By, Scott Sincoff, ENN. Published April 2, 2012 09:28 PM A new study has increased hope that some coral species will be able to survive gradual ocean acidification. According to new research published in the journal, Nature Climate Change, a team of international scientists have identified a specific internal mechanism that could permit some coral […]
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2012) — Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria. To date, biodiversity theories have focused on the role played by adaptations to […]
http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhiting Filmmaker and author Hardy Jones and his crew had to stop counting the dead dolphins that were scattered along the Peruvian beach when the number reached 615. The incoming tide made it impossible to continue a task that must have been heartbreaking and exhausting – yet nothing short of a relentless tide or total […]
by Underwatertimes.com News Service – April 4, 2012 18:57 EST SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Mariners along the U.S. east coast can now download a new iPad and iPhone application that warns them when they enter areas of high risk of collision with critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The free Whale Alert app provides one […]
Your chance to Have a say on Florida Keys Marine Conservation This June, NOAA, the Florida DEP and the USFWS are gathering public input on rules for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Sanctuary, the Key West National Wildlife Refuge and the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. The Sanctuary’s focus is its’ zoning and boundary […]
By anita on March 30, 2012 in DAILY GREEN MEET THE LOCALS! 8 Q’s & A’s for South Florida MEET THE LOCALS introduces us to the local, dedicated & inspiring people out there working in some capacity for the Environment. Each month South Florida Green News will feature a different person -usually a local. We […]
22 March 2012 by Michael Marshall. Zoologger Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world Species: Allapasus aurantiacus Habitat: On and around the seabed off the coast of California If there’s one way we can be sure that life on Earth really is the result […]
By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun March 28, 2012 Environmentalists and the groundfish bottom trawl industry on Wednesday announced a landmark agreement on ways to limit the impact of trawl nets on sensitive corals, sponges, and deepsea habitats on the B.C. coast. The agreement sets out total annual bycatch objectives for the entire fleet at 562 […]
Written by Darci Palmquist. CoolGreenScience. The Nature Conservancy Published on March 27th, 2012 The world’s marine habitats are in trouble, and there are only so many dollars we can throw at the problem. But putting just a few toward community education and outreach pays huge dividends, according to a new study by Nature Conservancy scientists […]