When hurricanes temporarily halt fishing, marine food webs recover quickly
Hurricane Harvey destroyed the fishing infrastructure of Aransas Bay and reduced fishing by 80% over the following year. This removed humans from the trophic cascade and whole food webs changed.
Joseph W. Reustle, SPIRE Postdoctoral Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• conversation
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~6 min
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: environment fish ecology hurricane fishing food-webs research-brief marine-biology ecosystems texas cyclones gulf-coast trophic-cascade oyster-reefs
Parasitic worms in your shellfish lead a creepy but popular lifestyle
Mud blister worms make their homes in the shells of oysters and other shellfish, where they weaken their hosts.
Andrew David, Assistant Professor of Biology, Clarkson University
• conversation
June 3, 2020 • ~7 min
June 3, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: biology shellfish worms calcium-carbonate aquaculture food-webs ecosystems invasive-species parasites zoology scallops abalone larvae
Malnourished bugs: Higher CO2 levels make plants less nutritious, hurting insect populations
Insect populations are falling as what they eat becomes more like iceberg lettuce and less like kale.
Ellen Welti, Postdoctoral Researcher of Biology, University of Oklahoma
• conversation
March 9, 2020 • ~5 min
March 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: climate-change insects carbon biology plants carbon-dioxide-co2 nutrients entomology kansas bugs grasshoppers food-webs prairies research-brief
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