Journal Updates: New in August 2015

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volume 81, Issue 15 (Link to Contents)

Volume 81, Issue 16 (Link to Contents)

Aquaculture 

Volume 445 (Link to Contents)

Aquaculture Nutrition 

Volume 21, Issue 4 (Link to Contents)

Biological Bulletin 

Volume 229(1) (Link to Contents)

Conservation Biology 

Volume 29, Issue 4 (Link to Contents)

Continental Shelf Research 

Volume 104 (Link to Contents)

Volume 105 (Link to Contents)

Ecography 

Volume 38, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

Ecology Letters

Volume 18, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

Environmental Microbiology

Volume 17, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volume 7, Issue 4 (Link to Contents)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  

Volume 161 (Link to Contents)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta  

Volume 162 (Link to Contents)

Volume 163 (Link to Contents)

Geophysical Research Letters 

Volume 42, Issue 15 (Link to Contents)

Integrative and Comparative Biology 

Volume 55, Number 2 (Link to Contents)

ISME Journal 

Volume 9, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volume 469 (Link to Contents)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 

Volume 120, Issue 15 (Link to Contents)

Journal of Natural Products  

Volume 78, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

Journal of Phycology

Volume 51, Issue 4 (Link to Contents)

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volume 46, Issue 4 (Link to Contents)

Marine and Freshwater Research 

Volume 66 Number 9 (Link to Contents)

Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) 

Volume 533 (Link to Contents) 

Volume 534 (Link to Contents)

Marine Pollution Bulletin  

Volume 97, Issues 1–2 (Link to Contents)

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volume 32, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volume 89 (Link to Contents)

Nature 

Volume 524 Number 7563 (Link to Contents)

Volume 524 Number 7564 (Link to Contents)

Volume 524 Number 7565 (Link to Contents)

Volume 524 Number 7566 (Link to Contents)

Nature Climate Change

August 2015 (Link to Contents)

Phycologia

Volume 54, Issue 4 (Link to Contents)

PNAS 

Volume 112, Number 31 (Link to Contents)

Volume 112, Number 32 (Link to Contents)

Volume 112, Number 33 (Link to Contents)

Volume 112, Number 34 (Link to Contents)

Science

Volume 349, Issue 6248 (Link to Contents)

Volume 349, Issue 6249 (Link to Contents)

Volume 349, Issue 6250 (Link to Contents)

Volume 349, Issue 6251 (Link to Contents)

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volume 30, Issue 8 (Link to Contents)

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Journal of the Week: Ecography

Ecography is a journal published by The Nordic Society Oikos and focusing on empirical and theoretical work in spatial ecology, macroecology and biogeography. Topics covered in this journal include studies of population and community ecology, macroecology, biogeography, and ecological conservation.

Some interesting articles published so far this year include:

Ben Raymond, Mary-Anne Lea, Toby Patterson, Virginia Andrews-Goff, Ruth Sharples, Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Manuelle Cottin, Louise Emmerson, Nick Gales, Rosemary Gales, Simon D. Goldsworthy, Rob Harcourt, Akiko Kato, Roger Kirkwood, Kieran Lawton, Yan Ropert-Coudert, Colin Southwell, John van den Hoff, Barbara Wienecke, Eric J. Woehler, Simon Wotherspoon and Mark A. Hindell (2015) Important marine habitat off east Antarctica revealed by two decades of multi-species predator tracking, Ecography, Volume 38, Issue 2, 121–129 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Brett M. Taylor, Steven J. Lindfield and J. Howard Choat (2015) Hierarchical and scale-dependent effects of fishing pressure and environment on the structure and size distribution of parrotfish communities, Ecography, Volume 38, Issue 5, 520–530 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

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

Haseeb S. Randhawa, Robert Poulin and Martin Krkošek (2015) Increasing rate of species discovery in sharks coincides with sharp population declines: implications for biodiversity, Ecography, Volume 38, Issue 1, 96–107 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Stephen K. Pikesley, Annette C. Broderick, Daniel Cejudo, Michael S. Coyne, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brendan J. Godley, Pedro Lopez, Luis Felipe López-Jurado, Sonia Elsy Merino, Nuria Varo-Cruz, Matthew J. Witt and Lucy A. Hawkes (2015) Modelling the niche for a marine vertebrate: a case study incorporating behavioural plasticity, proximate threats and climate change, Ecography, Volume 38, Issue 8, 803–812 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 38, Issue 8, published in August 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Ecography, 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

Your weekly dose of light reading articles has arrived!

