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Sea Otters Drive Huge Transformations to their Local Ecosystems

Since their reintroduction to the Pacific coast in the 1970s, the sea otters' rapid recovery and voracious appetite for tasty shellfish such as urchins, clams and crabs has brought them into conflict with coastal communities and fishers, who rely on the same valuable fisheries for food and income.

15 Jun 2020

Eels can act as Surrogate Species for Biodiversity Conservation in Freshwater Rivers

An international research team has conducted a field survey on two species of eel native to Japan and other organisms that share the same habitat, revealing for the first time in the world that these eels can act as comprehensive surrogate species for biodiversity conservation in freshwater rivers.

12 Jun 2020

New Initiative to Study Ecosystem Tipping Cascades in the Arctic Marine Environment

The ambitious new ECOTIP initiative has received €6.36 million from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme to study ecosystem tipping cascades in the Arctic marine environment.

11 Jun 2020

Ocean Warming Caused by Climate Change may Impact Habitat of Lobsters, Sea Scallops

Researchers have projected significant changes in the habitat of commercially important American lobster and sea scallops on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf.

8 Jun 2020

New Synthesis of Refugia Science Developments in the Climate Change Context

The idea of preserving climate change refugia—regions pretty much buffered from existing climate change for sheltering valuable ecosystems, wildlife, and other natural resources—is only around 10 years old.

2 Jun 2020

Population of New Zealand Blue Whales Linked to Ocean Conditions, Prey Availability

Oregon State University researchers who recently discovered a population of blue whales in New Zealand are learning more about the links between the whales, their prey and ocean conditions that are changing as the planet warms.

29 May 2020

Global Environmental Changes are Resulting in Shorter and Younger Trees

Ongoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide, resulting in shorter and younger trees with broad impacts on global ecosystems, scientists say.

29 May 2020

Climate Could Cause Abrupt Shifts in Great Britain Vegetation

Climate change could cause abrupt shifts in the amount of vegetation growing in parts of Great Britain, new research shows.

29 May 2020

A New Measurement Method to Elucidate Carbon Allocation in Forest Ecosystem

It is well known that plants use carbon dioxide obtained from the air in photosynthesis to use as energy and grow bigger.

27 May 2020

Deep-Sea Biodiversity Likely to be at Greater Risk Due to Climate Change

Although the ocean’s deeper layers are warming at a slower rate compared to the surface, animals that live in the deep ocean are highly subjected to climate warming and will experience rising challenges to retain their desired thermal habitats in the coming years.

26 May 2020