An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the ...

Oceanic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by global warming, which causes coral bleaching, species migration and, ...

The dynamic interrelationships within marine ecosystems are increasingly being understood through the study of protozoan communities, which serve as vital components in the aquatic food web. These ...

The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of Southern California. Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...

A troubling new report by the conservation mapping nonprofits Earth Insight and SkyTruth warns of the potential dangers of expanding oil and gas projects in the Pacific Coral Triangle, which is home ...

Coastal and marine social-ecological systems are among the most productive yet vulnerable on Earth. They provide critical resources and ecosystem services, ...

Wildfires, especially urban fires, rarely occur near reefs, scientists say. Scientists say they still don't understand the full extent of the damage the Maui wildfires did to the corals and marine ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (KABC) -- Following January's wildfires, there have been reports of increased debris floating off the Southern California coast, including a viral video that showed a ...

Marine biodiversity : its past development, present status, and future threats / Stephen Widdicombe and Paul J. Somerfield -- Biodiversity in the context of ecosystem function / Anne E. Magurran -- ...

A NASA satellite image of the ash plume off of the California coast following the start of multiple Los Angeles area wildfires during CalCOFI’s sampling mission. (Photo courtesy of Julie Dinasquet) ...

The Northern Mozambique Channel (NMC) region is one of world’s outstanding terrestrial and marine biodiversity areas and a biological reservoir for the entire coastal area of East Africa. The Northern ...