Climate profound impact on marine biodiversity
Science Daily (24 August 2015)

Crayfish create a new species of female ‘superclones’
Elizabeth Pennisi. Science (26 August 2015)

Death metal in ancient oceans
Sid Perkins. Science 25 August 2015

DNA sequencing used to identify thousands of fish eggs
Study characterizes fish spawning and creates baseline for future studies
Science Daily (26 August 2015)

Europe to discuss deep-sea trawling ban to protect biodiversity
Debora MacKenzie. New Scientist (27 August 2015)

Evidence supports trawling depth limit
Analysis reveals ecosystem damage and diminishing economic returns below 600 metres.
Mark Schrope. Nature News (27 August 2015)

How zebrafish rebuild the skeleton of amputated fins
Science Daily (24 August 2015)

Intensity of desert storms may affect ocean phytoplankton
Phytoplankton are extremely sensitive to changing levels of desert dust
Science Daily (27 August 2015)

Octopuses seen throwing things may be using shells as weapons
Sandhya Sekar. New Scientist (24 August 2015)

Sir Elton John is the inspiration behind the name of a new coral reef crustacean species
Science Daily (26 August 2015)

And as usual, some non-marine articles:

Ant knows how to self-medicate to fight off fungal infection
Penny Sarchet. New Scientist (21 August 2015)

Darwin’s fast-evolving finches use a natural insect repellent
Agata Blaszczak-Boxe. New Scientist (27 August 2015)

In brief, papers with shorter titles get more citations, study suggests
Dalmeet Singh Chawla. Science (25 August 2015)

New AIMS Publications and an Award!

Last week was a good one for AIMS!

Scott Wooldridge was awarded with the Coral Reefs Volume 33 Best Paper Award for his article Differential thermal bleaching susceptibilities amongst coral taxa: re-posing the role of the host. The Award is given to the article voted best publication of the year (2014) by the Editors and Editorial Board and consists of EUR 1.000 and an engraved glass paperweight. 

Abstract: It is well established that different coral species have different susceptibilities to thermal stress, yet it is less clear which biological or physical mechanisms allow some corals to resist thermal stress, whereas other corals bleach and die. Although the type of symbiont is clearly of fundamental importance, many aspects of coral bleaching cannot be explained solely by differences in symbionts amongst coral species. Here, I use the CO2 (sink) limitation model of coral bleaching to repose various host traits believed to influence thermal tolerance (e.g. metabolic rates, colony tissue thickness, skeletal growth form, mucus production rates, tissue concentration of fluorescent pigments and heterotrophic feedings capacity) in terms of an integrated strategy to reduce the likelihood of CO2 limitation around its intracellular photosymbionts. Contrasting observational data for the skeletal vital effect on oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) partitions two alternate evolutionary strategies. The first strategy is heavily reliant on a sea water supply chain of CO2 to supplement respiratory CO2(met). In contrast, the alternate strategy is less reliant on the sea water supply source, potentially facilitated by increased basal respiration rates and/or a lower photosynthetic demand for CO2. The comparative vulnerability of these alternative strategies to modern ocean conditions is used to explain the global-wide observation that corals with branching morphologies (and thin tissue layers) are generally more thermally sensitive than corals with massive morphologies (and thick tissue layers). The life history implications of this new framework are discussed in terms of contrasting fitness drivers and past environmental constraints, which delivers ominous predictions for the viability of thin-tissued branching and plating species during the present human-dominated (“Anthropocene”) era of the Earth System.

Kathy Burns' book Science and Sails: (Memoir of first woman oceanographer in a changing world) is now available on Kindle for $3.98. 

