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Oceans

July 5, 2017

Greenland’s summer ocean bloom likely fueled by iron

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Iron-rich meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers are helping fuel a summer bloom of phytoplankton.

Climate Change, Oceans
March 16, 2017

First oceans may have been acidic

Weizmann Institute of Science News

A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity.

Evolution of Earth and Life, Oceans
March 4, 2015

Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

New research by Jonathan Payne's lab refutes a hypothesis by the famed evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould that marine creatures underwent an “early burst” of functional diversity during the dawn of animal life.

Oceans, Evolution of Earth and Life
Turtle swimming in the ocean
February 10, 2015

Bold solutions for high seas marine conservation

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

Two-thirds of high seas fisheries are depleted or overfished, with impacts of climate change and marine pollution compounding the problem. Technology and political will can reverse the downward trend and move toward sustainability.

Food and Agriculture, Oceans
Chinese fisherman
January 8, 2015
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Stanford FSI

A new study by Roz Naylor and postdoctoral scholar Ling Cao offers the clearest picture to date of China’s enormous impact on wild fisheries. The study also presents a more sustainable alternative to the current practice of using wild-caught fish to feed farm-raised fish.

Food and Agriculture, Oceans
Diver
June 9, 2014
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Stanford Report

More than half the world’s coral reefs have died since the dawn of the industrial age, due to human activities and ever increasing ocean temperatures. Affiliated faculty Steve Palumbi has a plan for bringing them back to life.

Oceans
Ocean coastline
June 4, 2014
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Stanford University

Researchers outline viable local and regional options for mitigating and adapting to effects of ocean acidification.

Climate Change, Oceans

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