Focus On: Climate Change

Climate change is a much discussed subject, and there is plenty of commentary and research investigating or attempting to predict its short and long term impacts. The articles in this post look at the potential impact of the changing climate in the marine environment.

All articles below are from journals that AIMS is subscribed to, and should therefore be freely accessible by AIMS staff.

Please note the publication dates on these articles as many are older articles.

Andrew C. Baker, Peter W. Glynn, Bernhard Riegl, (2008) Climate change and coral reef bleaching: An ecological assessment of long-term impacts, recovery trends and future outlook, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 80, Issue 4, 435-471 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Brian D. Keller, Daniel F. Gleason, Elizabeth McLeod, Christa M. Woodley, Satie Airamé, Billy D. Causey, Alan M. Friedlander, Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, Johanna E. Johnson, Steven L. Miller, Robert S. Steneck (2009) Climate Change, Coral Reef Ecosystems, and Management Options for Marine Protected Areas, Environmental Management, Volume 44, Issue 6, 1069-1088 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Camille Albouy, Fabien Leprieur, François Le Loc'h, Nicolas Mouquet, Christine N. Meynard, Emmanuel J. P. Douzery and David Mouillot. (2015) Projected impacts of climate warming on the functional and phylogenetic components of coastal Mediterranean fish biodiversity, Ecography,

Volume 38, Issue 7, 681–689 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Christine H. Stortini, Nancy L. Shackell, Peter Tyedmers, and Karen Beazley. (2015) Assessing marine species vulnerability to projected warming on the Scotian Shelf, Canada, ICES J. Mar. Sci.  72 (6): 1731-1743 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Cristina G. Soto (2002) The potential impacts of global climate change on marine protected areas, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 11, Issue 3, 181-195 Link to Abstract/Full Text

David J. Ayre and Terence P. Hughes. (2004) Climate change, genotypic diversity and gene flow in reef-building corals, Ecology Letters, Volume 7, Issue 4, 273–278 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Donald Scavia, John C. Field, Donald F. Boesch, Robert W. Buddemeier, Virginia Burkett, Daniel R. Cayan, Michael Fogarty, Mark A. Harwell, Robert W. Howarth, Curt Mason, Denise J. Reed, Thomas C. Royer, Asbury H. Sallenger, James G. Titus (2002) Climate change impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Estuaries, Volume 25, Issue 2, 149-164 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Graeme C. Hays, Anthony J. Richardson, Carol Robinson. (2005) Climate change and marine plankton, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 20, Issue 6, 337-344 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Henrique F Santos, Flávia L Carmo1, Gustavo Duarte, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Clovis B Castro, Alexandre S Rosado, Jan Dirk van Elsas, and Raquel S Peixoto1. Climate change affects key nitrogen-fixing bacterial populations on coral reefs, The ISME Journal (2014) Volume 8, 2272–2279 Link to Abstract/Full Text

H.O Pörtner, B Berdal, R Blust, O Brix, A Colosimo, B De Wachter, A Giuliani, T Johansen, T Fischer, R Knust, G Lannig, G Naevdal, A Nedenes, G Nyhammer, F.J Sartoris, I Serendero, P Sirabella, S Thorkildsen, M Zakhartsev. (2001) Climate induced temperature effects on growth performance, fecundity and recruitment in marine fish: developing a hypothesis for cause and effect relationships in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and common eelpout (Zoarces viviparus), Continental Shelf Research, Volume 21, Issues 18–19, 1975-1997 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Joana Cruz, Susana Garrido, Marta S. Pimentel, Rui Rosa, A. Miguel P. Santos, and Pedro Ré (2013) Reproduction and respiration of a climate change indicator species: effect of temperature and variable food in the copepod Centropages chierchiae, J. Plankton Res. Volume 35 (5): 1046-1058 Link to Abstract/Full Text

J-P. Troadec (2000) Adaptation Opportunities to Climate Variability and Change in the Exploitation and Utilisation of Marine Living Resources, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 61, Issue 1, 101-112 Link to Abstract/Full Text

J. Rizzi, S. Torresan, A. Critto, A. Zabeo, D. Brigolin, S. Carniel, R. Pastres, A. Marcomini (2015) Climate change impacts on marine water quality: The case study of the Northern Adriatic sea, Marine Pollution Bulletin, In Press, Corrected Proof Link to Abstract/Full Text

Julie M. Roessig, Christa M. Woodley, Joseph J. Cech Jr., Lara J. Hansen (2004) Effects of global climate change on marine and estuarine fishes and fisheries, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 14, Issue 2, 251-275 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Klas O. Möller, Jörn O. Schmidt, Michael St.John, Axel Temming, Rabea Diekmann, Janna Peters, Jens Floeter,  Anne F. Sell, Jens-Peter Herrmann, and Christian Möllmann. (2015) Effects of climate-induced habitat changes on a key zooplankton species, J. Plankton Res. Volume 37 (3): 530-541 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lester Kwiatkowski, Peter Cox, Paul R. Halloran, Peter J. Mumby & Andy J. Wiltshire. (2015) Coral bleaching under unconventional scenarios of climate warming and ocean acidification, Nature Climate Change,  Volume 5, 777–781 Link to Abstract/Full Text