Synopsis: This memoir by Kathy Burns charts the career of the first woman graduate from the most prestigious oceanographic institute in the world, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program. The first chapter is the struggle and achievements of a graduate student who discovers a new test that will revolutionize efforts at monitoring toxins in the marine environment. The time scale is the early nineteen seventies at the beginning of global awareness of the dangers of unchecked coastal development that was ruining the ecological functioning of critical estuaries. Kathy is caught up in the urgency of saving the Oceans and is launched into a career which until this time was strictly a man’s domain and has to overcome the prejudices and downright hostility of male colleagues and associates who want to preserve their exclusivity. 

Subsequent chapters follow Kathy and her husband, Robbie, around the world as Kathy takes up positions in Melbourne Australia, Monaco, Bermuda Biological Station, and then back to the Australian Institute of Marine science in Townsville Australia and their adventures in sailing between these positions on the world globe. Most people fly on commercial airlines but these two decided that was too tame, stocked their yacht with provisions and set sail. Not even Kathy’s chronic seasickness deters her and you have to wonder at her drive and determination, no doubt the same impetus to get her PhD degree at such a transitional time for women in science.   

Eric Wolanski also had a new book published last week. Titled Estuarine Ecohydrology: An Introduction the book is available for purchase through Elsevier. 

Synopsis: Estuarine Ecohydrology, Second Edition, provides an ecohydrology viewpoint of an estuary as an ecosystem by focusing on its principal components, the river, the estuarine waters, the sediment, the nutrients, the wetlands, the oceanic influence, and the aquatic food web, as well as models of the health of an estuary ecosystem. 

Estuaries, the intersection of freshwater and coastal ecosystems, exhibit complex physical and biological processes which must be understood in order to sustain and restore them when necessary. 

This book demonstrates how, based on an understanding of the processes controlling estuarine ecosystem health, one can quantify its ability to cope with human stresses. The theories, models, and real-world solutions presented serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of estuaries.

Journal of the Week: Phycologia

Phycologia is published bimonthly by the International Phycological Society and publishes papers on any aspect of algal research.

Some interesting articles so far this year include:

Alejandra V. González, Jessica Beltrán, Verónica Flores and Bernabé Santelices (2015) Morphological convergence in the inter-holdfast coalescence process among kelp and kelp-like seaweeds (Lessonia, Macrocystis, Durvillaea), Phycologia, Volume 54, Number 3, 283-291 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Atchaneey Chamnansinp, Øjvind Moestrup and Nina Lundholm (2015) Diversity of the marine diatom Chaetoceros (Bacillariophyceae) in Thai waters – revisiting Chaetoceros compressus and Chaetoceros contortus, Phycologia, Volume 54, Number 2, 161-175 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Gina V. Filloramo and Gary W. Saunders (2015) A re-examination of the genus Leptofauchea (Faucheaceae, Rhodymeniales) with clarification of species in Australia and the northwest Pacific, Phycologia, Volume 54, Number 4, 375-384 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Kazuhiro Kogame, Fabio Rindi, Akira F. Peters and Michael D. Guiry (2015) Genetic diversity and mitochondrial introgression in Scytosiphon lomentaria (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, Phycologia, Volume 54, Number 4, 367-374 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Roberta D'Archino, Wendy A. Nelson, Claude E. Payri and Giuseppe C. Zuccarello (2015) Two new species of Platoma (Schizymeniaceae) from the western South Pacific Ocean, Phycologia, Volume 54, Number 3, 307-315 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 54, Issue 4. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Phycologia, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. 

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Light Reading

It's that time of week again - Friday! And we've come prepared with some interesting stories from the past week. We'll kick off with the marine related stories and finish with whatever tickles our fancy! Enjoy. 

1,800 years of global ocean cooling halted by global warming
Comprehensive analysis of ocean surface temperature data shows a cooling trend preceding the Industrial Revolution
Science Daily (18 August 2015)

As Arctic drilling starts, Shell-funded researchers keep watch

Eli Kintisch. Science (20 August 2015) Note: AIMS Staff should be able to access the full text of this article through our subscription to Science.

Examining the fate of Fukushima contaminants
Fraction of buried, ocean sediment uncovered by typhoons, carried offshore by currents
Science Daily (18 August 2015)

Glaciers seed ocean with silicon – and fuel plankton growth
Colin Barras. New Scientist (21 August 2015)

Is Climate Change Increasing Sea Star Wasting Disease?
Emily Tripp. Marine Science Today (August 18 2015)

New AUV plankton sampling system deployed
Science Daily (August 17 2015)

North Pacific ‘blob’ stirs up fisheries management

Unusually warm ocean strengthens calls to consider ecosystem variables in setting catch limits.

