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Most of them were about investigating the abundance of krill, the direct and indirect relationships between marine predators and prey, and the oceanic carbon dioxide uptake and general acidification—targets developed in collaboration with prominent research agencies of the U.S., Europe, and Austr...
Predators and Prey The ocean sunfish is primarily a carnivorous fish. Their annual migration in the spring and summer appears to follow the course of their prey. They also travel every day from shallow to deeper water in response to the presence of prey. What eats the ocean sunfish? On acco...
Plastic bottles, bags, cigarette butts, plastic pieces, straws, tires, netting etc., threaten the marine ecosystem as fish and other creatures get entangled in them, suffocate and die. Turtles and seabirds can sometimes confuse them with food and even digest them, causing a rupture in their di...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), hundreds of marine species worldwide are classified as endangered or critically endangered. The IUCN red list determines a species’ status by considering the probability of extinction, breeding levels, current population, and other...
The distribution of prey and predators in the ocean is considerably patchy5,6. Larval survival depends strongly on prey availability, predation, and transport to suitable habitat, all of which are influenced by ocean conditions7. Ocean processes that drive convergent flow, such as fronts, internal...
Asea turtleis a large, aquatic reptile that is found in oceans all over the world. They have a streamlined body, flippers, and a hard shell that provides protection from predators. Sea turtles are known for their long migrations and are an important part of many ocean ecosystems. ...
Trait-based frameworks are increasingly used for predicting how ecological communities respond to ongoing global change. As species range shifts result in novel encounters between predators and prey, identifying prey ‘guilds’, based on a suite of shared traits, can distill complex species interactions...
All marine mammals evolved from land animals that returned to the sea, representing most of the animals on this list. Like land animals, all marine mammals are warm-blooded, breathe air through their lungs, and nurse their babies with the milk they produce. They include the cetaceans, sirenia...
Grab our Newsletter.Never miss a list from TMW. It is their unusual head shape that sets them apart from other shark species. They have long, protrusible mouths with slender teeth that give them a devil-like appearance. To detect prey and predators, they emit noise in the deep ocean and...