News tagged with marine species
New species discovered on whale skeletons
Sep 21, 2009 |
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When a whale dies, it sinks to the seafloor and becomes food for an entire ecosystem. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered previously unknown species that feed only on dead ...
Great Barrier Reef under serious threat: report
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in serious jeopardy as global warming and chemical runoff threaten to kill marine species and cause serious outbreaks of disease, a report warned Wednesday.
Seals quickly respond to gain and loss of habitat under climate change
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Southern Elephant seals responded rapidly to climate and habitat change and established a new breeding site thousands of kilometres from existing breeding grounds, according to new research.
Some Ningaloo Reef fish are 'homebodies'
Jun 18, 2009 |
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New research shows that some fish species in Western Australia's Ningaloo Marine Park spend most of their time close to home, staying on the reef rather than travelling significant distances, as was previously thought.
UN study advises caution over dams
May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A dam-building spree in China poses the greatest threat to the future of the already beleaguered Mekong, one of the world's major rivers and a key source of water for the region, a U.N. report said ...
Urban areas offer hidden biodiversity
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Urban areas around the world are places of hidden biodiversity that need to be protected and encouraged through smart urban design, said an authority in green city design.
New light shed on marine luminescence
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Feb 23, 2009 |
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The phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known that light is generated by chemical reactions in which oxygen molecules play ...
Carbon dioxide poses risk to marine life survival
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Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change and the subsequent acidification of the world's oceans will significantly reduce the successful fertilisation of certain marine species by the year 2100, an international team ...
Acidification of the sea hampers reproduction of marine species
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Within 100 years, it is reckoned that the world's seas will be three times as acidic as they are now. The lower pH may strike a severe blow to the ability of marine species to reproduce, according to research on sea urchins ...