Virginia Gewin. Nature News (20 August 2015)

The 'End of the high seas', or we watch the seas die
Science Daily (August 17 2015) 

Watery time capsule hints at how life got started on early Earth

Colin Barras. New Scientist (20 August 2015)

Other interesting topics:

Faked peer reviews prompt 64 retractions

The cull follows a similar discovery earlier this year.

Ewen Callaway. Nature News (18 August 2015)

How do you study an underwater volcano? Build an underwater laboratory
Suzanne Jacobs. Grist (18 August 2015)

Whistled Turkish tickles both sides of the brain
Emily Underwood. Science (17 August 2015)

World’s first flowers may have come from fresh water

Elizabeth Pennisi. Science (17 August 2015) 

Mobile Apps (Library on the GO)

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Science Direct:

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Nature:

The Nature Journals app brings you the latest scientific news and research when and where you want it. Download the latest issues to browse at your convenience, zoom in on figures and images, save your searches, synchronize your bookmarks across devices and share your favorite articles

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Focus On: Sharks

Sharks - one of the most publicised predators in the ocean, if not the world. Yet, many species of sharks are endangered, and conservation efforts are certainly not helped by media coverage and calls for shark culls. This post looks at the research being undertaken to ensure the survival of these apex predators and highlights the importance of the shark in the marine ecosystem.

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.

Andrea Dell’Apa, M. Chad Smith, Mahealani Y. Kaneshiro-Pineiro (2014) The Influence of Culture on the International Management of Shark Finning, Environmental Management, Volume 54, Issue 2, 151-161 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Barry D. Bruce, Russell W. Bradford (2013) The effects of shark cage-diving operations on the behaviour and movements of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at the Neptune Islands, South Australia, Marine Biology, Volume 160, Issue 4, 889-907 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Bret A. Muter, Meredith L. Gore, Katie S. Gledhill, Christopher Lamont and Charlie Huveneers (2013) Australian and U.S. News Media Portrayal of Sharks and Their Conservation, Conservation Biology, Volume 27, Issue 1, 187–196 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Charles A. Manire and Samuel H. Gruber (1990) Many Sharks May Be Headed Toward Extinction, Conservation Biology, Volume 4, Issue 1, 10–11 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Christopher Neff, Robert Hueter (2013) Science, policy, and the public discourse of shark “attack”: a proposal for reclassifying human–shark interactions, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 1, 65-73 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Craig P. O’Connell, Sara Andreotti, Michael Rutzen, Michael Meÿer, Conrad A. Matthee, Pingguo He (2014) Effects of the Sharksafe barrier on white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) behavior and its implications for future conservation technologies, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 460, 37-46 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Daniela M. Ceccarelli, Ashley J. Frisch, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Anthony M. Ayling, Maria Beger (2014) Habitat partitioning and vulnerability of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 24, Issue 1, 169-197 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Demian D. Chapman, Debra L. Abercrombie, Christophe J. Douady, Ellen K. Pikitch, Michael J. Stanhopen, Mahmood S. Shivji (2003) A streamlined, bi-organelle, multiplex PCR approach to species identification: Application to global conservation and trade monitoring of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Conservation Genetics, Volume 4, Issue 4, 415-425 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Francesco Ferretti, Boris Worm, Gregory L. Britten, Michael R. Heithaus and Heike K. Lotze (2010) Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean, Ecology Letters, Volume 13, Issue 8, 1055–1071 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Haseeb S. Randhawa, Robert Poulin and Martin Krkošek (2015) Increasing rate of species discovery in sharks coincides with sharp population declines: implications for biodiversity, Ecography, Volume 38, Issue 1, 96–107 Link to Abstract/Full Text

I. C. Field, M. G. Meekan, C. W. Speed, W. White, C. J. A. Bradshaw (2011) Quantifying movement patterns for shark conservation at remote coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, Coral Reefs, Volume 30, Issue 1, 61-71 Link to Abstract/Full Text