L. Maugendre, J.-P. Gattuso, J. Louis, A. de Kluijver, S. Marro, K. Soetaert, and F. Gazeau. (2015) Effect of ocean warming and acidification on a plankton community in the NW Mediterranean Sea, ICES J. Mar. Sci. Volume 72 (6): 1744-1755 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Milani Chaloupka, Naoki Kamezaki, Colin Limpus, (2008) Is climate change affecting the population dynamics of the endangered Pacific loggerhead sea turtle?, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 356, Issues 1–2, 136-143 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Neil J. Holbrook, Johanna E. Johnson (2014) Climate change impacts and adaptation of commercial marine fisheries in Australia: a review of the science, Climatic Change, Volume 124, Issue 4, 703-715 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Russell E. Brainard, Mariska Weijerman, C. Mark Eakin, Paul McElhany, Margaret W. Miller, Matt Patterson, Gregory A. Piniak, Matthew J. Dunlap and Charles Birkeland (2013) Incorporating Climate and Ocean Change into Extinction Risk Assessments for 82 Coral Species, Conservation Biology, Volume 27, Issue 6, 1169–1178 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Steve Raaymakers (2007) Possible effects of climate change on the spread of invasive marine species and implications for maritime industries, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, Volume 6, Issue 2, 235-240 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Stewart D. Frusher, Alistair J. Hobday, Sarah M. Jennings, Colin Creighton, Dallas D’Silva, Marcus Haward, Neil J. Holbrook, Melissa Nursey-Bray, Gretta T. Pecl, E. Ingrid van Putten (2014) The short history of research in a marine climate change hotspot: from anecdote to adaptation in south-east Australia, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 24, Issue 2, 593-611 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Thomas A. Okey, Hussein M. Alidina, Veronica Lo, Sabine Jessen (2014) Effects of climate change on Canada’s Pacific marine ecosystems: a summary of scientific knowledge, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 24, Issue 2, 519-559 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Thomas Wernberg, Bayden D. Russell, Pippa J. Moore, Scott D. Ling, Daniel A. Smale, Alex Campbell, Melinda A. Coleman, Peter D. Steinberg, Gary A. Kendrick, Sean D. Connell. (2011) Impacts of climate change in a global hotspot for temperate marine biodiversity and ocean warming, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 400, Issues 1–2, 7-16 Link to Abstract/Full Text

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Light Reading

Just a couple of articles this week. Come back next week for more!

Competitors can pose more of a threat than predators
EAWAG: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Science Daily (27 November 2015)

El Niño warming causes significant coral damage in central Pacific
Georgia Institute of Technology. Science Daily (1 December 2015)

Japan to resume whaling in defiance of international court ruling
Nala Rogers. Science (30 November 2015)

Protection of our marine life needs more than marine protected areas, we need to make it resilient
Swansea University. Science Daily (23 November 2015)

Rapid plankton growth in ocean seen as sign of carbon dioxide loading

Johns Hopkins University. Science Daily (27 November 2015)

Other interesting articles articles:

Biologists create more precise molecular scissors for genome editing

Heidi Ledford. Nature (1 December 2015)

Scans prove there’s no such thing as a ‘male’ or ‘female’ brain

Jessica Hamzelou. New Scientist (30 November 2015)

Vote for your scientific breakthrough of the year winner!
Robert Coontz. Science (1 December 2015)

Journal of the Week: ICES Journal of Marine Science

The ICES Journal of Marine Science focuses on the scientific understanding of marine systems and the impact of human activities. Topics covered include oceanography, marine habitats, living resources, and related management topics across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to the marine environment.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Corey B. Wakefield, Ian C. Potter, Norman G. Hall, Rodney C. J. Lenanton and Sybrand A. Hesp (2015) Marked variations in reproductive characteristics of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus, Sparidae) and their relationship with temperature over a wide latitudinal range, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 8, 2341-2349 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Grégoire Certain and Benjamin Planque (2015) Biodiversity baseline for large marine ecosystems: an example from the Barents Sea, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 6, 1756-1768 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jennifer E. Granneman, and Mark A. Steele (2015) Effects of reef attributes on fish assemblage similarity between artificial and natural reefs, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 8, 2385-2397 Link to Abstract/Full Text

L. Maugendre, J.-P. Gattuso, J. Louis, A. de Kluijver, S. Marro, K. Soetaert and F. Gazeau (2015) Effect of ocean warming and acidification on a plankton community in the NW Mediterranean Sea, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 6, 1744-1755 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lotfi Rabaoui, Yu-Jia Lin, Mohammad A. Qurban, Rommel H. Maneja, Javier Franco, Thadickal V. Joydas, Premlal Panickan, Khaled Al-Abdulkader and Rubén H. Roa-Ureta (2015) Patchwork of oil and gas facilities in Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf has the potential to enhance local fisheries production, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 8, 2398-2408 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 72, Issue 8, published in September/October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to the ICES Journal of Marine Science, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles.

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Light Reading

Just a short list today! Hope you find something interesting here:

Climate change: Warm water is mixing up life in the Arctic
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Science Daily (20 November 2015)

Fish show signs of sentience in ‘emotional fever’ test
Virginia Morell. Science (24 November 2015)

A flounder's disappearing act explained
American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics. Science Daily (24 November 2015)

Leatherback sea turtles choose nest sites carefully, study finds
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Science Daily (24 November 2015)

Marine airgun noise could cause turtle trauma
University of Exeter. Science Daily (23 November 2015)

New camouflage mechanism fish use in the open ocean
Florida Atlantic University. Science Daily (19 November 2015)

Researchers dispute lawmaker’s allegation that NOAA rushed climate study
Warren Cornwall. Science (25 November 2015)

Similar proteins protect the skin of humans, turtles
Medical University of Vienna. Science Daily (2015)

And a couple of non-marine articles as usual.

