News tagged with marine plants
Algae may be sustainable alternative for animal feed
The pigs and poultry in Professor Xingen Lei's lab have been consuming feed one wouldn't expect in Ithaca: marine algae.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Researchers assess radioactivity released to the ocean from the Fukushima nuclear facility
With news this week of additional radioactive leaks from Fukushima nuclear power plants, the impact on the ocean of releases of radioactivity from the plants remains unclear. But a new study by U.S. and Japanese researchers ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Antarctic fur seals breed where they were born
Scientists have discovered that female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed.
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Crabs put the pinch on marshlands
If you take a quick glance at the marsh next to Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich Port, Mass., you will notice right away that some of the grass is missing. The cordgrass there, and all around Cape Cod, has been slowly disappearing ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Nitrate levels rising in northwestern Pacific ocean: study
Changes in the ratio of nitrate to phosphorus in the oceans off the coasts of Korea and Japan caused by atmospheric and riverine pollutants may influence the makeup of marine plants and influence marine ecology, according ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Fish farms less harmful than thought
Coastal fish farms seem to do less harm to nearby plants and animals than previously believed, a new study reveals. And marine ecosystems can recover from this damage surprisingly fast.
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Natural iron fertilization influences deep-sea ecosystems off the Crozet Islands
Geo-engineering schemes aimed at tackling global warming through artificial iron fertilisation of the oceans would significantly affect deep-sea ecosystems, according to research involving scientists from ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Japan finds radiation traces in whales
Japanese whale hunters have found traces of radioactive caesium in two of the ocean giants recently harpooned off its shores in the Pacific Ocean, a fisheries agency official said Wednesday.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Mediterranean Sea invaded by alien species
More than 900 new alien species have been encountered in the coastal environments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in recent decades, including the poisonous pufferfish. The invasion of alien species has had ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Speeding up Mother Nature's very own CO2 mitigation process
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using seawater and calcium to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) in a natural gas power plant's flue stream, and then pumping the resulting calcium bicarbonate in the sea, could be beneficial to ...
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Jan 19, 2011 |
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Climate change dictated by the ocean
(PhysOrg.com) -- The influence of the world’s oceans over carbon dioxide levels and climate change is better understood thanks to researchers from the University of Canberra and The Australian National ...
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Oct 22, 2010 |
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When the dinner bell rings for seafloor scavengers, larger animals get first dibs (w/ Video)
Surplus food can be a double-edged sword for bottom-feeders in the ocean deep, according to a new study in the April issue of Ecology. While extra nutrients give a boost to large animals on the deep sea fl ...
Apr 05, 2010 |
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New insights into helping marine species cope with climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change is forcing marine plants and animals to move, adapt or die. Stanford biologist Steve Palumbi has found a coral species that is coping surprisingly well, and his analysis of ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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New marine plant identification guide for Panama's Eastern Pacific
Marine Plants of Pacific Panama is a new, online identification guide to more than 120 marine algae. Developed by Smithsonian marine biologists Diane and Mark Littler in conjunction with the bioinformatics ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Mapping nutrient distributions over the Atlantic Ocean
Large-scale distributions of two important nutrient pools - dissolved organic nitrogen and dissolved organic phosphorus (DON and DOP) have been systematically mapped for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean in a study led ...
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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