🦤🌐🧪 Tracking male green turtles at Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, shows 2 post-breeding strategies: some stay resident, others migrate to mainland foraging grounds. Different space use & dive activity—conservation should span both habitats. bit.ly/meps15148

🦤🌐🧪 We show that upwelling triggers a rapid dietary expansion in a subtropical damselfish, boosting plankton feeding while maintaining benthic links. Transient oceanographic events can strongly shape reef trophic dynamics 🌊🐠. bit.ly/meps15142

🦤🌐🧪 Phenotypic plasticity in corals and D. antillarum jointly govern Caribbean reef resilience. Plasticity mitigates stress but cannot replace herbivory—restoring urchins and reducing local stressors is critical to avoid macroalgal dominance. bit.ly/meps15139

🦤🌐🧪 Rising ocean temperatures threaten serpulid tube worms, key benthic engineers. Using heated panels in New Zealand, we show that warming strongly reduces their abundance, recruitment, survival, cover, and growth, particularly under +2 °C. bit.ly/meps15151

🦤🌐🧪 Check out this research from the University of British Columbia highlighting the response of sea anemones to heatwaves and extreme cold events! bit.ly/meps15145

🦤🌐🧪 Environmental DNA research at Ningaloo Reef, Australia, reveals Irukandji jellyfish (Malo bella) are more common offshore and have a longer ‘season’ than once thought, proving this a vital tool for monitoring elusive, hazardous jellyfish. bit.ly/meps15124

🦤🌐🧪 Seagrass meadows replaced by drifting perennial algae ≠ biodiversity loss. Mats of Furcellaria and Fucus support benthic species richness and abundance at a similar level as seagrass meadows, despite lower oxygen concentrations. bit.ly/meps15132 @johanseverinson.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 This study shows two Lobophora species found on the same dead coral substrate thrive under distinctly different microenvironmental conditions, offering fresh insight into spatial distribution and microhabitat use in coral reef ecosystems. bit.ly/meps15138

🦤🌐🧪 Species traits demonstrate how macroalgal decline impacts temperate reef function. Integrating trait data across macroalgae and sessile invertebrates offers clearer insight into reef dynamics demonstrating utility of a unified epibenthic traits. bit.ly/meps15131

🦤🌐🧪 Year-long satellite tracking of basking sharks revealed ~14,000 km migrations spanning 30° latitude. This includes a transatlantic journey from Norway to the Caribbean highlighting the need for pan-latitudinal research. #FeatureArticle bit.ly/meps15153 @cakloecker.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 Embayments and partial migration shape Australasian snapper population dynamics. bit.ly/meps15126

🦤🌐🧪 A quiet corner of the playground: GPS tracking reveals how predators, competitors, and ocean conditions influence the at-sea movements of the Atlantic’s tiniest seabird, the European storm-petrel. bit.ly/meps15123 robthomasbirds.bsky.social rspbscience.bsky.social bardseyben.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 So-called urchin "barrens" are thought to provide few to no resources compared to kelp forests. We investigated this for Centrostephanus rodgersii (long-spined urchin) in both habitats across NSW via stable isotopes, with surprising results. bit.ly/meps15125

🦤🌐🧪 Combined ocean warming and acidification drastically reduce shell integrity and bioenergetics in juvenile Mytilus coruscus. Drops in shell hardness, depleted energy reserves, and metabolic trade-offs highlight bivalve vulnerability to climate change. bit.ly/meps15134

🦤🌐🧪 Where do macroalgae recruit on coral reefs? Our study on the #GBR finds that macroalgal beds are recruitment hubs for Sargassum but also suppress other taxa. Read more in our new #MEPS paper! bit.ly/meps15119

🦤🌐🧪 Recent egg survey data show that sardine spawning areas expanded during 2011−2020, with low overlap with anchovy spawning areas in the Kuroshio Current system, possibly driven by early-2010s environmental shifts and anchovy stock decline. bit.ly/meps15106

🦤🌐🧪 Intensifying fisheries and tourism threaten coastal dolphins. Using drones and machine learning, we show that endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphins avoid tourist boats, forage near fishing nets, and make trade-offs when both occur. bit.ly/meps15111

