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Public Release: 8-Oct-2012
 Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDRI scientist co-authors study outlining vast differences in polar ocean microbial communities An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Alison Murray, an Associate Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute's Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science that a clear difference exists between the marine microbial communities in the Southern and Arctic oceans, contributing to a better understanding of the biodiverisity of marine life at the poles and its biogeography. 
Sloan Foundation/Census of Marine Life Program
Contact: Justin Broglio
Public Release: 4-Oct-2012
2012 AGU Fall MeetingAGU 2012 Fall Meeting media advisory 2 This media advisory contains pertinent information for journalists covering the 2012 AGU Fall Meeting. Contact: Kate Ramsayer
Public Release: 4-Oct-2012
Journal of ParasitologyVIMS researchers unravel life cycle of blue-crab parasite Professor Jeff Shields and colleagues at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have succeeded in their 15-year effort to unravel the life history of Hematodinium, a single-celled parasite that afflicts blue crabs and is of growing concern to aquaculture operations and wild fisheries around the world.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Malmquist
Public Release: 3-Oct-2012
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesEcologists start new Antarctic season with paper comparing animals' handling of adversity Montana State University ecologists who are about to return to Antarctica have found that Weddell seals were better than Emperor penguins at handling adverse conditions from icebergs. Contact: Evelyn Boswell
Public Release: 3-Oct-2012
NatureAncient mollusk tells a contrary story A fossil unearthed in Great Britain may end a long-running debate about the mollusks, one of life's most diverse invertebrate groups: Which evolved first, shelled forms like clams and snails, or their shell-less, worm-like relatives?
Natural Environmental Research Council
Contact: Eric Gershon
Public Release: 3-Oct-2012
PLOS ONEKey environmental factors influencing manta ray behavior identified Manta rays are more likely to gather together under either a new or a full moon, according to new research published Oct. 3 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Fabrice Jaine and colleagues at the University of Queensland. Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan
Public Release: 3-Oct-2012
NatureMollusc missing link revealed in 3-D Scientists have discovered a rare fossil called Kulindroplax, the missing link between two mollusc groups.
Natural Environmental Research Council
Contact: Simon Levey
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
PLOS ONESea urchin's spiny strength revealed For the first time, a team of Australian engineers has modelled the microscopic mechanics of a sea urchin's spine, gaining insight into how these unusual creatures withstand impacts in their aquatic environment. Contact: Myles Gough
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
UW scientists team with Coast Guard to explore ice-free Arctic Ocean University of Washington scientists are teaming with the US Coast Guard to study the new frontier in the Arctic Ocean opened up with the melting ice. Contact: Nancy Gohring
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
PLOS ONEManatees reflect quality of health in marine ecosystems, longterm study finds A longterm study conducted by researchers at George Mason University may be a benchmark in determining health threats to marine mammals. Over ten years of research in Belize was conducted studying the behavioral ecology, life history and health of manatees in an area relatively undisturbed by humankind. Contact: Tara Laskowski
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
Sea Education Association tall ship departs on major marine debris research cruise A tall ship owned and operated by Sea Education Association will depart tomorrow on a research expedition dedicated to examining the effects of plastic marine debris, including debris generated by the 2011 Japanese tsunami, in the ocean ecosystem. Contact: Kara Lavender Law
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
Proceedings of the National Academies of ScienceThe water flow of the Amazon River in a natural climate archive Oxygen isotopes in tree rings are an excellent archive of precipitation dynamics in the tropical Amazon region. Contact: F.Ossing
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
Geological MagazinePrehistoric builders reveal trade secrets A long-overlooked museum fossil is a clue to vanished skills of prehistoric animal architects. Contact: Jan Zalasiewicz
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
Nature CommunicationsIowa State researchers study clam shells for clues to the Atlantic's climate history Iowa State University's Alan Wanamaker studies the growth increments in clam shells to learn about past ocean temperatures, growing conditions and circulation patterns. Wanamaker says a better understanding of the ocean's past can help researchers understand today's climate trends and changes.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Alan Wanamaker
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
General and Comparative EndocrinologyMarine animals could hold the key to looking young Scientists have discovered that a group of marine creatures known as echinoderms have genes which can change the collagen in their bodies, potentially holding the key to maintaining a youthful appearance. Contact: Bridget Dempsey
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
BiogeosciencesThe chemical memory of seawater Water does not forget, says Proffesor Boris Koch, a chemist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association. Irrespective of what happens in the sea: whether the sun shines, algae bloom or a school of dolphins swims through a marine area -- everything and everyone leaves biomolecular tracks. With the help of a combination of new techniques, Boris Koch and colleagues can now identify and retrace some of these. Contact: Dr. Folke Mehrtens
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesThe Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the last 27 years The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral cover in the last 27 years. The loss was due to storm damage (48 percent), crown of thorns starfish (42 percent), and bleaching (10 percent) according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today by researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville. "We can't stop the storms but, perhaps we can stop the starfish."
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Contact: Niall Byrne
Public Release: 30-Sep-2012
Nature Climate ChangeFish getting smaller as the oceans warm: UBC research Changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish, according to a new study led by fisheries scientists at the University of British Columbia. Contact: William Cheung
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
Time bomb: Military ordnance in Gulf poses threat to shipping, says Texas A&M proffesor Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that were dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now pose serious threats to shipping lanes and the 4,000 oil and gas rigs in the Gulf, warns two Texas A&M University oceanographers. Contact: Keith Randall
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
Songs in the key of sea Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have used special algorithms to create musical patterns from data collected from microbes in the western English Channel.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jared Sagoff
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
PLOS ONEURI scientists: Marine plants can flee to avoid predators Scientists at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography have made the first observation of a predator avoidance behavior by a species of phytoplankton, a microscopic marine plant. The scientists made the unexpected observation while studying the interactions between phytoplankton and zooplankton.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Todd McLeish
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
ECSA's Research & Management of Transitional Waters international symposiumVenice Lagoon research indicates rapid climate change in coastal regions Research undertaken by the University of Southampton and its associates in Venice has revealed that the sea surface temperature in coastal regions is rising as much as ten times faster than the global average of 0.13 degrees per decade. Contact: Charlotte Woods
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
PLOS ONEWhite shark diets vary with age and among individuals White sharks, the largest predatory sharks in the ocean, are thought of as apex predators that feed primarily on seals and sea lions. But a new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows surprising variability in the dietary preferences of individual sharks.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Tim Stephens
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Journal of Fish BiologyNew fish species offers literal take on 'hooking up' A new species of freshwater fish described by a North Carolina State University researcher has several interesting -- and perhaps cringe-inducing -- characteristics, including a series of four hooks on the male genitalia. Contact: Dr. Brian Langerhans
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
ScienceNew clues about ancient water cycles shed light on US deserts, says Texas A&M-led study The deserts of Utah and Nevada have not always been dry. Now a team led by a Texas A&M University researcher has found a new water cycle connection between the U.S. southwest and the tropics, and understanding the processes that have brought precipitation to the western US will help scientists better understand how the water cycle might be perturbed in the future
National Science Foundation
Contact: Keith Randall
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