Global carbon emissions nearly stalled in 2014
Jeff Tollefson. Nature (25 November 2015)

How the moon got its tilt—and Earth got its gold
Sid Perkins. Science (25 November 2015)

Words can deceive, but tone of voice cannot
University of Southern California. Science Daily (23 November 2015)

Journal of the Week: Biological Bulletin

The Biological Bulletin publishes novel scientific results in broadly related fields of biology, including Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology and Biomechanics, Ecology and Evolution, Development and Reproduction, Cell Biology, Symbiosis and Systematics, with the overarching goal of explaining how organisms develop, function, and evolve in their natural environments.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Felippe A. Postuma and Maria A. Gasalla (2015) Ethogram Analysis Reveals New Body Patterning Behavior of the Tropical Arrow Squid Doryteuthis plei off the São Paulo Coast, Biological Bulletin, Volume 229, Number 2, 143-159 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Kendra C. Buresch, Kimberly M. Ulmer, Corinne Cramer, Sarah McAnulty, William Davison, Lydia M. Mäthger and Roger T. Hanlon (2015) Tactical Decisions for Changeable Cuttlefish Camouflage: Visual Cues for Choosing Masquerade Are Relevant from a Greater Distance than Visual Cues Used for Background Matching, Biological Bulletin, Volume 229, Number 2, 160-166 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lupita J. Ruiz-Jones and Stephen R. Palumbi (2015) Transcriptome-wide Changes in Coral Gene Expression at Noon and Midnight Under Field Conditions, Biological Bulletin, Volume 228, Number 3, 227-241 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Rebecca A. Gooding and Christopher D. G. Harley (2015) Quantifying the Effects of Predator and Prey Body Size on Sea Star Feeding Behaviors, Biological Bulletin, Volume 228, Number 3, 192-200 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Tyler J. Carrier, Benjamin L. King and James A. Coffman (2015) Gene Expression Changes Associated With the Developmental Plasticity of Sea Urchin Larvae in Response to Food Availability, Biological Bulletin, Volume 228, Number 3, 171-180 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 229, Issue 2, published in October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to the Biological Bulletin, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles.

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Light Reading

Along with some interesting marine related articles this week, we also have an interesting video from Science. See below!

Fat makes coral fit to cope with climate change
Ohio State University. Science Daily (18 November 2015)

Fish parasite is a stripped-down jellyfish
Elizabeth Pennisi. Science (16 November 2015)

Low-oxygen 'dead zones' in North Pacific linked to past ocean-warming events
Oregon State University. Science Daily (18 November 2015)

Marine animals use new form of secret light communication
University of Queensland. Science Daily (19 November 2015)

Marine fungi reveal new branches on tree of life
University of Exeter. Science Daily (18 November 2015)

Mollusc sees the world through hundreds of eyes made out of rock
Anna Nowogrodzki. New Scientist (19 November 2015)

Salmon is first transgenic animal to win US approval for food
Heidi Ledford. Nature (19 November 2015)

As usual, we also have a couple of non-marine related articles below.

China's bold push into genetically customized animals
Christina Larson. Nature (18 November 2015)

Pigeons taught to diagnose breast cancer on X-rays
Sam Wong. New Scientist (18 November 2015)

Why you shouldn’t always listen to dietary guidelines
Nala Rogers. Science (19 November 2015)

Focus On: Human Impact

It will come as no surprise that human impact is one of the greatest threats to marine systems. The collection of articles in this post looks at this impact in general terms, with articles listed focusing on different human activities (such as recreational diving or fishing), to create an overall picture of the impact humans have on the marine environment.

All articles below are from journals that AIMS is subscribed to, and should therefore be freely accessible by AIMS staff.

Please note the publication dates on these articles as many are older articles.

Arthur Lyon Dahl (1981) Monitoring Coral Reefs for Urban Impact, Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 31, Number 3, 544-551(8) Link to Abstract/Full Text

