Posts for tag "aquatic species"
Monitoring for a Cause: How Climate Change Impacts Freshwater Organisms in Southern Appalachia
Climate change and subsequent shifts in weather events are changing aquatic ecosystems across the world. Streams drying up in droughts, floods overflowing rivers and displacing freshwater organisms, climbing temperatures making environments unsuitable for native species, and other...
- Posted September 17, 2025
Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems: How Science Drives Waterway Management in Northwest Georgia
The University of Georgia is home to multiple labs that focus on monitoring aquatic ecosystems and organisms across the state. The River Basin Center connects these monitoring efforts with external partners, including government agencies and NGOs, to...
- Posted July 9, 2025
No Red Herrings: Data Driving the Largest Salt Marsh Restoration in the NE USA
The Herring River system encompasses around 1,000 acres in the Towns of Wellfleet and Truro, Massachusetts. In 1909, the Chequessett Neck Road dike was built at the river’s mouth, drastically limiting tidal flow. Today, it’s one of...
- Posted June 16, 2025
Research in the Reserve: Promoting Interdisciplinary Conservation at the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
On an early winter day in 1973, a helicopter buzzed over Durham, New Hampshire, just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean. One of the helicopter’s guests, oil magnate Aristotle Onassis, owner of Olympic Refining, looked east...
- Posted June 2, 2025
Monitoring Habitat Suitability and Water Quality in Northwest Arkansas Springs
Northwest Arkansas has seen an economic, industrial, and population boom in recent years as a result of expanding businesses, which have created thousands of jobs in the region and the mass migration of employees and construction companies....
- Posted May 26, 2025
Monitoring Mariculture in the Gulf of Alaska
The mariculture industry in the Gulf of Alaska has been steadily growing in recent years, guided by ongoing research to help refine farm location and cultivation practices. A subset of aquaculture, mariculture focuses on rearing organisms in...
- Posted May 5, 2025
Tsunami’s Effects Lasting Years for Marine Creatures
Research into the “rafting” of animals on plastics and other debris in the ocean after the 2011 tsunami reveals other insights.
- Posted August 5, 2019
Deep-sea Biodiversity Expedition Uncovers Thousands of Creatures
A research team from Singapore and Indonesia brought thousands of samples back from a deep-sea biodiversity expedition, including at least 12 new species.
- Posted July 10, 2018
Subtleties of Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Coral Reefs
Research sheds new light onto the effects of submarine groundwater discharge on coral reef growth and bioerosion.
- Posted May 18, 2018
Genetic Study of Yeti Crabs Reveals Likely Common Ancestor—and Vulnerability
Phylogenetic analysis of all currently identified species of yeti crabs reveals a common ancestor, and possibly more vulnerability to environmental changes.
- Posted May 11, 2018
Rising Atmospheric CO2 Levels Affecting Cephalopod Behaviors
New research shows that rising levels of atmospheric CO2 may affect cephalopod behaviors—in potentially detrimental ways.
- Posted April 23, 2018
Long-Term Monitoring Aids Scientists Studying Sea Star Wasting Mystery
Scientists build on a foundation of decades of monitoring to help unravel the mysterious sea star wasting disease.
- Posted April 18, 2018
Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots: Delaware NERR Monitoring Offers Glimpse into Coastal Wildlife
Environmental monitoring of Delaware’s National Estuarine Research Reserve reveals a rich harvest of some of nature’s most ancient and remarkable characters.
- Posted December 30, 2017
Stranded: What Dolphins with Pathological Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Can Tell Us
New research shows dolphins exhibit the same pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease that are found in human brains, and this may cause stranding.
- Posted December 28, 2017
Mighty Mussels (and Oysters) are Cleaning Up Water Across the US
Three different projects across the US are using bivalves to test and improve water quality and restore ecosystems.
- Posted December 21, 2017
A Clean Water Act Success Story: Sportfish Return to the Illinois River
New research shows the 1972 Clean Water Act almost singlehandedly brought sportfish populations back to the Illinois River.
- Posted November 27, 2017
In Ontario Lakes, Non-Native Bass Impact Native Fish
Non-native bass have had impacts on native fish species in Ontario lakes, according to scientists from the University of Toronto.
- Posted December 12, 2016
Lake Michigan Yellow Perch Bounce Back After Commercial Ban
After a commercial fishing ban, Purdue University scientists lead a study finding quick recovery of Lake Michigan yellow perch maturation schedules.
- Posted December 5, 2016
Colorado River Fish Contain Levels Of Selenium, Mercury
Colorado River fish, despite inhabiting a protected waterway, are found to contain levels of selenium and mercury by Idaho State researchers.
- Posted December 2, 2016
Native Fish Eat Asian Carp On Illinois River, Invasive Still Prolific
Western Illinois University investigators sample native fish on the Illinois River to gauge their preferences for eating Asian Carp, as a control method.
- Posted November 16, 2016