John W. Mandelman, Peter W. Cooper, Timothy B. Werner, Kerry M. Lagueux (2008) Shark bycatch and depredation in the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fishery, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 18, Issue 4, 427-442 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Juan M. Molina, Steven J. Cooke (2012) Trends in shark bycatch research: current status and research needs, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 22, Issue 3, 719-737 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Julia K. Baum, Ransom A. Myers, Daniel G. Kehler, Boris Worm, Shelton J. Harley, and Penny A. Doherty (2003) Collapse and Conservation of Shark Populations in the Northwest Atlantic, Science, Volume 299, Number 5605, 389-392 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Justin R. Rizzari, Brock J. Bergseth and Ashley J. Frisch (2015) Impact of conservation areas on trophic interactions between apex predators and herbivores on coral reefs, Conservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 2, 418–429 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Kirby Smith, Mark Scarr, Carol Scarpaci (2010) Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus ) Diving Tourism: Tourist Compliance and Shark Behaviour at Fish Rock, Australia, Environmental Management, Volume 46, Issue 5, 699-710 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Mahmood S. Shivji, Demian D. Chapman, Ellen K. Pikitch, Paul W. Raymond (2005) Genetic profiling reveals illegal international trade in fins of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Conservation Genetics, Volume 6, Issue 6, 1035-1039 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Marc O. Nadon, Julia K. Baum, Ivor D. Williams, Jana M. McPherson, Brian J. Zgliczynski, Benjamin L. Richards, Robert E. Schroeder and Russell E. Brainard (2012) Re-Creating Missing Population Baselines for Pacific Reef Sharks, Conservation Biology, Volume 26, Issue 3, 493–503 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Michael L. Domeier, Nicole Nasby-Lucas (2013) Two-year migration of adult female white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) reveals widely separated nursery areas and conservation concerns, Animal Biotelemetry, Volume 1, 2 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Michael R. Heithaus, Alejandro Frid, Aaron J. Wirsing, Boris Worm (2008) Predicting ecological consequences of marine top predator declines, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 23, Issue 4, 202-210 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Michelle R. Heupel, Danielle M. Knip, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Nicholas K. Dulvy (2014) Sizing up the ecological role of sharks as predators, MEPS 495, 291-298 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Pascal T. Geraghty, William G. Macbeth, Alastair V. Harry, Jacqueline E. Bell, Michelle N. Yerman, and Jane E. Williamson (2014) Age and growth parameters for three heavily exploited shark species off temperate eastern Australia, ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71 (3): 559-573 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ransom A. Myers, Julia K. Baum, Travis D. Shepherd, Sean P. Powers, and Charles H. Peterson (2007) Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean, Science, Volume 315, number 5820, 1846-1850 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ricardo C. Garla, Demian D. Chapman, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Mahmood Shivji (2005) Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi , at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground, Marine Biology, Volume 149, Issue 2, 189-199 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Tim P. Lynch, Robert Harcourt, Graham Edgar, Neville Barrett (2013) Conservation of the Critically Endangered Eastern Australian Population of the Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus ) Through Cross-Jurisdictional Management of a Network of Marine-Protected Areas, Environmental Management, Volume 52, Issue 6, 1341-1354 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: Limnology and Oceanography

Limnology and Oceanography, as the title suggests, focuses on all aspects of limnology and oceanography. The unifying theme of the journal is the understanding of aquatic systems. Six regular issues are published each year by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) in partnership with John Wiley & Sons.

Some interesting articles from the most recent volume include:

Aurélie Jolivet, Lars Asplin, Øivind Strand, Julien Thébault and Laurent Chauvaud. 2015. Coastal upwelling in Norway recorded in Great Scallop shells, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 1265–1275 Link to Abstract/Full Text

