News tagged with marine plankton
Fish guts explain marine carbon cycle mystery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Research published today reveals the major influence of fish on maintaining the delicate pH balance of our oceans, vital for the health of coral reefs and other marine life.
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Warmer water leaves sea birds hungry
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Apr 06, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers say warmer currents from the Gulf of Alaska may not be producing enough plankton to support West Coast seabirds.
Marine plankton found in amber
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marine microorganisms have been found in amber dating from the middle of the Cretaceous period. The fossils were collected in Charente, in France. This completely unexpected discovery will ...
Bacterial 'Switch Gene' Regulates How Oceans Emit Sulfur into Atmosphere
Oct 26, 2006 |
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Scientists have discovered a bacterial "switch gene" in two groups of microscopic plankton common in the oceans. The gene helps determine whether certain marine plankton convert a sulfur compound to one that rises into the ...
Breath of the ocean links fish feeding, reefs, climate
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Mar 06, 2008 |
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An ocean odor that affects global climate also gathers reef fish to feed as they "eavesdrop" on events that might lead them to food.
Disappearing act of world's second largest fish explained
May 07, 2009 |
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Researchers have discovered where basking sharks - the world's second largest fish - hide out for half of every year, according to a report published today in Current Biology. The discovery revises scient ...
Tiny plants with a global impact - results of climate change experiment published
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A possible solution to global warming may be further away than ever, according to a new report published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature this week.
Big Advantage for the Small -- Climate change influences the size of marine organisms
Jul 23, 2009 |
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The ice is melting, the sea level is rising and species are conquering new habitats. The warming of the world climate has many consequences. In the current issue of the renowned journal 'Proceedings of the ...
Clue to mystery crustacean in parasite form
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May 20, 2008 |
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First identified in 1899, y-larvae have been one of the greatest zoological mysteries for over a century. No one has ever found an adult of these puzzling crustaceans, despite the plethora of these larvae in plankton, leading ...
Record breaking underwater camera to be showcased to public
Sep 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A revolutionary underwater camera, which has plunged to record breaking depths below the surface of the North Sea, will be showcased to members of the public at a key science event in Aberdeen ...
Scientists peg wind as the force behind fish booms and busts
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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The mid-20th century crash of the sardine fishery off California for decades has vexed marine ecologists searching for the root causes of large fluctuations in the sardine population. Before its collapse, ...
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