Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...

The study of the processes by which marine organisms grow and how factors such as temperature, nutrition, microbes, predators, and hormones influence development. (Green fluorescent amphioxus photo by ...

When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which alters the aquatic animal ecosystem. But how exactly does ocean ... 'Marine Prosperity Areas' Represent a New Hope in Conservation Feb.

KARWAR: Marine life in and around Karwar is healthy and rich with aquatic life, as per researchers at Department of Marine ...

By reducing the acidity of surrounding waters, seagrass ecosystems help protect animals with shells or external skeletons. Like land plants and seagrasses, microscopic marine algae known as ...

Subsequent testing will look for traces of toxic materials in the tissue of organisms from plankton to larger fishes ... lead nearshore monitoring over the next few weeks as part of his work on ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed ...

Between 1950 and 2021, the ocean reefs have lost half of their capacity to provide ecosystem services. Ocean temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius in the Florida Keys could harm coral and cause problems ...

Researchers report evidence that marine nutrient cycles -- essential for sustaining ocean ecosystems -- are changing in unexpected ways as the planet continues to warm. Computer models reveal how ...

McGill research into a marine ecosystem from the Cretaceous period revealed. Trophic levels are the layers or ranks within a food chain that describe the roles organisms play in an ecosystem based ...