C. Anela Choy, Brian N. Popp, Cecelia C. S. Hannides and Jeffrey C. Drazen. 2015. Trophic structure and food resources of epipelagic and mesopelagic fishes in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre ecosystem inferred from nitrogen isotopic compositions, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 1156–1171 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Erik Caroselli, Valentina Nanni, Oren Levy, Giuseppe Falini, Zvy Dubinsky and Stefano Goffredo. 2015. Latitudinal variations in biometry and population density of a Mediterranean solitary coral, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 1356–1370 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jeremiah G. Plass-Johnson, Sebastian C. A. Ferse, Jamaluddin Jompa, Christian Wild and Mirta Teichberg. 2015. Fish herbivory as key ecological function in a heavily degraded coral reef system, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 1382–1391 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Judith Piontek, Martin Sperling, Eva-Maria Nöthig and Anja Engel. 2015. Multiple environmental changes induce interactive effects on bacterial degradation activity in the Arctic Ocean, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 1392–1410 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Sofía Sal, Laura Alonso-Sáez, Juan Bueno, Francisca C. García and Ángel López-Urrutia. 2015. Thermal adaptation, phylogeny, and the unimodal size scaling of marine phytoplankton growth, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 1212–1221 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 60, Issue 4, published in July 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Limnology and Oceanography, 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

Some light reading for your Friday! We've collected articles from a few different places to provide you with some interesting news stories to get you through the rest of the day.

No sexual cannibalism for these octopuses

Juan David Romero. Science Shot (12 August 2015)

Octopus genome holds clues to uncanny intelligence

DNA sequence expanded in areas otherwise reserved for vertebrates.

Alison Abbott. Nature News (12 August 2015)

Octopus genome surprises and teases
Dennis Normile. Science News (12 August 2015)

      If you want to do some further reading on the octopus genome, this article may be of interest: 

      The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties

      Caroline B. Albertin, Oleg Simakov, Therese Mitros, Z. Yan Wang, Judit R. Pungor + et al. 

      Nature 524, 220–224 (13 August 2015)

Sea otters falling prey to great white sharks
Erik Stokstad. Science Shot (14 August 2015)

Sustainability: Don't waste seafood waste
Turning cast-off shells into nitrogen-rich chemicals would benefit economies and the environment, say Ning Yan and Xi Chen.
Ning Yan & Xi Chen. Nature 524, 155–157 (13 August 2015)

Zoologger: Disco clam’s light show is all about stayin’ alive
Colin Barras. New Scientist (13 August 2015)

Zoology: Light show lures prey

Nature 524, 138 (12 August 2015)

And just for a change, some non-marine related stories:

Darting eyes in REM sleep are seeing objects in your dreams
Jessica Hamzelou. New Scientist (11 August 2015)

Developing El Niño could be strongest on record
Event could bring rain to drought-stricken California and dry conditions to Australia.
Chris Cesare. Nature News: Explainer (14 August 2015)

Fly larvae brains filmed in action
Videos of neural activity in fruit-fly larva's brain and central nervous system mark a step up from zebrafish imaging.
Alison Abbott. Nature News (12 August 2015)

Mystery of Australia’s five-legged animals cracked
Michael Slezak. New Scientist (13 August 2015)

Our early solar system may have been home to a fifth giant planet
Nola Taylor Redd. Science News (11 August 2015)

Launch of Australia's National Marine Science Plan

The combined effort of over 23 marine research organisations, universities, and government departments and more than 500 scientists culminated yesterday in the release of the National Marine Science Plan. 

The National Marine Science Plan is a ten year plan for dealing with the challenges of our marine nation. As well as identifying the research investments needed to build Australia's marine economy, the Plan identifies seven critical challenges facing Australia (marine sovereignty, security and safety; energy security; food security; biodiversity, conservation and ecosystem health; urban coastal environments; climate variability and change; and resource allocation) and provides recommendations as to how marine science can support Australia in meeting those challenges. 

If you are interested in finding out more about the National Marine Science Plan or reading a copy of the plan itself, check out the links below. 

• A Vision in Blue - Ten Year Plan for Science, Helping Drive Australia’s Growing Blue Economy
• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation - National Marine Science Plan
• Marine Nation 2025: Marine Science to Support Australia's Blue Economy

AIMS Publications: August 2015

There are four new articles from AIMS staff being published this month:

Choudhury JD, Pramanik A, Webster NS, Llewellyn LE, Gachhui R, Mukherjee J (2015) The pathogen of the Great Barrier Reef sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile is a new strain of Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans containing abundant and diverse virulence related genes. Marine Biotechnology 17(4): 463-478 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Kroon FJ, Hook SE, Metcalfe S, Jones D (2015) Altered levels of endocrine biomarkers in juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer, Bloch) following exposure to commercial herbicide and surfactant formulations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34(8): 1881-1890 Link to Abstract/Full Text 

