News tagged with marine phytoplankton


Breakthrough made in assessing marine phytoplankton health

Breakthrough made in assessing marine phytoplankton health

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from Oregon State University, NASA and other organizations said today that they have succeeded for the first time in measuring the physiology of marine phytoplankton through satellite measurements ...


Dust deposited in oceans may carry elements toxic to marine algae

Dust deposited in oceans may carry elements toxic to marine algae

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dust blown off the continents and deposited in the open ocean is an important source of nutrients for marine phytoplankton, the tiny algae that are the foundation of the ocean food web. But ...





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Mendenhall Glacier

Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet

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created 22 hours ago | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 7

Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source - ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff, researchers from four universities and the U.S. ...


Phragmites partners with microbes to plot native plants' demise

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Delaware researchers have uncovered a novel means of conquest employed by the common reed, Phragmites australis, which ranks as one of the world's most invasive plants.


Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.


Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study of the structure and evolution of the Gulf of Corinth rift in central Greece will increase scientific understanding of rifted margin development and the tectonic mechanisms underlying seafloor spreading ...


French scientist Herwan Amire shows two pink winkle in Xelha's Cove,  south of Cancun

Mexico's conch shells yield clues into effects of warming

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Divers plumb the turquoise depths of ocean waters some 100 kilometers south of this vacation paradise, in search of the distinctive queen conch shell prized by vacationers and souvenir-seekers.


Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals

Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the most common minerals in biology, including those in bones and shells, have a mysterious structure: Their crystals are positioned in the same orientation, making them behave as ...


MARES to provide comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems

MARES to provide comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new $1.5 million NOAA-funded project, MARES will provide a comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems. This will be the first study to include human dimensions science and deliver guidance for ...


A dolphin swims off the coast of Rangiroa

Oceans becoming noisier thanks to pollution -- report

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

The world's oceans are becoming noisier thanks to pollution, with potentially harmful effects for whales, dolphins and other marine life, US scientists said in a study published Sunday.


Handout photo from the World Wildlife Fund in Malaysia shows a pangolin climbing a tree

Malaysian authorities rescue 130 pangolins

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Malaysian wildlife authorities said they have rescued 130 pangolins and arrested two men attempting to smuggle the protected species, destined to be sold to restaurants and medicine shops.


Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change (AP)

Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (20) | comments 22

(AP) -- Far from Copenhagen's turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global ...



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