Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

and ecosystems in many different ways. As a result, the Ocean CSI can help connect climate change-driven ocean warming to environmental consequences such as tropical cyclone (hurricane ...

In the ocean, nutrients often determine how productive an ecosystem can be and, therefore, how much life it can support. Many ...

An analysis of the mechanisms behind model-projected changes in ocean temperature gives greater confidence in the pattern of tropical warming and its potential impacts. Figure 1: Sea surface ...

Sea surface temperatures are vital measurements that indicate the warmth of the ocean's top layer, influencing weather ...

By the time they leave for tropical breeding grounds ... whales played an even larger role in shaping ocean ecosystems. Blue whales, the largest animals to ever exist, remain poorly studied ...

It’s super-cool, and changes how we think about ecosystems in the ocean. We don't think of animals other than humans having an impact on a planetary scale, but the whales really do.” ...

and this work augments our understanding of how tropical systems are also impacted,” said Friedlaender, a professor of ocean sciences. “Given that these warm-water ecosystems are even more ...

The tropical wintering grounds — which have ... It’s super-cool, and changes how we think about ecosystems in the ocean.” This research also highlights the potential ecological impact ...