Synergistic Effects of Climate-Related Variables Suggest
Future Physiological Impairment in a Top Oceanic Predator
Rui Rosa and Brad A....
Acclimation is important in determining whether an organism can live in a certain environment. It is defined as an organism's ability to adjust t...
Adaptation refers to when a species changes to become better fitted to the environment as a result of natural selection. Adaptations generally occur ...
Introduction
Salinity refers to the dissolved salt content of a body of water. Marine salinity levels are influenced by a number ...
Ocean currents are the directed movements of water in the ocean and can be caused by wind (for currents closer to the surface) and temperature, salini...
Many scientists are concerned about the effects of a rising sea level on organisms of all shapes and sizes. Humans, of course, are at risk of havi...
While climate change is something that most scientists are
well aware of and recognize. People with other backgrounds generally have a...
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I recently saw a movie at Ciné called Beasts of the Southern Wild, and I couldn't help but thi...
Many studies look at the potential of organisms to adapt or acclimate to a changing climate. These studies are often based on the assumption that...
"Oxygen levels fell in Ice Age oceans"
http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/oxygen-levels-fell-in-ice-age-oceans/
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As climate change continues to alter species' environmental niches, we know that organisms often move to different environments for which they ar...
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By the end of the semester, I figured that there were 15 of us preparing each week; each of us read 2 things and considered them for the site each we...
According to CSIRO, the oceans generate about $52 billion per year. Climate change threatens the fisheries and tourism industry that are the sour...
Ocean acidity is closely linked to carbon dioxide levels (Wikipedia). Increased carbon dioxide level...
Natural disasters can have a profound effect on climate change AND the gradual climate change can have an impact on natural disasters. It is...
What is solar radiation?
Solar radiation is essentially radiation from the sun. When solar radiation meets Earth's atmosphere, part of it is...
In modern times, climate change often refers to the increase in the Earth's average temperature. Although the reality of climate change was disputed ...
The word "migration" is used in a more familiar sense of the word as meaning a periodical movement of individuals.
Migration, or gene flow, ...
Climate change could have some devastating effects on the reproductive mechanisms of certain marine organisms.
Often, change in temperature signals...
Evolution and Climate Change in the Oceans