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Kevin Zelnio…New and Improved…Now With 30% More Shrimp!

KZ is now among the scientifically published. Occurring this week in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington is “A new species of Alvinocaris…

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Thriving In Extreme Conditions

Dr. M April 13, 2009 anoxic brine Gulf of Mexico Metabolism methane Microbe microbial National Science Foundation noxious oil and gas origins of life primordial seep Texas A&M University University of Georgia

…takes more than a Red Bull. You got to have the right metabolic pathways. NSF highlights the work of Samantha Joye of the University of…

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Ocean Acidification, Not Good For Living

Dr. M April 13, 2009 acid acidity atmosphere carbon cycle carbon dioxide carbonate Crab deep sea form hydrolysis mussel ocean acidification pH plankton shells Southern Ocean Volcano

Two recent papers in Nature GeoScience demonstrate the real effects of ocean acidification. For those not in know, there is an ongoing decrease in the…

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Marine and Aquatic Science at PLoS One

Dr. M April 10, 2009 aquatic science biogeography journal marine science ocean Open Access plos plos one population genetics Science

I was extremely flattered a year ago to be invited to join the academic editors at PLoS One. In that time I worked diligently to…

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Trophy fish, back in the day

Peter Etnoyer March 29, 2009 Ernest Hemmingway Key West Key West Florida Loren McClenachen Miller-McCune Center recreational fishing trophy fish United States

What better way to get at the question of recreational fishing impacts to ocean wildlife than to study historical pictures of the day’s catch on…

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One step closer to stimulus

Peter Etnoyer March 26, 2009 Coastal and Ocean Observation Act HR 146 NOAA ocean acidification ocean science

Sheril Kirshenbaum of the new Intersection blog at Discover alerts us that the House passed HR 146 yesterday, so the big ocean bill is one…

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Iron Fertilization Will Not Help Global Warming

Dr. M March 24, 2009 Alfred Wegener Institute algae copepod Environmental Issues global warming greenhouse gas iron iron fertilization phytoplankton plankton Southern Ocean zooplankton

BERLIN (AFP) — Indian and German scientists have said that a controversial experiment has “dampened hopes” that dumping hundreds of tonnes of dissolved iron in…

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100 Word Post: Hurdia victoria

Dr. M March 23, 2009 Anomalocaris Arthropoda Burgess Shale Cambrian carapace claws Crustacea evolution fossil Hurdia jaw segmentation soft parts teeth

Anomalocaris ruled the Cambrian seas but apparently so did a twenty centimenter cousin. Hurdia victoria, originally described in 1912, was known from just a jumble…

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Nerve Toxins In The Deep

Dr. M March 23, 2009 Alfred Hitchcocks algae benthic California deep sea diatom Disturbance domoic acid Environmental Issues flux memory loss neurotoxic oyster particles poisoning sediment trap shellfish surface production The Birds

Some of the species in the genus Pseudo-nitzschia are nasty little diatoms. They produce domoic acid, a neurotoxin typically to blame for all sorts of…

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Dracula Fish From Myanmar Doesn’t Vant to Suck Your Blood

Kevin Zelnio March 18, 2009 Dracula Fish fish Myanmar National Geographic Natural History Museum

Not deep sea but awesome nonetheless! The Full story is National Geographic News. “Despite their ghoulish appearance, the fangs likely aren’t used for feeding. “We…

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