Beatriz Luna, Carlos Valle Pérez, and Jose Luis Sánchez-Lizaso (2009) Benthic impacts of recreational divers in a Mediterranean Marine Protected Area, ICES J. Mar. Sci., Volume 66 Issue 3, 517-523 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Benjamin S. Halpern, Melanie Frazier, John Potapenko, Kenneth S. Casey, Kellee Koenig, Catherine Longo, Julia Stewart Lowndes, R. Cotton Rockwood, Elizabeth R. Selig, Kimberly A. Selkoe & Shaun Walbridge (2015) Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean, Nature Communications, Volume 6, 7615 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Carlos Sangil, Laura Martín-García, Sabrina Clemente (2013) Assessing the impact of fishing in shallow rocky reefs: A multivariate approach to ecosystem management, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 76, Issues 1–2, 203-213 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Derek Dapp, Randall Arauz, James R. Spotila, Michael P. O'Connor (2013) Impact of Costa Rican longline fishery on its bycatch of sharks, stingrays, bony fish and olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 448, 228-239 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Eric Wolanski, Glenn De'ath (2005) Predicting the impact of present and future human land-use on the Great Barrier Reef, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 64, Issues 2–3,504-508 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Federica Fava, Massimo Ponti, Alice Scinto, Barbara Calcinai, Carlo Cerrano (2009) Possible effects of human impacts on epibenthic communities and coral rubble features in the marine Park of Bunaken (Indonesia), Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 85, Issue 1, 51-156 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Freya Goodsir, Helen J. Bloomfield, Adrian D. Judd, Filip Kral, Leonie A. Robinson, and Antony M. Knights (2015) A spatially resolved pressure-based approach to evaluate combined effects of human activities and management in marine ecosystems, ICES J. Mar. Sci. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Gareth J. Williams, Jamison M. Gove, Yoan Eynaud, Brian J. Zgliczynski and Stuart A. Sandin (2015) Local human impacts decouple natural biophysical relationships on Pacific coral reefs, Ecography, Volume 38, Issue 8, 751–761 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Gary P. Griffith and Elizabeth A. Fulton (2014) New approaches to simulating the complex interaction effects of multiple human impacts on the marine environment, ICES J. Mar. Sci., Volume 71 Number 4, 764-774 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jo Foden, Stuart I. Rogers, Andrew P. Jones (2011) Human pressures on UK seabed habitats: a cumulative impact assessment, MEPS, Volume 428, 33-47 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Juan Carlos Castilla (1999) Coastal marine communities: trends and perspectives from human-exclusion experiments, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 7, 280-283 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lenzi Mauro, Gennaro Paola, Volterrani Margherita, Roffilli Rugiada, Birardi Francesca, Micarelli Primo, Solari Duccio, Franchi Enrica (2013) Human impact on a small barrier reef meadow of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile on the north Tyrrhenian coast (Italy), Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 77, Issues 1–2, 45-54 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Magnus Nyström, Carl Folke, Fredrik Moberg (2000) Coral reef disturbance and resilience in a human-dominated environment, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, 413-417 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Malcolm R. Clark, Franziska Althaus, Thomas A. Schlacher, Alan Williams, David A. Bowden, and Ashley A. Rowden (2015) The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: a review, ICES J. Mar. Sci. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Melanie J. Bishop (2007) Impacts of boat-generated waves on macroinfauna: Towards a mechanistic understanding, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 343, Issue 2, 187-196 Link to Abstract/Full Text

MJ Keough, GP Quinn (1991) Causality and the choice of measurements for detecting human impacts in marine environments, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 42, Number 5, 539-554  Link to Abstract/Full Text

P. D. Eastwood, C. M. Mills, J. N. Aldridge, C. A. Houghton, and S. I. Rogers (2007) Human activities in UK offshore waters: an assessment of direct, physical pressure on the seabed, ICES J. Mar. Sci., Volume 64, Issue 3, 453-463  Link to Abstract/Full Text

Pi-Jen Liu, Pei-Jie Meng, Li-Lian Liu, Jih-Terng Wang, Ming-Yih Leu (2012) Impacts of human activities on coral reef ecosystems of southern Taiwan: A long-term study, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1129-1135 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Rebecca L. Lewison, Larry B. Crowder, Andrew J. Read, Sloan A. Freeman (2004) Understanding impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine megafauna, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 19, Issue 11, 598-604 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Robert S Steneck (1998) Human influences on coastal ecosystems: does overfishing create trophic cascades? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 11, 429-430 Link to Abstract/Full Text

S. Al-Jufaili, M. Al-Jabri, A. Al-Baluchi, R.M. Baldwin, S.C. Wilson, F. West, A.D. Matthews (1999) Human Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Sultanate of Oman, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 49, Supplement 1, 65-74 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Sara M. Maxwell, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, Benjamin S. Halpern, Greg A. Breed, Barry Nickel, Nicole M. Teutschel, Larry B. Crowder, Scott Benson, Peter H. Dutton, Helen Bailey, Michelle A. Kappes, Carey E. Kuhn, Michael J. Weise, Bruce Mate, Scott A. Shaffer, Jason L. Hassrick, Robert W. Henry, Ladd Irvine, Birgitte I. McDonald, Patrick W. Robinson, Barbara A. Block & Daniel P. Costa (2013) Cumulative human impacts on marine predators, Nature Communications, Volume 4, 2688 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Serafim E. Poulos, Vasilios Kapsimalis, Christos Tziavos, Theodora Paramana (2008) Origin and distribution of surface sediments and human impacts on recent sedimentary processes. The case of the Amvrakikos Gulf (NE Ionian Sea), Continental Shelf Research, Volume 28, Issue 20, 2736-2745 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Simon F. Thrush, Kari E. Ellingsen, and Kathryn Davis (2015) Implications of fisheries impacts to seabed biodiversity and ecosystem-based management, ICES J. Mar. Sci. Link to Abstract/Full Text  

Sylvaine Giakoumi, Benjamin S. Halpern, Loïc N. Michel, Sylvie Gobert, Maria Sini, Charles-François Boudouresque, Maria-Cristina Gambi, Stelios Katsanevakis, Pierre Lejeune, Monica Montefalcone, Gerard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Pablo Sanchez-Jerez, Branko Velimirov, Salvatrice Vizzini, Arnaud Abadie, Marta Coll, Paolo Guidetti, Fiorenza Micheli and Hugh P. Possingham (2015) Towards a framework for assessment and management of cumulative human impacts on marine food webs, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 4, 1228–1234 Link to Abstract/Full Text

T.R. McClanahan (2011) Human and coral reef use interactions: From impacts to solutions, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 408, Issues 1–2, 3-10 Link to Abstract/Full Text

V. Stelzenmüller, J. Lee, A. South, S. I. Rogers (2010) Quantifying cumulative impacts of human pressures on the marine environment: a geospatial modelling framework, MEPS, Volume 398, 19-32 Link to Abstract/Full Text

