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Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/evolution-of-life-in-the-ocean-changed-170-million-years-ago
Research led by academics from the University of Plymouth suggests the ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around 170 million years ago.
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Research reveals strategy for 'no-mining zones' in the deep sea
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-reveals-strategy-for-no-mining-zones-in-the-deep-sea
international team of researchers including scientists at the University of Plymouth has developed a comprehensive set of criteria to help the International Seabed Authority (ISA) protect local biodiversity from deep-sea mining activities
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£5million partnership aims to train the scientists of tomorrow
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/_5million-partnership-aims-to-train-the-scientists-of-tomorrow
The University of Plymouth is one of five universities involved in the Advanced Research and Innovation in Environmental Science (ARIES) Doctoral Training Partnership, which has received more than £5 million from the Natural Environmental Research Council
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Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study by the University of Plymouth published in Marine Environmental Research suggests
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Living seawall creates a space for nature along the coastline of Plymouth Sound
University of Plymouth news: The University is leading a project that has seen a series of specially-designed concrete panels installed to make new habitats available to a variety of marine flora and fauna.
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Global review identifies opportunities to improve monitoring of juvenile fish habitats
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University, working as part of an International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) working group, have called for new research to enhance habitat protection
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Biodiversity at a Crossroads | Research Festival 2020
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/research-festival/2020/research-festival-biodiversity
University of Plymouth Research Festival 2020: Biodiversity at a Crossroads, investigating how interdisciplinary research responds to global environmental challenges. Monday 20 January 2020.
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Academic contributes to first global classification of Earth’s ecosystems
Dr Louise Firth, Lecturer in Marine Ecology in the University of Plymouth’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences, is among the authors of the Global Typology of Ecosystems, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Losing the cover of darkness
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/losing-the-cover-of-darkness
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have shown species that rely on darkness to forage and feed are losing the gift of camouflage thanks to advances in the lighting used to illuminate the world’s cities and coastlines
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Autonomous imaging robot plays a crucial role in assessing embryos’ response to environmental change
University of Plymouth news: The opensource LabEmbryoCam uses 3D-printed components to form a robotic microscope and is the result of over a decade of research at the University
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