Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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03 2016

Mar 16, 2016

Marine protected areas can benefit large sharks
Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science published new findings that suggest the expansion of protected areas into U.S. federal waters wou...
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03 2016

Mar 08, 2016

New York harbor's oyster beds once protected against severe storm and extreme wave damage
A recent study of past disturbance of the oyster beds in New York Harbor led by geoscientist Jonathan Woodruff and his doctoral student Christine Brandon of the University of Massachusetts Amhe...
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03 2016

Mar 08, 2016

Zebrafish, humans have new biomedical friend in the spotted gar
The genome of a slowly evolving fish, the spotted gar, is so much like both zebrafish and humans that it can be used as a bridge species that could open a pathway to important advancements in b...
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03 2016

Mar 08, 2016

Antibiotics use affects the abundance of resistant bacteria in soil
The use of animal manure increases the soil content of antibiotic-resistant genes. However, this is not an irreversible situation.
　　What does one of the world's longest-running field experim...
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03 2016

Mar 08, 2016

Even plant-supporting soil fungi affected by global warming, study finds
On a cool, fog-shrouded mountain of Costa Rica, University of California, Irvine biologist Caitlin Looby is finding that warming temperatures are becoming an increasing problem for one of the m...
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03 2016

Mar 08, 2016

Potential Western Atlantic spawning area found for Atlantic bluefin tuna
Scientists from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and the University of Massachusetts Boston have found evidence of Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning activity off the north...
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02 2016

Feb 25, 2016

Wastewater treatment plants significant source of microplastics in rivers
Millions of tiny pieces of plastic are escaping wastewater treatment plant filters and winding up in rivers where they could potentially contaminate drinking water supplies and enter the food s...
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02 2016

Feb 25, 2016

Mathematical advance in describing waves
One of the great joys in mathematics is the ability to use it to describe phenomena seen in the physical world, says University at Buffalo mathematician Gino Biondini.
　　With UB postdoctoral ...
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02 2016

Feb 25, 2016

Salt marshes will persist despite rising seas, study predicts
A new study in Nature Climate Change contends that traditional assessment methods overestimate the vulnerability of salt marshes to sea-level rise because they don't fully account for processes...
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02 2016

Feb 25, 2016

Ocean acidification already slowing coral reef growth
A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Rebecca Albright and Ken Caldeira performed the first-ever experiment that manipulated seawater chemistry in a natural coral reef community in order to de...