William Gladstone, Belinda Curley, Mohammad Reza Shokri (2013) Environmental impacts of tourism in the Gulf and the Red Sea, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 72, Issue 2, 375-388 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Z.B. Wang, D.S. Van Maren, P.X. Ding, S.L. Yang, B.C. Van Prooijen, P.L.M. De Vet, J.C. Winterwerp, H.J. De Vriend, M.J.F. Stive, Q. He (2015) Human impacts on morphodynamic thresholds in estuarine systems, Continental Shelf Research, In Press, Accepted Manuscript Link to Abstract/Full Text 

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Journal of the Week: Ecology Letters

Ecology Letters publishes research in all areas of ecology. This includes (but is not limited to) community ecology, microbial ecology, evolutionary ecology, population ecology, molecular ecology, infectious disease ecology, and conservation ecology.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Daniel G. Boyce, Kenneth T. Frank, Boris Worm, William C. Leggett (2015) Spatial patterns and predictors of trophic control in marine ecosystems, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 10, 1001–1011 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jennifer M. Sunday, Gretta T. Pecl, Stewart Frusher, Alistair J. Hobday, Nicole Hill, Neil J. Holbrook, Graham J. Edgar, Rick Stuart-Smith, Neville Barrett, Thomas Wernberg, Reg A. Watson, Dan A. Smale, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Dirk Slawinski, Ming Feng, Ben T. Radford, Peter A. Thompson, Amanda E. Bates (2015) Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean-warming hotspot, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 9, 944–953 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lee Hsiang Liow, Trond Reitan, Paul G. Harnik (2015) Ecological interactions on macroevolutionary time scales: clams and brachiopods are more than ships that pass in the night, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 10, 1030–1039 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lewis A. K. Barnett and Marissa L. Baskett (2015) Marine reserves can enhance ecological resilience, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 12, 1301–1310 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 18, Issue 12, published in December 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Ecology Letters, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles.

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Light Reading

Only a short list of articles today:

Ancient mass extinction led to dominance of tiny fish, paleontologist shows

University of Pennsylvania. Science Daily (12 November 2015)

Births down and deaths up in Gulf dolphins

NOAA Headquarters. Science Daily (4 November 2015)

Crabs feel pain

Virginia Morell. Science (10 November 2015)

The first fish seen leaping out of water to attack prey from air
Agata Blaszczak-Boxe. New Scientist (12 November 2015)

Free-diver enlisted to help tag twitchy hammerhead sharks
David Jacoby. New Scientist (11 November 2015)

Sharks' hunting ability destroyed under climate change

University of Adelaide. Science Daily (12 November 2015)

Spiny fish grow into shapes that are hard to swallow

Nala Rogers. Science (10 November 2015)

Thermal sensitivity of marine communities reveals the most vulnerable to global warming

University of Southampton. Science Daily (11 November 2015)

Non-Marine: 

Ancient mass extinction may have shrunk Earth’s creatures

Sid Perkins. Science (12 November 2015)

Earth may have kept its own water rather than getting it from asteroids
Julia Rosen. Science (12 November 2015)

AIMS Publications: November 2015

There are a few new articles from AIMS staff and students being published this month:

C.A. Campbell, E.C. Lefroy, S. Caddy-Retalic, N. Bax, P.J. Doherty, M.M. Douglas, D. Johnson, H.P. Possingham, A. Specht, D. Tarte, J. West (2015) Designing environmental research for impact, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 534, 4–13 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Devagi Kanakaraju, Cherie A. Motti, Beverley D. Glass, Michael Oelgemöller (2015) TiO2 photocatalysis of naproxen: Effect of the water matrix, anions and diclofenac on degradation rates, Chemosphere, Volume 139, 579–588 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Saqib Mumtaz, Claire Streten, David L. Parry, Keith A. McGuinness, Ping Lu, Karen S. Gibb (2015) Land application of mine water causes minimal uranium loss offsite in the wet-dry tropics: Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 149, 121–128 Link to Abstract/Full Text

AIMS authors are indicated in bold. Anyone interested in seeing more publications from AIMS staff dating back to 1974 can browse the AIMS Publications page (a link can also be found in the right hand sidebar of this blog).

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Journal of the Week: Marine and Freshwater Research

Published by CSIRO, Marine and Freshwater Research is an international journal which focuses on all aquatic environments and subject areas. This includes environments from groundwaters, wetlands and streams to estuaries, rocky shores, coral reefs and the open ocean; and subject areas such as aquatic ecosystem processes, such as nutrient cycling; biology; ecology; biogeochemistry; biogeography and phylogeography; hydrology; limnology; management applications; oceanography; and toxicology.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

James Prescott , Shijie Zhou and Andhika P. Prasetyo (2015) Soft bodies make estimation hard: correlations among body dimensions and weights of multiple species of sea cucumbers, Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 66, Number 10, 857-865 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jorge E. Ramos , Gretta T. Pecl , Jayson M. Semmens , Jan M. Strugnell , Rafael I. León and Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj (2015) Reproductive capacity of a marine species (Octopus tetricus) within a recent range extension area, Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 66, Number 11, 999-1008 Link to Abstract/Full Text

M. Bouvy , P. Got , Y. Bettarel , T. Bouvier , C. Carré , C. Roques , M. Rodier , J. C. Lope and R. Arfi (2015) Importance of predation and viral lysis for bacterial mortality in a tropical western Indian coral-reef ecosystem (Toliara, Madagascar), Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 66, Number 11, 1009-1017 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Malcolm P. Francis , Clinton Duffy and Warrick Lyon (2015) Spatial and temporal habitat use by white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at an aggregation site in southern New Zealand, Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 66, Number 10, 900-918 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Tim Kasoar , Philline S. E. zu Ermgassen , Alvar Carranza , Boze Hancock and Mark Spalding (2015) New opportunities for conservation of a threatened biogenic habitat: a worldwide assessment of knowledge on bivalve-reef representation in marine and coastal Ramsar Sites, Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 66, Number 11, 981-988 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 66, Issue 11, published in November 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Marine and Freshwater Research, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. 

