Industrial fishing removes large amounts of nutrients like carbon and phosphorus. This disrupts marine food webs.

“That tells us that what we have are thriving, diverse, and well-established ecosystems under the ice shelf,” says Patricia Esquete, a marine ecologist at the University of Aveiro, Portugal ...

The Marine Ecosystems Research Group (MERG) combines researchers that conduct marine ecosystem research, from biodiversity and ecology to biogeochemistry, physics and ecosystem modelling. Common for ...

Just 12 days later, they arrived to find a never-before-seen ecosystem filled with giant sponges, fish, enormous sea spiders and octopuses exposed to the open air for the first ... scientist Patricia ...

It includes the community ecology of these ecosystems, as well as ecosystem processes, interactions with adjacent terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and conservation and restoration.

Sustained pollution can damage coastal and marine ecosystems and jeopardise the livelihood of entire communities. By applying cutting-edge nuclear and isotopic techniques, the IAEA helps Member States ...

Across the world, coastal regions and ecosystems are facing diverse environmental pressures from overexploitation, soil erosion, urban waste discharge and more. The consequences are equally ...