News tagged with coastal ecosystems
Loss of coastal seagrass habitat accelerating globally
Jun 29, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has compiled and analyzed the first ...
Shellfish face an uncertain future in a high CO2 world
May 27, 2009 |
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Overfishing and disease have decimated shellfish populations in many of the world's temperate estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Smithsonian scientists, led by Whitman Miller, ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research ...
Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are ...
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Nitrogen retained through loss
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2008 |
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The nitrogen cycle plays a major role in seagrass fields. Dutch researcher Arie Vonk studied the nitrogen dynamics of seagrasses in Indonesia. He discovered that the interaction between seagrasses, animals and microorganisms ...
These shells don't clam up: Innovative technique to record human impact on coastal waters
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Dec 02, 2008 |
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With their sedentary lifestyles and filter-feeding habits, clams have been silent witnesses to the changes that humans have inflicted upon their waters. These clams are silent no more, as Dr. Ruth H. Carmichael ...
Resilience concepts poised to aid management of coastal marine ecosystems
Jan 02, 2008 |
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[B]Journal devotes section to how new approaches can benefit economically vital yet ecologically complex areas[/B] The January 2008 issue of BioScience includes a special section entitled “Managing for Resilience in Coa ...
Researchers call for nitrogen and phosphorus reductions to combat eutrophication in aquatic systems
Feb 19, 2009 |
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An international group of scientists is renewing calls for policymakers to reduce both nitrogen and phosphorus when attempting to alleviate eutrophication - or nutrient pollution problems - in fresh and coastal waters. In ...
When accounting for the global nitrogen budget, don't forget fish
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Jan 24, 2008 |
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Like bank accounts, the nutrient cycles that influence the natural world are regulated by inputs and outputs. If a routine withdrawal is overlooked, balance sheets become inaccurate. Over time, overlooked deductions can undermine ...
Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'
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Dec 01, 2006 |
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An international team of scientists is calling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the world’s coastal ecosystems, according to an article published in the December ...
Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems
Jul 22, 2009 |
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A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according to a new study from the UBC Fisheries ...
Caribbean coral reefs flattened
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Nile Delta fishery grows dramatically thanks to run-off of sewage, fertilizers
Jan 19, 2009 |
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While many of the world's fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s.
Nile Delta fishery grows dramatically thanks to run-off of sewage, fertilizers
Jan 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While many of the world’s fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s.
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