Mangrove dispersal disrupted by projected changes in global seawater density
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01391-9The authors project the impacts of future changes in sea surface temperature, salinity and therefore density...
Mangrove forests are facing challenges from global seawater density changes
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01393-7Climate change affects sea surface density via changes in the sea surface temperature and salinity. These...
Romantic partners can influence each other’s beliefs and behaviors on climate change
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Pollution exposure associated with multimorbidity risk
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‘Safety in numbers’ tactic keeps Pacific salmon safe from predators
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Enzyme of bacterial origin promoted the evolution of longhorned beetles
Larvae of longhorned beetles develop primarily in woody tissue, which is difficult for most organisms to digest. However, longhorned beetle larvae possess special enzymes...
Changes in oceanographic fronts affect the gene flow among marine crab populations
In the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, the intensity and location of the oceanographic fronts that limit the gene connectivity among populations of marine crabs...
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