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Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals seasonal and spatial variation in the vertebrate fauna of Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland #eDNA #environmentalDNA int-res.com/abstracts/meps…

A new study shows seawater heating rate during MHWs is good predictor of #coralbleaching severity in #Pocillopora & #Plesiastrea #corals doi.org/10.3354/meps14…

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New study describing how #oceanacidification modifies the impact of #oceanwarming on #sediment #nitrogen recycling and assimilation by enhancing the microbial loop with #estuaries having a more rapid turnover of DIN bit.ly/meps_681_53

This study reports for the first time the ingestion and surface adhesion patterns between #microplastics and the soft #coral species Coelogorgia palmosa (Anthozoa Octocorallia Alcyonacea). Read full article by Sara Vencato and colleagues: bit.ly/ab_30_133

Our Theme Section called "Advancing dynamic modelling of marine populations and ecosystems" is now published! Check out the collection of articles ➡️ bit.ly/_meps_DYNMOD

Approximately 40% of critically endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhales seasonally return to Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence, emphasising the importance of protection measures. Read full article by Leah Crowe and colleagues ➡️ bit.ly/esr_46_227

Towards more sustainable wildlife #harvesting with adaptive management models; a case study of the high-arctic Svalbard #reindeer living in a climate change hotspot, challenged by selective hunting and strong interannual changes in population structure. ➡️bit.ly/cr_sustain_av12

New Theme Section on effects of wind & weather on seabirds is now open for submissions. Submit your work and benefit from our high publishing standards plus: - greater visibility of your published work - 20% Open Access discount Details at bit.ly/MEPS_WIND

Jubinville et al. show that co-occurrence between vulnerable skates and commercially valuable groundfish, modelled from fishery-independent survey data, can successfully predict the spatiotemporal patterns of bycatch in observed catch. Read full article: bit.ly/meps_679_1

What is the importance of sinking #copepod carcasses for #carbon export? Authors propose that in low-temperature regions, sinking copepod carcasses may represent a relevant agent for carbon export through the biological carbon pump. Read full article ➡️bit.ly/meps_679_31

New research sheds light into lagetooth #sawfish in Colombia and Panamá! Nuevos hallazgos sobre el pez sierra en Colombia y en Panamá! Read full article by Juliana López-Angarita and colleagues ➡️ bit.ly/esr_46_147

Researchers found what appears to be a virus linked to Puffy Snout Syndrome, a disease affecting tunas & mackerels. Treating this syndrome would improve animal welfare in aquariums and help ensure fisheries sustainability in aquaculture. Read full article: bit.ly/dao_147_25

#ClimateChange at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in #Medora, ND, was examined (1960–2019). Trends in air temperature, precipitation, snow, soil moisture regime, and growing season are presented; park management implications are discussed. Read more: bit.ly/CR_85_91

How Acoustic and Visual methods perform in multispecies & large-scale cetacean survey? A. was more efficient and V. more accurate. This integrated approach can provide a reliable sound library for #cetaceans in Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Read more: bit.ly/meps_678_197

Research involving more than 2400 Brazilian plant species reports new evidence of scientific engagement spurred by the publication of an IUCN National Red List. New @ESR_IR ➡️ bit.ly/esr_46_175

#Albatrosses do not change their at-sea behaviour after breeding failure but use specific foraging areas in addition to the ones shared with successful breeders. Read full article by Aurore Ponchon and colleagues: bit.ly/meps_678_183

Researchers in #Brazil investigated environmental drivers of #seaturtle density combining snorkelling & SCUBA. Green #turtle at the densities detected can play a unique functional role in terms of mobility and dietary flexibility. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/meps_678_125

Giant barrel #sponges, Xestospongia muta, provide an array of valuable functions to the #reefs they inhabit. Here, we report on the prevalence of several disease-like conditions affecting X. muta along Puerto Rican shallow & mesophotic coral reefs. bit.ly/dao_147_47

New Feature Article: Blue whiting diet and diel feeding behaviour are described in a subarctic region experiencing warming and more blue whiting. Specific zooplankton communities will likely experience higher predation from boreal fishes in the future ➡️ bit.ly/meps_678_1