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Light Reading

The week is once again drawing to a close, so here are your light reading articles to keep you entertained this morning. This week's articles look at size genes, warming oceans, and the potential for an Antarctic ice-sheet collapse.

Antarctic coast meltdown could trigger ice-sheet collapse

Alexandra Witze. Nature (2 November 2015)

Eavesdropping on Bering Strait marine mammals

Acoustical Society of America. Science Daily (2 November 2015)

Just a nudge could collapse West Antarctic Ice Sheet, raise sea levels 3 meters

Carolyn Gramling. Science (2 November 2015)

Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem

University of Hawaii at Manoa. Science Daily (2 November 2015)

Researchers discover size gene for salmon
Academy of Finland. Science Daily (4 November 2015)

Storms fuel blooms of marine plants
National Oceanography Centre. Science Daily (3 November 2015)

The surprising trick jellyfish use to swim

Stanford School of Engineering. Science Daily (3 November 2015)

Warmer oceans mean some cod stocks will never fully recover

Debora MacKenzie. New Scientist (29 October 2015)

Warming waters a major factor in the collapse of New England cod

Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Science Daily (29 October 2015)

If the above articles aren't holding your attention this morning, here are some non-marine based articles that might tickle your fancy:

Gene editing saves girl dying from leukaemia in world first
Michael Le Page. New Scientist (5 November 2015)

Three of Earth’s largest extinctions may have been caused by loss of essential element
Sid Perkins. Science (5 November 2015)

2015 Bommies Award goes to AIMS@JCU PhD candidate Patrick Buerger

Patrick Buerger took out top prize at the 2015 Bommies Awards with his video 'Coral disease treatment with phage therapy'. His first place finish secures him the Bommies trophy and $5,000 which he says he plans to use to "further [his] research into phage therapy as a means to support coral health and prevent the spread of black band disease”.

Watch Patrick's winning entry below (use Google Chrome to see the video in all of its 360 degree glory) and check out the other placing entries here. 

 

Journal Updates: New in October 2015

Aquaculture
Volume 449 (Link to Contents)
Volume 450 (Link to Contents)

The Biological Bulletin 
Volume 229, Number 2 (Link to Contents)
 
Conservation Biology
Volume 29, Issue 5 (Link to Contents)

Continental Shelf Research
Volume 108 (Link to Contents)
Volume 109 (Link to Contents)

Ecography
Volume 38, Issue 9 (Link to Contents)
Volume 38, Issue 10 (Link to Contents)

Ecological Applications
Volume 25, Issue 7 (Link to Contents)

Ecology
Volume 96, Issue 10 (Link to Contents)

Environmental Microbiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 (Link to Contents)
Volume 17, Issue 10 (Link to Contents)

Environmental Microbiology Reports
Volume 7, Issue 5 (Link to Contents)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Volume 162 (Link to Contents)
Volume 163, Part A (Link to Contents)

ICES Journal of Marine Science
Volume 72, Number 7 (Link to Contents)
Volume 72, Number 8 (Link to Contents)

Integrative and Comparative Biology
Volume 55, Number 5 (Link to Contents)

ISME Journal 
Volume 9, Issue 11 (Link to Contents)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 
Volume 473 (Link to Contents)

Journal of Phycology 
Volume 51, Issue 5 (Link to Contents)

Limnology and Oceanography 
Volume 60, Issue 6 (Link to Contents)

Marine and Freshwater Research 
Volume 66, Number 10  (Link to Contents)

Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) 
Volume 536 (Link to Contents)
Volume 537 (Link to Contents)
Volume 538 (Link to Contents)

Marine Pollution Bulletin  
Volume 99, Issues 1–2 (Link to Contents)

Molecular Biology and Evolution
Volume 32, Number 11 (Link to Contents)

Nature
Volume 526, Number 7571 (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7572 (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7572 - Supplement (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7573 (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7574 (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7574 - Supplement (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7575 (Link to Contents)
Volume 526, Number 7575 - Supplement (Link to Contents)

Nature Climate Change 
October 2015 (Link to Contents)

PNAS
Volume 112, Number 39 (Link to Contents)
Volume 112, Number 40 (Link to Contents)
Volume 112, Number 41 (Link to Contents)
Volume 112, Number 42 (Link to Contents)
Volume 112, Number 43 (Link to Contents)

Science
Volume 350 Number 6257 (Link to Contents)
Volume 350 Number 6258 (Link to Contents)
Volume 350 Number 6259 (Link to Contents)
Volume 350 Number 6260 (Link to Contents)

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volume 30, Issue 10 (Link to Contents)

Volume 30, Issue 11 (Link to Contents)

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Journal of the Week: Journal of Plankton Research

