/marine-science/news/Recent posts from Newsen-usMon, 16 Sep 2024 16:05:51 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/marine-science/news/2024/the-humpty-dumpty-fish-tale-of-the-us-gulf-of-mexico.aspxIn a recent paper, Joshua Kilborn modelled the Gulf of Mexico fishery ecosystem trends and trajectory over time and better understand the factors that influenced their evolution.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:13:12 The Humpty Dumpty fish tale of the U.S. Gulf of MexicoIn a recent paper, Joshua Kilborn modelled the Gulf of Mexico fishery ecosystem trends and trajectory over time and better understand the factors that influenced their evolution.Joshua Kilborn is a research assistant professor at the °®°®Ö±²¥ College of Marine Science, where he studies large marine ecosystems and their associated fisheries. The figures above, which are included in his recent paper, depict a fishery ecosystem trajectory for the Gulf of Mexico (left) and smoothed lag-plot for the Gulf of Mexico fishery ecosystem (right)./marine-science/news/2024/the-humpty-dumpty-fish-tale-of-the-us-gulf-of-mexico.aspxPublication Highlights/marine-science/news/2024/investigating-the-geographic-distribution-of-a-seagrass-virus.aspxTurtlegrass virus X (TVX), which infects the seagrass Thalassia testudinum (turtlegrass), is the only potexvirus known to infect marine flowering plants.Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:22:56 Investigating the geographic distribution of a seagrass virusTurtlegrass virus X (TVX), which infects the seagrass Thalassia testudinum (turtlegrass), is the only potexvirus known to infect marine flowering plants.Jean Lim, a postdoc in the Breitbart Lab, uses qPCR and metagenomics approaches to study marine viruses./marine-science/news/2024/investigating-the-geographic-distribution-of-a-seagrass-virus.aspxPublication Highlights/marine-science/news/2024/how-geotraces-helped-unlock-secrets-of-marine-trace-elements.aspxGEOTRACES has been an international effort to better understand the role of marine trace elements and determine their distributions in the ocean.Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:22:48 How GEOTRACES helped unlock secrets of marine trace elementsGEOTRACES has been an international effort to better understand the role of marine trace elements and determine their distributions in the ocean.GEOTRACES has been an international effort involving hundreds of scientists and more than 150 research cruises. Here, crew members aboard the R/V Roger Revelle, including CMS graduate student Dylan Halbeisen, recover a GEOTRACES carousel rosette during an arctic cruise. Photo credit: Jennifer Middleton, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory./marine-science/news/2024/how-geotraces-helped-unlock-secrets-of-marine-trace-elements.aspxNews,Publication Highlights/marine-science/news/2023/seagrass-areal-cover-in-tampa-bay-over-the-last-30-years-1990-2021-observed-by-satellites.aspxTampa Bay seagrasses have experienced historical declines, but improvements in water quality over the past 30 years are promoting recovery.Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 Seagrass areal cover in Tampa Bay over the last 30 years (1990- 2021) observed by satellitesTampa Bay seagrasses have experienced historical declines, but improvements in water quality over the past 30 years are promoting recovery.Luis Lizcano Sandoval, a °®°®Ö±²¥ CMS PhD student/marine-science/news/2023/seagrass-areal-cover-in-tampa-bay-over-the-last-30-years-1990-2021-observed-by-satellites.aspxPublication Highlights/marine-science/news/2023/researchers-propose-a-global-observatory-to-monitor-earths-biodiversity.aspxThe Global Biodiversity Observing System is a proposal designed to improve monitoring efforts of Earth’s biodiversity and, in turn, improve conservation in an age of climate change.Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:00 Researchers propose a global observatory to monitor Earth’s biodiversityThe Global Biodiversity Observing System is a proposal designed to improve monitoring efforts of Earth’s biodiversity and, in turn, improve conservation in an age of climate change.Biodiversity fish reef/marine-science/news/2023/researchers-propose-a-global-observatory-to-monitor-earths-biodiversity.aspxNews,Publication Highlights/marine-science/news/2023/ocean-optics-illuminates-aquatic-algae.aspxLarge masses of algae in the great Atlantic Sargassum belt and around the world affect local ecosystems and the environment. Satellite imagery, combined with traditional research techniques, is now helping scientists to study them.Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 Ocean optics illuminates aquatic algaeLarge masses of algae in the great Atlantic Sargassum belt and around the world affect local ecosystems and the environment. Satellite imagery, combined with traditional research techniques, is now helping scientists to study them.Sunlight interacts with the atmosphere, the water, particles, and dissolved matter in the water before it is captured by a satellite. In remote sensing of ocean color, the atmosphere’s contributions are corrected for, resulting in spectral surface reflectance that can be used to characterize microalgae and macroalgae both below and on the surface. (Image adapted from a diagram by Meng Qi; the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 adapted from an illustration by Ball Aerospace.)