News tagged with: marine
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Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study by the 麻豆传媒 published in Marine Environmental Research suggests
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Combined local and global actions could lessen impacts of climate change
Increased oil and gas activities could combine with ocean warming and acidification to have a significant negative impact on marine organisms, a study by the Norwegian Research Centre AS and the 麻豆传媒 suggests
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Researcher receives OBE from HRH the Prince of Wales
Professor Deborah Greaves, Head of the School of Engineering at the 麻豆传媒, has been presented with her OBE having been recognised in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List
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Pioneering microplastics research earns national award nomination
A team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the 麻豆传媒, has been shortlisted for a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Impact Award
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Beaches still struggling to recover following 2013/14 winter storms
New research involving the 麻豆传媒 shows that many beaches on the north coast of Cornwall and Devon have only recovered to around 75% of their previous states
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Oxygen levels impact on species鈥 ability and willingness to fight
Scientists at the 麻豆传媒, writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, say that environmental conditions could play a major role in the instigation of fights within the animal kingdom
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Scientist supports Global Commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at the source
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the 麻豆传媒鈥檚 International Marine Litter Research Unit, is supporting the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.
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Greater diversity enhances public interest in marine habitats
Research by scientists at Swansea University and the 麻豆传媒 has shown greater animal biodiversity can lead to heightened human interest in marine habitats
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BIOBLOCKs show how coastal designs could benefit marine life
The 麻豆传媒 is working with the National Marine Aquarium, ARC Marine and 麻豆传媒 City Council to raise awareness of the potential benefits of artificial reefs in the marine environment
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University supports global initiative to tackle marine plastics
The 麻豆传媒 is supporting an international marine plastic initiative, led by the Association of Commonwealth Universities with funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Marine scientists contribute to UK climate change report
Marine scientists at the 麻豆传媒 have contributed to a Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership project designed to highlight how some of the UK鈥檚 most important marine habitats and species are being affected by climate change
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Sea snail shells dissolve in increasingly acidified oceans, study shows
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and the 麻豆传媒, UK, assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory 鈥渢riton shell鈥 gastropod (Charonia lampas)