🦤🌐🧪 From traits to threats: Most marine mammals—even those listed as Least Concern—face human-driven risks. By linking ecological traits to 9 major threats across 125 species, we uncover overlooked vulnerabilities and guide smarter conservation. bit.ly/meps15117

🦤🌐🧪 Sandeels are a vital component in marine food webs. We created habitat preference maps by combining seabed characteristics with environmental parameters to train a predictive model, providing useful tools for better decisions about MPAs. bit.ly/meps15101 @afbini.gov.uk

🦤🌐🧪 How does larval dispersal connect coastal habitats across vast oceans? Our modelling and genetic analyses reveal a larval dispersal network spanning the Indo-West Pacific—with the Maldives and Seychelles as key stepping stones. bit.ly/meps15103

🦤🌐🧪 Differences in bone collagen stable sulfur isotopes are driven by conditions in the environment, not by trophic position. Benthic marine food webs may incorporate under-recognized chemosynthetic production. bit.ly/meps15102

🦤🌐🧪 Acoustic telemetry tracking reveals space use of both migratory and coastal ecotypes of Atlantic cod within fjords in northern Norway, suggesting that conservation efforts need to consider whole fjords. bit.ly/meps15087

🦤🌐🧪 Using genetic data, this study reveals a poleward shift of bull sharks along the U.S. Atlantic. These findings provide the first genetic evidence of a climate-driven response in a large, highly mobile marine predator. bit.ly/meps15095 @shannonbarry.bsky.social @floridatech.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 This is one of the first studies, applying compound-specific stable isotope analyses to decipher trophic ecology and connectivity of cephalopod paralarvae, a poorly studied but important component of oceanic zooplankton. bit.ly/meps15107

🦤🌐🧪 Extreme ocean warming reduced biomass by ~50%, led to Fucus loss, and simplified trophic and non-trophic networks. Upwelling offered only partial relief. Our study shows how climate extremes threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. bit.ly/meps15092

🦤🌐🧪 The #PatagonianSeahorse shows selective use of grasping substrates within the coastal ecosystems of #Patagonia. Understanding #SubstrateSelection in vulnerable #seahorses is essential for effective conservation strategies. bit.ly/meps15084

🦤🌐🧪 First biodiversity survey of Cabo Verde’s mesophotic black coral forests reveals rich benthic & fish communities (Santo Antão). Key species, strong site variation, & unique habitats highlight the need to protect these vulnerable marine ecosystems. bit.ly/meps15086 @ecologicalrealist.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 Warming can increase mean fish length despite declining asymptotic length if mortality-to-growth (M/K) ratios fall. Our age-structured growth model reconciles predictions of smaller adults with warming and empirical reports of larger fish in warmer waters. bit.ly/meps15085

🦤🌐🧪 Fjord communities assemble differently by scale: stochasticity shapes horizontal patterns, environment shapes depth. Conservation must match strategies to spatial scale and ecosystem dimension. bit.ly/meps15089

🦤🌐🧪 Not all reef fish do the same job. We mapped Tetiaroa's herbivores and found critical roles unfilled — leaving reefs vulnerable as pressures mount. Functional group representation matters more than fish counts alone. 🪸🐠 bit.ly/meps15071 @courtney-stuart.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 Marine heatwaves are tropicalizing kelp forest fish communities. Our study shows that loss of kelp habitat amplifies the shift toward warm-water species after extreme events like the 2014–16 “Blob.” Read more: bit.ly/meps15065 🌊🐟 #KelpForests #ClimateChange

🦤🌐🧪 Check out our new study on the dive behavior of green turtles! Using animal-borne cameras, we show how temperature, depth, and surface duration influence dive duration in very shallow habitats (< 5 m)! bit.ly/meps15080 @reyesgonzalezjm.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 UMaine, Maine DMR, and the lobster fishery are collaborating to monitor the health of small lobsters across Maine's coast, detecting shifts in lobster populations before reaching harvest and the environmental conditions influencing change. bit.ly/meps15076

