Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Casey Benkwitt at Lancaster University, United Kingdom and ...

Zooplankton are a critical component of marine ecosystems. They link phytoplankton production to higher levels of the marine food chain (which the scientists call trophic levels), including ...

Marine ecosystems and fisheries are vital to global food security, providing essential nutrients and livelihoods to millions ...

The ocean is losing its greenness, a new study has found: Global chlorophyll concentration, a proxy for phytoplankton biomass, declined over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas.

Scientists have been aware for some time that whales contribute to marine ecosystems by "recycling" nutrients. However, the exact impact on ocean productivity was unclear and had not been studied ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

By Milliam MurigiEvery Monday, scientists set out from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA aboard a research vessel.Each team pursues a different study but shares a common mission: to understand how a ...

Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly started dropping due to a drastic reduction in sea ice extent.

"After a long winter, the arrival of fresh herring eggs felt 'like Christmas' for the whole community." ...