/marine-science/news/2023/ocean-optics-illuminates-aquatic-algae.aspxPublication Highlights/marine-science/news/2023/from-plastic-to-productive-can-air-cushions-be-repurposed-to-cultivate-algae.aspxResearchers at °®°®Ö±²¥ envision a creative way to transform plastic waste from your online shopping habit into algae-growing machines.Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 From plastic to productive: can air-cushions be repurposed to cultivate algae?Researchers at °®°®Ö±²¥ envision a creative way to transform plastic waste from your online shopping habit into algae-growing machines.Photobioreactor air-cushions filled with cultures of two algae used in the study C. vulgaris (lighter green, top), N. oculata (darker green, bottom)./marine-science/news/2023/from-plastic-to-productive-can-air-cushions-be-repurposed-to-cultivate-algae.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Publication Highlights/marine-science/news/2023/trace-metals-in-the-north-pacific.aspxTim Conway is really excited about these articles from their North Pacific GEOTRACES work, which was the first NSF funding he received after arriving at CMS.Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 Trace metals in the North PacificTim Conway is really excited about these articles from their North Pacific GEOTRACES work, which was the first NSF funding he received after arriving at CMS.Trace metals in the North Pacific/marine-science/news/2023/trace-metals-in-the-north-pacific.aspxPublication Highlights/marine-science/news/2023/obligation-to-enhance-obis-data-for-sea-and-shorebirds-of-the-americas.aspxThe family Procellariidae, which includes open-ocean petrels and shearwaters, were documented in the most marine ecoregions.Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 Obligation to Enhance OBIS Data for Sea- and Shorebirds of the AmericasThe family Procellariidae, which includes open-ocean petrels and shearwaters, were documented in the most marine ecoregions.Savannah Hartman /marine-science/news/2023/obligation-to-enhance-obis-data-for-sea-and-shorebirds-of-the-americas.aspxPublication Highlights/marine-science/news/2022/distinguishing-the-influence-of-sediments-and-water-mass-mixing-on-the-distribution-of-iron-in-the-southeast-atlantic-ocean.aspxIron is a key micronutrient for primary production in the surface ocean. Iron isotopes can provide a window into the sources and cycling of iron to the surface and deep ocean.Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 Distinguishing the influence of sediments, the Congo River, and water-mass mixing on the distribution of iron and its isotopes in the Southeast Atlantic OceanIron is a key micronutrient for primary production in the surface ocean. Iron isotopes can provide a window into the sources and cycling of iron to the surface and deep ocean.Hannah Hunt, Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr. Tim Conway/marine-science/news/2022/distinguishing-the-influence-of-sediments-and-water-mass-mixing-on-the-distribution-of-iron-in-the-southeast-atlantic-ocean.aspxNews,Publication Highlights/marine-science/news/2022/a-hybrid-conductometric-spectrophotometric-method-for-determining-ionic-strength-of-dilute-aqueous-solutions.aspxA hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions.Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutionsA hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions.Katelyn Schockman is a PhD Candidate (now graduate- congrats!) in the lab of Dr. Bob Byrnes, who is a co-author on the paper. /marine-science/news/2022/a-hybrid-conductometric-spectrophotometric-method-for-determining-ionic-strength-of-dilute-aqueous-solutions.aspxNews,Publication Highlights/marine-science/news/2022/coral-reef-oases-new-study-provides-clues-locate-resilient-reef-communities.aspxNew models developed by an international team including USGS researchers could predict and explain the locations of resilient coral reef communities that may play a key role in coral reef conservation efforts.Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 Coral Reef “Oasesâ€�: New Study Provides Clues to Locate Resilient Reef CommunitiesNew models developed by an international team including USGS researchers could predict and explain the locations of resilient coral reef communities that may play a key role in coral reef conservation efforts.Healthy coral reef in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Sources/Usage: Public Domain. /marine-science/news/2022/coral-reef-oases-new-study-provides-clues-locate-resilient-reef-communities.aspxNews,Publication Highlights/marine-science/news/2022/can-areas-of-high-alkalinity-freshwater-discharge-provide-potential-refugia-for-marine-calcifying-organisms.aspxEnjoy this launch blurb celebrating a publication related to ocean acidification along the Springs Coast in the northeast Gulf of Mexico whose lead author was recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019), Kyle Amergian.Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:00:00 Can Areas of High Alkalinity Freshwater Discharge Provide Potential Refugia for Marine Calcifying Organisms?Enjoy this launch blurb celebrating a publication related to ocean acidification along the Springs Coast in the northeast Gulf of Mexico whose lead author was recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019), Kyle Amergian.Kyle Amergian, lead author and recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019)/marine-science/news/2022/can-areas-of-high-alkalinity-freshwater-discharge-provide-potential-refugia-for-marine-calcifying-organisms.aspxNews,Publication Highlights