Quantile regression is a way to estimate the conditional quantiles of a response variable distribution in the linear model that provides a more complete view of possible causal relationships between variables in ecological processes. Typically, all the factors that affect…
Scientists at NOAA Fisheries’ Milford Laboratory in Connecticut, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Pacific Biological Station in British Columbia recently participated in a scientific exchange. It was supported by an Ocean Acidification Collaborative Funding Initiative award to share ocean acidification…
Sponges are ancient marine animals, very common throughout the world’s oceans and seem less affected by ocean warming and acidification. Our latest research shows they can also survive low levels of oxygen. This is a surprising finding because most sponges…
Ireland’s fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP), published in 2024, set out a vision for biodiversity progress until 2050. The overarching idea is that biodiversity is now integrated into the decision-making process across all areas of Government. The strategy aims to tackle…
A laboratory study of Pharaoh cuttlefish embryos found that acidified seawater delayed development, shrank and paled the ink sac, and altered the expression of melanin-synthesis genes in a pH-dependent pattern. Subject of Research: Effects of ocean acidification on embryonic development,…
These ecological pillars, which form the foundation of our planet’s habitability for all life, including humans, have never been in rougher shape. Seventeen years ago, scientists identified only three such transgressions of the established nine pillars of Earth health—climate…
Artificial light from coastal towns and offshore installations is penetrating Europe's seas, raising concerns about its effects on marine ecosystems. Light pollution is often discussed as a problem for people trying to see the Milky Way. But artificial light also…
A laboratory experiment with ten genotypes of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis links specific bacterial taxa to genotype-specific health outcomes under ammonium enrichment and disease exposure. Subject of Research: Genotype-specific microbiome responses of staghorn coral to nutrient enrichment and…
Coral reefs may date back to the age of dinosaurs, up to 160 million years ago, and are likely to have survived previous episodes of global warming, international research suggests. Tropical reefs do still face an "existential threat" from man-induced climate…
The central finding is a thematic architecture organized around three core clusters. The first covers biological foundations and experimental calibration, the second epidemiological and human dimensions, and the third theoretical mathematical dynamics. This structure, the authors report, emerges from the…
How warming changes living things: species shifting their ranges, heat stress, changing seasons, coral bleaching and ecosystem change measured by biologists.
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