The second BioBlitz event is a guided 24-hour study of the plants and animals that call Melbourne home. It will offer 26 guided citizen science events from leading biodiversity experts and ecologists that will allow attendees to document and discover Melbourne's biodiversity. Read more at Life Scientist.
The fixed division of labor between crested penguin parents increases their chicks' vulnerability to food shortages made ever more common by climate change. The parents have been unable to adapt their habits to the challenges of increasingly frequent years of limited food supply and, as a result, will become further threatened by extinction. Read more at Science Daily.
The D’Entrecasteaux and Huon Collaboration Report Card has been released - you can download it here. The report card focuses on water quality and sediment health, pollution types and sources, swimming and seafood safety, coastal and marine habitats, and climate. And it gives Redmap a good mention!
Human-induced climate change is triggering changes beneath the waves that could have a long-term effect on marine food webs, a study suggests. An assessment of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic found the microscopic organisms' pole-ward shift was faster than previously reported. Read more at BBC News.
A group of scientists says it has now reconstructed the history of the planet's sea levels arcing back over some 3000 years - leading it to conclude that the rate of increase experienced in the 20th century was "extremely likely" to have been faster than during nearly the entire period. Read more at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Do you have an idea for an online citizen science project? Inspiring Australia is looking for a great new idea for the 2016 National Science Week citizen science project. The chosen project will be built and produced by the ABC and promoted across their TV, radio and online channels. Read more here.
BEING more waterwise could be the first step we can all make towards helping two endangered WA freshwater fish species battle for survival during climate change. Read more at Science Network WA.
Coral reefs around the world are facing a whole spectrum of human-induced disturbances that are affecting their ability to grow, reproduce and survive. These range from local pressures such as overfishing and sedimentation, to global ones such as ocean acidification and warming. With the third global coral bleaching event underway, we now more than ever, need to understand how coral responds to these stressors. Read more in The Conversation.
Are you in Year 11 or 12 and thinking of becoming a marine biologist? Then check out the amazing Temperate Marine Biology unit run by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). The course provides students with key concepts in marine biology plus a real-world, research experience on Maria Island, Tasmania. And REDMAP is offering one student a scholarship for the field trip part of the course!
Warming temperatures are pushing land and sea creatures closer to the north and south poles and to cooler altitudes at rates faster than first predicted, scientists say. Scientists from 40 countries are gathering in Hobart for a four-day conference about how climate change is forcing species to move, including humans. Read the full story at ABC News.