marine biodiversity

Antarctic marine biodiversity data now online

harminka — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:23:23 -0500

The International Polar Year (IPY) concluded in March 2009 with a tangible legacy in the form of a network of databases on marine biodiversity that will serve as clearinghouse for all biodiversity-related data gathered since the very first Antarctic research expeditions.

First World Conference on Marine Biodiversity

harminka — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:49 -0600

A rapid, climate change-induced northern migration of invasive marine is one of many research results announced Tues. Nov. 11 during opening day presentations at the First World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, in Valencia.

History of major marine biodiversity hotspots

harminka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:31:04 -0500

The journal "Science" has published in the issue of the 1st of August the results of a detailed research work about the evolution of marine diversity all through the last 50 million years. The study has been carried out with the participation of scientists from Australia, Spain, USA, UK, Holland, Malaysia and Panama.

Smithsonian coral biodiversity survey of Panama's Pearl Islands

harminka — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:58:04 -0500

A comprehensive survey of coral biodiversity in Panama's Las Perlas Archipelago, published in the journal Environmental Conservation by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and their colleagues, has resulted in clear conservation recommendations for a new coastal management plan.

Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:41:54 -0500

Diversity among the ancestors of such marine creatures as clams, sand dollars and lobsters showed only a modest rise beginning 144 million years ago with no clear trend afterwards, according to an international team of researchers.

Model successfully predicts large river system fish diversity

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:44:38 -0500

While scientists have developed methods to predict aspects of fish diversity in specific river locations, a model to understand what factors may drive a comprehensive suite of fish biodiversity patterns in a large and complex system of rivers has been elusive.

Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:36:01 -0500

Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change and the ecological impact of man-made structures like dams.

New tool for resolving fisheries conflicts

harminka — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:04:28 -0600

Images of dolphins and turtles ensnared in tuna nets are a heart-wrenching reminder of the impact of fisheries on ocean bio-diversity. Known in fisheries science as ‘by-catch,’ this killing of non-target species is a complex problem that has resisted easy answers.

Starfish strike at coral kingdom

harminka — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:50:21 -0600

Outbreaks of the notorious crown of thorns starfish now threaten the “coral triangle” – the richest center of coral reef biodiversity on Earth.

Coral reefs unlikely to survive in acid oceans

harminka — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:10:16 -0600

Carbon emissions from human activities are not just heating up the globe, they are changing the ocean’s chemistry. This could soon be fatal to coral reefs, which are havens for marine biodiversity and underpin the economies of many coastal communities.