has Major Implications for Carbon Sequestration

Throughout California, the effects of climate change are evident from increasing frequencies of intense wildfires and mudslides to widespread and prolonged droughts.

24 Jun 2020

Study Highlights the Role of Local Policies in Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests

In recent years, there has been a rise in foreign and domestic large-scale land acquisitions--defined as being at least roughly one square mile--in Latin America, Asia, and Africa where investing countries and multinational investors take out long-term contracts to use the land for various enterprises.

24 Jun 2020