Negri AP, Flores F, Mercurio P, Mueller JF, Collier CJ (2015) Lethal and sub-lethal chronic effects of the herbicide diuron on seagrass. Aquatic Toxicology 165: 73-83 Link to Abstract/Full Text 

Tout J, Jeffries TC, Petrou K, Tyson GW, Webster NS, Garren M, Stocker R, Ralph PJ, Seymour JR (2015) Chemotaxis by natural populations of coral reef bacteria. The ISME Journal 9(8): 1764-1777 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 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: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Applied and Environmental Microbiology is a journal published by the American Society for Microbiology which focuses on applied microbiology, microbial ecology, and interdisciplinary microbiology. Topics covered in the journal include biotechnology, protein engineering, bioremediation, and food microbiology; environmental, organismic, and genomic microbiology; and invertebrate microbiology, plant microbiology, aquatic microbiology, and geomicrobiology.

Some interesting articles from the most recent volume include:

Main CR, Salvitti LR, Whereat EB, Coyne KJ. 2015. Community-level and species-specific associations between phytoplankton and particle-associated Vibrio species in Delaware's inland bays. Appl Environ Microbiol 81:5703–5713. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Osorio CR, Rivas AJ, Balado M, Fuentes-Monteverde JC, Rodríguez J, Jiménez C, Lemos ML, Waldor MK. 2015. A transmissible plasmid-borne pathogenicity island confers piscibactin biosynthesis in the fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida. Appl Environ Microbiol 81:5867–5879. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ribes M, Dziallas C, Coma R, Riemann L. 2015. Microbial diversity and putative diazotrophy in high- and low-microbial-abundance Mediterranean sponges. Appl Environ Microbiol 81:5683–5693. Link to Abstract/Full Text 

Weiland-Bräuer N, Neulinger SC, Pinnow N, Künzel S, Baines JF, Schmitz RA. 2015. Composition of bacterial communities associated with Aurelia aurita changes with compartment, life stage, and population. Appl Environ Microbiol 81:6038–6052. Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 81, Issue 17, published in September 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Applied and Environmental Microbiology, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. In addition, the AIMS library in Townsville has hard copy collections of Applied and Environmental Microbiology from Vol. 35 No. 1 (Jan. 1978) to Vol. 67 No. 12 (Dec. 2001).

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.

2015 Bommies Awards Submissions Now Open

The 2015 Bommies Award is now open for submissions! 

The Bommies Award (run by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation) is for the best 3 minute video about research that is relevant to the Great Barrier Reef and the pressures it faces. First place is awarded $5,000AUD and second place $3,000AUD, while a People’s Choice Bommies Award of $2,000AUD is awarded to the video that received the greatest number of votes from the general public.

Any post-grad student or early-career researcher affiliated with a recognised research institution is eligible to enter. 

To enter, simply submit a 3 minute video about your research that is relevant to the Great Barrier Reef and the pressures it faces. Click here for more information.

Entries close 14 September 2015.

Last year's video submissions reached over 10,000 people, so get filming and get your research out there! 

For full terms and conditions and to enter click here. To view last year's videos, head on over to the Bommies Facebook.

Shining the Light on Science Photography Competition

For National Science Week, AIMS has teamed up with CityLibraries Townsville, Townsville State High School, Women in Science Australia, and National Science Week to create a science focused photography competition.

The aim of the competition is to highlight science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the Townsville community; to draw focus to the rich and diverse natural environment in the area; and to promote people and stories involved in these areas.

There are three categories:  

1. Science in our community. Shine the light on Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) in our Townsville community and showcase the science that is all around us. This category needs to highlight the Townsville Region and the location must be included in the caption. Junior Category (ages up to 17 years) and Adult Category (ages 18+ years)
2. Women in Science. Highlighting women who are involved in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Townsville. Females make up half the population, however contribute only 30% of the scientific workforce. We need to shine the light on the importance of Women in Science and the excellent skill set that women contribute to Science. The category may include photographs from any location in Australia. Category open to all ages.
3. International Year of Light. Light plays a vital role in our daily lives and has revolutionised medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet, and continues to link cultural, economic and political aspects of our global society. The category may include photographs from any location in Australia. Category open to all ages.