The Journal of Plankton Research publishes papers dealing with both zoo and phytoplankton, in marine, freshwater and brackish environments, that significantly advance the field of plankton research and our understanding of the wider role of plankton in ecosystem dynamics, ecology and evolution.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Angelina Kraft, Martin Graeve, Dieter Janssen, Michael Greenacre, and Stig Falk-Petersen (2015) Arctic pelagic amphipods: lipid dynamics and life strategy, J. Plankton Res., Volume 37, Issue 4, 790-807 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Cornelia Jaspers, Lene Friis Møller, and Thomas Kiørboe (2015) Reproduction rates under variable food conditions and starvation in Mnemiopsis leidyi: significance for the invasion success of a ctenophore, J. Plankton Res., Volume 37, Issue 5, 1011-1018 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Joan S. Font-Muñoz, Antoni Jordi, Sílvia Anglès, and Gotzon Basterretxea (2015) Estimation of phytoplankton size structure in coastal waters using simultaneous laser diffraction and fluorescence measurements, J. Plankton Res., Volume 37, Issue 4, 740-751 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Pedro Morais, María Parra Parra, Raquel Marques, Joana Cruz, Maria Manuel Angélico, Paula Chainho, José Lino Costa, Ana B. Barbosa, and Maria Alexandra Teodósio (2015) What are jellyfish really eating to support high ecophysiological condition? J. Plankton Res., Volume 37, Issue 5, 1036-1041 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Peter A. Thompson, Pru Bonham, Paul Thomson, Wayne Rochester, Martina A. Doblin, Anya M. Waite, Anthony Richardson, and Cecile S. Rousseaux (2015) Climate variability drives plankton community composition changes: the 2010–2011 El Niño to La Niña transition around Australia, J. Plankton Res., Volume 37, Issue 5, 966-984 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 37, Issue 5, published in October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to the Journal of Plankton Research, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. 

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Light Reading

Happy Friday! This week's light reading includes electric eels, king penguins, and whale poop. Enjoy!

Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth's nutrient cycle
University of Vermont. Science Daily (26 October 2015)

Distressed damsel fish cry for help
ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. Science Daily (27 October 2015)

El Niño forces king penguins to swim 130km further for fish
Olive Heffernan. New Scientist (27 October 2015)

Electric eels curl up to double their voltage
David Shultz. Science (28 October 2015)

Harmful algal blooms and climate change: Preparing to forecast the future
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. Science Daily (26 October 2015)

Marine reserves will need stepping stones to help fish disperse between them
Boston University. Science Daily (27 October 2015)

Ocean’s hidden green plankton revealed by fixing glitch in model
Michael Slezak. New Scientist (26 October 2015)

Only four percent of the ocean is protected, research shows
University of British Columbia. Science Daily (26 October 2014)

Scientists finally reveal mysterious migration of American eels
Sid Perkins. Science (27 October 2015)

When whales disappear, so does their ecosystem-sustaining poop
Emily DeMarco. Science (26 October 2015)

Of course, it wouldn't be a light reading post without some non-marine science related articles.

Even giant mammoths weren’t safe from prehistoric predators
Viviane Callier. Science (26 October 2015)

First cancer-fighting virus approved
Heidi Ledford. Nature (28 October 2015)

How to make the most of carbon dioxide
XiaoZhi Lim. Nature (28 October 2015)

Swarms of pumpkin-like robots could explore and map the oceans
Anna Nowogrodzki. New Scientist (28 October 2015)

Journal of the Week: Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology focuses on the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity. Topics covered include anything relating to the conservation of Earth's ecosystems or geographic regions, with priority given to papers with relevance to conservation that transcend the particular ecosystem, species, or situation described.

Some interesting articles published so far this year include:

Candan U. Soykan and Rebecca L. Lewison (2015) Using community-level metrics to monitor the effects of marine protected areas on biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 3,  775–783 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ellen C. Garland, Anne W. Goldizen, Matthew S. Lilley, Melinda L. Rekdahl, Claire Garrigue, Rochelle Constantine, Nan Daeschler Hauser, M. Michael Poole, Jooke Robbins and Michael J. Noad (2015) Population structure of humpback whales in the western and central South Pacific Ocean as determined by vocal exchange among populations, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 4, 1198–1207 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Georgina G. Gurney, Robert L. Pressey, Natalie C. Ban, Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero, Stacy Jupiter and Vanessa M. Adams (2015) Efficient and equitable design of marine protected areas in Fiji through inclusion of stakeholder-specific objectives in conservation planning, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 5, 1378–1389 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Kristin L. Laidre, Harry Stern, Kit M. Kovacs, Lloyd Lowry, Sue E. Moore, Eric V. Regehr, Steven H. Ferguson, Øystein Wiig, Peter Boveng, Robyn P. Angliss, Erik W. Born, Dennis Litovka, Lori Quakenbush, Christian Lydersen, Dag Vongraven and Fernando Ugarte (2015) Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 3, 724–737 Link to Abstract/Full Text

P.R. Sutcliffe, C.J. Klein, C.R. Pitcher and H.P. Possingham (2015) The effectiveness of marine reserve systems constructed using different surrogates of biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 3, 657–667 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 29, Issue 5, published in October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Conservation Biology, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. 

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Light Reading

A little late today, but here are your weekly light reading articles! Enjoy.

