Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

Such conditions may have severe implications for marine food webs. They could trigger fundamental changes in the entire ecosystem, and even disrupt the ocean’s role in regulating climate.

This category of creatures include some of the ocean’s most recognizable denizens: sharks, whales, turtles, seals, and seabirds. They are typically top predators with critical roles in marine food ...

The resulting protective environment is a hot spot for primary productivity—microscopic algae that support the base of the marine food web.

Extreme Monsoon Changes Threaten the Bay of Bengal's Role as a Critical Food Source Scientists are studying ancient ocean sediments to predict future effects of monsoons on marine life in the Bay of ...

Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.

Phytoplankton form the foundation of the marine food chain, and climate change is shaking that foundation. Phytoplankton in the open ocean appear to be dwindling. In the early 2000s, scientists ...

Location: Global. Methods: We studied 105 marine food webs. By Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, and kernel density estimation, we determined the degree distribution of each food web, described its ...

How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? Date: December 6, 2024 Source: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) Summary: To mitigate climate change, human-made carbon ...

News Release 6-Dec-2024 How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? First study shows promising results Peer-Reviewed Publication Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) ...

The snail underpins key marine food webs that sustain herring, salmon, whales, seals, seabirds and other species.But in California, people who depend on the ocean for their livelihood are in a ...

A study carried out by Oregon State University has shed light on a marine heat wave that has been “ [disrupting]” the ocean food web. The researchers have explained that marine heat waves in the ...