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Climate Change Affects Ecosystems in Coastal Waters of Buzzards Bay

An analysis of long-term, water quality monitoring data reveals that climate change is already having an impact on ecosystems in the coastal waters of Buzzards Bay, Mass. The impacts relate to how nitrogen pollution affects coastal ecosystems.

22 Jan 2016

New Study Shows Economic Impacts of Removing Derelict Crab Pots from Lower Chesapeake Bay Waters

A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that a 6-year program to remove derelict crab pots from lower Chesapeake Bay generated more than $20 million in harvest value for area watermen.

22 Jan 2016

New Study Analyzes Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Ocean Fish

UNSW researchers have found that carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater could reach levels high enough to make fish “intoxicated” and disoriented many decades earlier than previously thought, with serious implications for the world’s fisheries.

21 Jan 2016

Study Results Help Conservation Planning for Elusive Bush Dogs

The bush dog is one of the most enigmatic of the world's canid species, seldom seen throughout its range in Central and South America.

20 Jan 2016

NASA’s COral Reef Airborne Laboratory to Survey More of the World's Coral Reefs

A new three-year NASA field expedition gets underway this year that will use advanced instruments on airplanes and in the water to survey more of the world's coral reefs, and in far greater detail, than ever before. The COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) will measure the condition of these threatened ecosystems and create a unique database of uniform scale and quality.

8 Jan 2016

US Would Gain Major Economic Benefits from Global Mercury Regulations

Mercury pollution is a global problem with local consequences: Emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources travel around the world through the atmosphere, eventually settling in oceans and waterways, where the pollutant gradually accumulates in fish.

7 Jan 2016

Dr. Thomas Bernard and Team Develop Drinking Water Protecting Tools

We place high demands on the quality of our drinking water. If pathogens or toxic substances found their way into the piping system, many people could become infected or injured very quickly.

5 Jan 2016

California Drought May Cause Long-Term Changes in Ecosystems

California’s forests are home to the planet’s oldest, tallest and most-massive trees. New research from Carnegie’s Greg Asner and his team reveals that up to 58 million large trees in California experienced severe canopy water loss between 2011 and today due to the state’s historic drought. Their results are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

29 Dec 2015

Ecosystems Rebound Rapidly When Dams Come Down and Rivers Resume Their Natural Flow

A songbird species that flourishes on the salmon-rich side of dams in the western United States struggles when it tries to nest on the side closed off from the fish and the nutrients they leave behind.

28 Dec 2015

Permanent Protected Areas and Wilderness Key to Effective Conservation of Marine Ecosystems

Permanent marine protected areas and wilderness—places where fish can grow old—are critical to the effective conservation of marine ecosystems according to a new study conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society, James Cook University, and Lancaster University.

24 Dec 2015