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Various species of trout run rampant throughout the Northern Rockies, but changes in streamflow and water temperatures, some of the results of anthropogenic climate change, stand to alter that. On Thursday, Dr. Clint Muhlfeld, research aquatic ecologist for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center and an associate research professor at the University of Montana, will dive into how “changes in those regimes have affected species’ distribution, abundance, genetic diversity, phenology and biodiversity within these mountain landscapes,” he said. Muhl...

Farming algae could surprisingly help stave off deadly algae blooms If you can't beat them... sow them? In water? Could work. A A Reset One possible solution to nutrient pollution and dangerous algal blooms could be seaweed farms, a new paper reports. Image credits NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory / Flickr. We don’t tend to think of “too much food” as a real problem, but for ecosystems around the world, it very much can be. Marine ecosystems especially suffer from nutrient pollution, as most of our waste tends to get dumped in the sea. This kind of po...

By Harrison Tasoff Santa Barbara, CA It’s easy to think that more nutrients – the stuff life needs to grow and thrive – would foster more vibrant ecosystems. Yet nutrient pollution has in fact wrought havoc on marine systems, contributing to harmful algae blooms, worse water quality and oxygen-poor dead zones. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara has proposed a novel strategy for reducing large amounts of nutrients – specifically nitrogen and phosphorous – after they have already been released into the environment. In a study appearing in the journal Marine Policy, the author...

Seaweed Solutions 27 April 2021 Researchers say cultivated seaweed can soak up excess nutrients plaguing human health and marine life. It’s easy to think that more nutrients — the stuff life needs to grow and thrive — would foster more vibrant ecosystems. Yet nutrient pollution has in fact wrought havoc on marine systems, contributing to harmful algae blooms, worse water quality and oxygen-poor dead zones. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara has proposed a novel strategy for reducing large amounts of nutrients — specifically nitrogen and phosphorous — ...

Date Time Share Groundbreaking global study is first to map ocean areas that, if strongly protected, would help solve climate Groundbreaking global study is the first to map ocean areas that, if strongly protected, would help solve climate, food and biodiversity crises By Harrison Tasoff Santa Barbara, CA From climate change and carbon emissions to biodiversity and global hunger, humanity faces so many challenges that tackling them quickly is a daunting task. One solution that potentially addresses multiple issues could provide the impetus society needs to make significant progress. An inter...