The algal blooms increasingly seen in Canadian lakes have been linked to both nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff and climate change. However, a new Concordia-led study using DNA sequencing of lakebed microbes reveals ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2025
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Seagrass has the potential to be one of the world's most effective sponges at soaking up and storing carbon, but we don't yet know how nutrient pollution affects its ability to sequester carbon.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2025
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The way we currently produce and consume food takes a big toll on the environment.
Agriculture
Jul 2, 2025
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Manatees are not the only marine mammals that suffer when seagrass dies off in Florida.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2025
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The results of recent research reveal both the vulnerability and the surprising resilience of tropical seagrass, despite the growing threats posed by climate change. Led by Fee Smulders from Wageningen University & Research, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2025
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Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a crucial role in reef ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2025
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Ecosystems face a combination of stressors that can interact in complex ways, leading to either synergistic (amplifying) or antagonistic (dampening) effects. It is necessary to understand how these interactions affect food ...
Ecology
Mar 17, 2025
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Farmers are always looking for smarter ways to boost crop health, and one of the industry's latest game-changers is polymer-coated, controlled-release fertilizers (PC-CRFs). These high-tech soil enhancers deliver nutrients ...
Environment
Feb 26, 2025
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2025
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Warming water temperatures and increased nutrient levels are putting freshwater ecosystems at serious risk, new research has revealed.
Ecology
Aug 15, 2024
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