Biological diversity, or "biodiversity," refers to variability found at all levels of biology. Biodiversity is commonly broken down into three levels or types: genetic diversity, species diversity ...

The European Union (EU) has made offshore wind a pillar of its decarbonisation strategy. The European Green Deal and the ...

Changes in marine ecosystems going undetected Date: September 30, 2022 Source: University of Adelaide Summary: Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in ...

They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has changed over the past ...

The cold, slow-moving Benguela and the warm, fast-flowing Agulhas currents create a special environment that supports high levels of biodiversity. Over 13,000 marine species are currently known to ...

Three new species have been discovered in South Africa's unique marine ecosystem, which is shaped by Benguela and Agulhas currents: the "walking sponge" (Suberites ambulodomos), a tiny clam ...

Korea has formally confirmed its ratification of a UN agreement on the sustainable use of marine biological diversity, becoming the first East Asian country to do so, Korea's Foreign Ministry said ...

Mariculture, or the cultivation of marine life for food, can harm biodiversity by increasing habitat degradation and eutrophication. The study found that spatial planning, if applied to all future ...