🦤🌐🧪 A new study shows that predation pressure differs across two California Channel Islands with contrasting abalone recovery trajectories, and explores what that means for future restoration efforts. bit.ly/meps15073 @sdsuresearch.bsky.social

🦤🌐🧪 New study on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef shows coral seeding success is driven by fine-scale reef ecology, not marine reserve status. Selecting positive drivers within reefs (cm to 10s of metres) could improve restoration outcomes. bit.ly/meps15069

🦤🌐🧪 This study examined whether pigment-based phytoplankton communities are shifting in response to recent environmental changes, potentially driven by ocean warming, in the coastal waters of Sagami Bay, Japan. bit.ly/meps15068

🦤🌐🧪 Observing sharks & rays interacting in natural circumstances is nearly impossible. We used indirect network analysis & modeling techniques to uncover the factors that drive shark & ray assemblage interactions across space & time at Cocos Is. (pictured). bit.ly/meps15053

🦤🌐🧪 GPS tracking shows spatial and habitat segregation between Antarctic and snow petrels breeding in sympatry in Antarctica, highlighting different dependencies on sea ice and potential vulnerability to climate change. bit.ly/meps15067

🦤🌐🧪 How do penguins track their prey? GPS monitoring over 13 years showed they forage in a restricted area to reduce search times but keep changing exact locations (at 2km scale) to adapt to the dynamic environmental conditions. bit.ly/meps15047

🦤🌐🧪Micronekton communities shift across the North Atlantic, with clear day–night changes in abundance, biomass, and composition. Our study highlights key ecological patterns shaping mid-trophic ecosystems. bit.ly/meps15063

🦤🌐🧪 Irish blue mussels have declined over 30 years with changing sea surface temperatures and cold periods affecting health. Reduced tissue weight and higher moisture dominate, while higher local chlorophyll helps mussels thrive. bit.ly/meps15054 @germac.bsky.social @samantha-hallam.bsky.social

🧪🦤🌐 Taiwan’s fisheries face labor shortages and tech gaps. Our new MEPS study highlights emerging tech & research needs for sustainability. #Fisheries #Taiwan #MarineScience #AI #IoT bit.ly/meps15044

🧪🌐🦤 #Biodiversity declines as #kelp forests thin and fragment. Our large‑scale field experiment shows that denser kelp forests support more taxa, and kelp spatial arrangement strongly shapes community composition. #FeatureArticle bit.ly/meps15090

🌐🦤🧪 High resolution tracking reveals strong habitat selection in cod! bit.ly/meps15039 @karlgjelland.bsky.social @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social

🦤🧪🌐 Trophic seasonal dynamics, oceanographic conditions, & interactions among cohabiting small pelagic fish species were examined at the central & south Humboldt Current, using stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) in different levels of the food web. bit.ly/meps15032

🧪🦤🌐 Species diversity slows colonization in early succession subtidal fouling communities. Higher initial species richness inhibits new settlers consistently across two locations, showing the effect of diversity on early community assembly. bit.ly/meps15043

🧪🦤🌐 Microplastics accumulate on the seafloor and inevitability interact with bioturbating species. To what extent microplastics change the biogeochemical cycling depends on the functional traits of bioturbating species and their responses to microplastics. bit.ly/meps15031

🧪🦤🌐 Cerianthid fields, common but understudied deep-water ecosystems, host distinct macrofaunal communities and biogeochemistry. As functionally important habitats, cerianthid fields are worthy of greater scientific attention and protection. bit.ly/meps15033

🧪🦤🌐 Citizen science reveals Brittany’s rocky shore biodiversity 🌊🐚 Spatial & environmental factors drive communities more than observer bias, confirming CS value for biogeography. bit.ly/meps15021 @aurelien-boye.bsky.social @univbrest.bsky.social @ifremer.bsky.social @cnrs-inist.bsky.social

🧪🦤🌐 Eutrophication has decreased the depth distribution of Baltic Sea bladderwrack stands. This study reveals the depth-diversity link and its ecological importance for biodiversity and ecosystem function in bladderwrack habitats. bit.ly/meps15029