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Changes in Marine Ecosystems Along the Antarctic Peninsula

Understanding the evolution of the polar sea ice is not enough to study the effects of the climate change on marine ecosystems in Antarctic seafloors. It is also necessary to determine the intensity of phytoplankton local production during the Antarctic summer, as stated in a new study by a research team of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona, published in the journal Marine Environmental Research.

24 Mar 2021

Vast Soil Carbon Reservoir is Sensitive to Climate Change, Study Shows

The vast reservoir of carbon that is stored in soils probably is more sensitive to destabilization from climate change than has previously been assumed, according to a new study by researchers at WHOI and other institutions.

24 Mar 2021

Coral-Eating Predators may Pay it Forward with Poop

Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with poop. It's an unexpected twist on coral reef symbiosis, said Rice University marine biologist Adrienne Correa, whose lab discovered coral predator feces are jam-packed with living symbiotic algae that corals depend on for survival. The discovery confirms that poop from coral-eating fish is an important environmental source of symbiotic dinoflagellate algae on coral reefs.

24 Mar 2021

Controlling Mississippi River Causes Faster Carbon Transport to Sea

A geoscientist from Tulane University has co-authored a new study that demonstrates that human efforts to control the Mississippi River might have had an unexpected positive impact: more quick transport of carbon to the ocean.

24 Mar 2021

Land Life Company Partners with Lundin Energy to Reduce Carbon Emissions at Scale

Reforestation company Land Life and Lundin Energy have joined forces to work on a high-impact, tech-driven and multi-geography reforestation programme that consists of projects on degraded land.

From Land Life Company 23 Mar 2021

Caribou Declines Linked to Ecological Chain Reaction

A new study comparing decades of environmental monitoring records has confirmed that Canada's caribou are not faring as well as other animals like moose and wolves in the same areas--and also teased out why.

19 Mar 2021

Marine Heatwaves Affect the Functioning of Coraligen in the Mediterranean

Marine heatwaves are dramatically affecting the marine ecosystems of the world and the Mediterranean is no exception. In the Mediterranean, these extreme climate episodes and its resulting massive mortality of species are getting more and more intense and frequent.

19 Mar 2021