Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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06 2014

Jun 30, 2014

How red tide knocks out its competition
New research reveals how the algae behind red tide thoroughly disables -- but doesn't kill -- other species of algae. The study shows how chemical signaling between algae can trigger big change...
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06 2014

Jun 30, 2014

Colonial-era dams trigger parallel evolution of Connecticut fish
Decisions made by Colonial era settlers to dam Connecticut waterways triggered sudden and parallel evolutionary changes in two species of fish competing for food, a new Yale University study sh...
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06 2014

Jun 23, 2014

Close-up of coral bleaching event
New research by University of Georgia ecologists sheds light on exactly what happens to coral during periods of excessively high water temperatures. Their study, published in the journal Limnol...
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06 2014

Jun 23, 2014

How do phytoplankton survive scarcity of critical nutrient?
Phytoplankton -- tiny, photosynthetic organisms -- are essential to life on Earth, supplying us with roughly half the oxygen we breathe. Like all other life forms, phytoplankton require the ele...
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06 2014

Jun 23, 2014

Modern ocean acidification is outpacing ancient upheaval: Rate may be ten times faster
Some 56 million years ago, a massive pulse of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere sent global temperatures soaring. In the oceans, carbonate sediments dissolved, some organisms went extinct and ...
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06 2014

Jun 16, 2014

Double trouble for the Mediterranean Sea: Acidification and warming threaten iconic species
Scientist finalise their findings about the threat of Mediterranean Sea warming and acidification on key species and ecosystems after a 3.5 year study1 in Barcelona this week. They have found t...
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06 2014

Jun 16, 2014

Algae prognosis: Considerable risk of blue-green algal blooms in some of Finland's sea areas
According to the algae prognosis from the Finnish Environment Institute's Marine Research Centre, the risk of blue-green algal blooms is moderate in the western part of the Gulf of Finland, the...
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06 2014

Jun 16, 2014

Habitat fragmentation increases vulnerability to disease in wild plants
Proximity to other meadows increases disease resistance in wild meadow plants, according to a study led by Anna-Liisa Laine at the University of Helsinki. The results of the study, analysing th...
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06 2014

Jun 16, 2014

Subseafloor bacteria survive by over-activating DNA-repair and antibiotic target genes
From ScienceDaily
　　The subseafloor is home to over 1/3 of the bacteria on the planet, but up until recently it was unclear if this huge microbial biosphere was alive and dividing. Now the sa...
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06 2014

Jun 16, 2014

Geologists confirm oxygen levels of ancient oceans
From ScienceDaily
　　Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have discovered a new way to study oxygen levels in Earth's oldest oceans.
　　Zunli Lu and Xiaoli Zhou, an assistant profes...