The winning photo from each category, and the winner of the People’s Choice (photo with the most public votes via the online competition page) will receive a $200 gift voucher to Garrick’s Camera House (Domain Central). Runner-up prizes in each category will win a $50 printing voucher courtesy of Garrick’s Camera House.

You can enter online here. Make sure to read the Terms and Conditions before entering.

Entries close 12 noon Thursday 20th August 2015.

AIMS Researcher Secures 5th Spot in Inspire Australia Research Competition

AIMS Researcher, Dr Karen Weynberg has taken out fifth place in the recent Inspire Australia Research competition! 

Karen's project involves investigating the viruses that infect Crown-of-Thorns Starfish in order to "establish a baseline knowledge of the viruses present in healthy and diseased [Crown-of-Thorns Starfish] and build on this to examine whether viruses could help to control the number of [Crown-of-Thorns Starfish] on the Great Barrier Reef."

After a combination of public voting and judges' scores, Karen's fifth place position secures her $1382 in funding towards future Crown-of-Thorns Starfish virus research.

More information about Karen's project, including the video used in her submission to the Inspire Research Australia competition, can be found here. Further information on the research she is conducting can also be found here.

Accessing Pre-Paid Pay-Per-View Articles on Science Direct and Nature

The AIMS library has purchased pre-paid pay-per-view tokens with a couple of major publishers in order to increase the coverage of non-subscribed journals.

Science Direct:

AIMS staff can access any journal article or book chapter on ScienceDirect, even if we do not have a subscription to that particular journal or book.

To access full-text, you will need to login with your personal ScienceDirect account before attempting to download PDF files (if you do not have one, you can create one for free).

To create a new ScienceDirect account, click 'Sign In' on the top right of the screen and then click 'Not Registered?'.

You will be taken to the registration page shown below - fill in your details and click 'Register'.

Once you are signed into your personal ScienceDirect account, you will be able to use the AIMS Library's pre-paid pay-per-view tokens to access articles that AIMS is not subscribed to. In order to use these tokens, find an article as normal and then click 'Download PDF'.

You will be taken to the page below and asked to click 'Continue' to access the article under AIMS's agreement with Elsevier. 

After selecting continue you will be returned to the article page and you will be able to download the article by selecting 'Download PDF'. Each download deducts $12 USD from the AIMS Library pay-per-view account. 

Nature:

AIMS staff can access any journal article on nature.com, except for articles from Scientific American. Access is completely seamless and should work as though we have a full subscription to the title. Please note that each download deducts €10 EURO from the AIMS Library pay-per-view account.

If you are having any issues with the above, please Contact the Library.

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: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society is an international journal specialising in the culture of aquatic plants and animals. It is published bi-monthly and covers topics such as nutrition, disease, genetics and breeding, physiology, environmental quality, culture systems engineering, husbandry practices, economics and marketing, and more. 

Some interesting articles published in the last 12 months include: 

Rui J. M. Rocha, Bogdan Bontas, Paulo Cartaxana, Miguel C. Leal, José M. Ferreira, Rui Rosa, João Serôdio, Ricardo Calado. Development of a Standardized Modular System for Experimental Coral Culture [Research Article] J World Aquacult Soc 2015, vol. 46, p. 235. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Magali Zacarias-Soto, Miguel Á. Olvera-Novoa. Effect of Different Diets on Body Biochemical Composition of the Four-sided Sea Cucumber, Isostichopus badionotus, Under Culture Conditions [Research Article] J World Aquacult Soc 2015, vol. 46, p. 45. Link to Abstract/Full Text 

Feng Li, Kai Wang, Wei Luo, Liangmin Huang, Qiang Lin. Comparison of the Intestinal Bacterial Flora in Healthy and Intestinal-diseased Seahorses Hippocampus trimaculatus, Hippocampus erectus, and Hippocampus spinosissimus [Research Article] J World Aquacult Soc 2015, vol. 46, p. 263. Link to Abstract/Full Text 

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 46, Issue 4, published in August 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 the World Aquaculture Society, 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.