THE PARTICULAR BIOLOGICAL STRATEGY OF THE SHRIMP Penaeus subtilis IN GUIANA
Each year 3000-4000 tonnes of shrimps are landed at Larivot, a Guianan port not far from Cayenne. The sector concerned is the most productive area among Guianan fisheries, represents nearly 300 million...
View ArticleLivestock in salt marshes help farmers and geese
If livestock are allowed to graze in salt marshes in the Wadden Sea area, the vegetation remains in a good condition for the hundreds of thousands of Brent Geese which forage there en route to Siberia....
View ArticleSurprising Killer of Southeastern Salt Marshes: Common Sea Snails
Periwinkles, the spiral-shelled snails commonly found along rocky U.S. shorelines, play a primary role in the unprecedented disappearance of salt marsh in the southeastern states, according to new...
View ArticleHow healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites
Is that salt marsh healthy? To answer this, Sea Grant biologists are cracking open common marsh snails and counting parasitic worms. Their claim: the more parasites, the healthier the marsh. (2006-05-19)
View ArticleStudy shows that parasites form the thread of food webs
Scientists have discovered that parasites are suprisingly important in food webs and their findings appear in a report published this week in the Early Edition of the on-line version of the Proceedings...
View ArticleParasites Outweigh Predators in Pacific Coast Estuaries
In a study of parasites living in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, researchers have determined that biomass of these parasites exceeds that of top predators, in...
View ArticleStudy shows parasites outweigh predators
In a study of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, a team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the...
View ArticleClimate change may spell demise of key salt marsh constituent
Global warming may exact a toll on salt marshes in New England, but new research shows that one key constituent of marshes may be especially endangered. (2009-07-13)
View ArticleNorth Carolina sea levels rising 3 times faster than in previous 500 years,...
An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. (2009-10-29)
View ArticleNew clues found linking larger animals to colder climates
Thanks to a pair of University of Houston researchers who found a possible new solution to a 163-year-old puzzle, ecological factors can now be added to physiology to explain why animals grow bigger in...
View ArticleIt's no sweat for salt marsh sparrows to beat the heat if they have a larger...
Birds use their bills largely to forage and eat, and these behaviors strongly influence the shape and size of a bird's bill. (2011-07-21)
View ArticleUniversity of Houston study shows BP oil spill hurt marshes, but recovery...
Crabs, insects and spiders living in coastal salt marshes affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster were damaged by the massive oil spill but were able to recover within a year if their host...
View ArticleWhy Are Coastal Salt Marshes Falling Apart?
Salt marshes have been disintegrating and dying over the past two decades along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and other highly developed coastlines without anyone fully understanding why. (2012-10-18)
View ArticleLSU research team shows negative impact of nutrients on coastal ecosystems
LSU's John Fleeger, professor emeritus in LSU's Department of Biological Sciences, is part of a multi-disciplinary national research group that recently discovered the impact of nutrient enrichment on...
View ArticleA pattern given by nature
A new plant-parasitic nematode worm (Meloidoderita salina) was found in a tidal salt marsh at Mont Saint Michel Bay (MSMB) in France, where its abbey is a world-famous historical heritage. (2012-12-10)
View ArticleWarmer oceans could raise mercury levels in fish
Rising ocean surface temperatures caused by climate change could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing the health risk to people who eat seafood, Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues...
View ArticleCould Sandy happen again? Maybe, says Tufts geologist
Almost a year after Hurricane Sandy, parts of New York and New Jersey are still recovering from billions of dollars in flood damage. Tufts University geologist Andrew Kemp sees the possibility of...
View ArticleQuality of biodiversity, not just quantity, is key
For years, scientists have believed that preserving more species, no matter which ones, is a key component to enhancing how well an ecosystem performs. (2013-12-09)
View ArticleIs the tasty blue crab's natural range creeping north?
David Johnson was standing in a salt marsh tidal creek north of Boston, Mass., when he scooped up a blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, 80 miles north of its native range. (2015-03-09)
View ArticleMangroves help protect against sea level rise
Mangrove forests could play a crucial role in protecting coastal areas from sea level rise caused by climate change, according to new research involving the University of Southampton. (2015-07-23)
View ArticlePlanting in clumps boosts wetland restoration success
When restoring coastal wetlands, it's long been common practice to leave space between new plants to prevent overcrowding and reduce competition for nutrients and sunlight. (2015-11-03)
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