Climate cycles didn’t shape ocean’s abyssal hills
Carolyn Gramling. Science (15 October 2015)

Cuba forges links with United States to save sharks
Jeff Tollefson. Nature (21 October 2015)

How do marine mollusks process food without teeth?
AVS: Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing. Science Daily (19 October 2015)

Lathering up with sunscreen may protect against cancer -- killing coral reefs worldwide
University of Central Florida. Science Daily (20 October 2015)

New species of giant tortoise brings Galapagos tally to eleven
Henry Nicholls. New Scientist (21 October 2015)

Ocean heat content reveals secrets of fish migration behaviors
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, Science Daily (21 October 2015)

Scientists find some thrive in acid seas
James Cook University. Science Daily (20 October 2015)

Unmanned hexacopter monitors health of endangered Southern Resident killer whales
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. Science Daily (21 October 2015)

Video: Giant guitarfish eye gymnastics
Emily DeMarco. Science (16 October 2015)

When the water gets too hot, this fish heads to shore
Sid Perkins. Science (20 October 2015)

And, as usual, a couple of non-marine related articles:

Antiaging protein is the real deal, Harvard team claims
Jocelyn Kaiser. Science (21 October 2015)

Hunting the Godzilla El Niño
Quirin Schiermeier. Nature (20 October 2015)

Man gets seizures from sudoku
Nala Rogers. Science (19 October 2015)

AIMS Publications: October 2015

There are a few new articles from AIMS staff and students being published this month:

Adrian Lutz, Jean-Baptiste Raina, Cherie A. Motti, David J. Miller, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen (2015) Host Coenzyme Q Redox State Is an Early Biomarker of Thermal Stress in the Coral Acropora millepora, PLoS ONE, Volume 10, Issue 10, e0139290 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Christopher J. Thomas, Tom C.L. Bridge, Joana Figueiredo, Eric Deleersnijder and Emmanuel Hanert (2015) Connectivity between submerged and near-sea-surface coral reefs: can submerged reef populations act as refuges? Diversity and Distributions, Volume 21, Issue 10, 1254–1266 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water, William Leggat, David G. Bourne, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Bette L. Willis, Tracy D. Ainsworth (2015) Elevated seawater temperatures have a limited impact on the coral immune response following physical damage, Hydrobiologia, Volume 759, Issue 1, 201-214 Link to Abstract/Full Text

AIMS authors are indicated in bold. Anyone interested in seeing more publications from AIMS staff dating back to 1974 can browse the AIMS Publications page (a link can also be found in the right hand sidebar of this blog).

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Journal of the Week: Ecology

Ecology, as the name suggests, focuses on research in basic and applied ecology. Published monthly by the Ecological Society of America (ESA), it includes articles on evolutionary, population, physiological, community, and ecosystem ecology, as well as paleoecology and biogeochemistry.

Some interesting articles published so far this year include:

Alastair M. M. Baylis, Rachael A. Orben, John P. Y. Arnould, Fredrik Christiansen, Graeme C. Hays, and Iain J. Staniland (2015) Disentangling the cause of a catastrophic population decline in a large marine mammal, Ecology Volume 96, Issue 10, 2834–2847 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Brian C. Hong and Jonathan B. Shurin (2015) Latitudinal variation in the response of tidepool copepods to mean and daily range in temperature,  Ecology, Volume 96, Issue 9, 2348–2359 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Joleah B. Lamb, David H. Williamson, Garry R. Russ, and Bette L. Willis (2015) Protected areas mitigate diseases of reef-building corals by reducing damage from fishing, Ecology, Volume 96, Issue 9, 2555–2567 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Neil Hammerschlag, Annette C. Broderick, John W. Coker, Michael S. Coyne, Mark Dodd, Michael G. Frick, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brendan J. Godley, DuBose B. Griffin, Kyra Hartog, Sally R. Murphy, Thomas M. Murphy, Emily Rose Nelson, Kristina L. Williams, Matthew J. Witt, and Lucy A. Hawkes (2015) Evaluating the landscape of fear between apex predatory sharks and mobile sea turtles across a large dynamic seascape, Ecology, Volume 96, Issue 8, 2117–2126 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Peter A. H. Westley, Andrew H. Dittman, Eric J. Ward, and Thomas P. Quinn (2015) Signals of climate, conspecific density, and watershed features in patterns of homing and dispersal by Pacific salmon, Ecology, Volume 96, Issue 10, 2823–2833 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 96, Issue 10, published in October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Ecology, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. 

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Light Reading

Friday again! This week's articles include information on the global coral bleaching event, a look at whether fish are the greatest athletes on the planet, and the use of mathematics in marine science. 

A long look back at fishes' extendable jaws

Cell Press. Science Daily (8 October 2015)

Are fish the greatest athletes on the planet?

ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. Science Daily (5 October 2015)

Billions of juvenile fish under the Arctic sea ice

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Science Daily (13 October 2015)

Global coral bleaching event: What you need to know

Michael Slezak. New Scientist (9 October 2015)

Global marine analysis suggests food chain collapse

University of Adelaide. Science Daily (12 October 2015)

Marine mathematics helps to map undiscovered deep-water coral reefs

University of Plymouth. Science Daily (13 October 2015)

Rising seas will drown mangrove forests

University of Queensland. Science Daily (14 October 2015)

Sea turtles face plastic pollution peril

University of Exeter. Science Daily (9 October 2015)

Self-regulating corals protect their skeletons against ocean acidification

ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. Science Daily (6 October 2015)

Shhh ... To make ocean conservation work we should keep the noise down

Elsevier. Science Daily (8 October 2015)

Student collaboration leads to first results describing sick sea star immune response

University of Washington. Science Daily (7 October 2015)

What does it take to escape the water? Plankton have clues

Virginia Tech. Science Daily (14 October 2015)

For your non-marine science reading pleasure, we've listed a few articles below. 

Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

Sam Wong. New Scientist (8 October 2015)

Lab-grown guts show promise in mice and dogs

Nala Rogers. Science (14 October 2015)

Teeth from China reveal early human trek out of Africa

"Stunning" find shows that Homo sapiens reached Asia around 100,000 years ago.

Ewen Callaway. Nature (14 October 2015)