Marine heatwaves have had devastating impacts on tern populations.
The scientific source illustration is Great Tern from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars. Original from University of Pittsburg. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.com
Weather data in whaling logs from the last century is being used to help today’s climate scientists build better models.
The scientific source illustration is Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911). rawpixel.com
Marine Heatwaves are bringing warm water fish into coastal New England water.
The scientific source illustration for this Gar fish is: Gar (Esox Belone) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785 &;1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. digitally enhanced by rawpixel.com
Maine’s lobster market was upended by a Marine Heatwave, MHW, in 2012. As scientists learn how to predict MHWs, markets have a chance to adjust. This lobster is swimming through the data that reveals all of the Marine Heatwaves off the New England coast since 2012.
The scientific source illustration is: Illustration of a European lobster from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922). Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. rawpixel.com
Entire kelp forest ecosystems were destroyed by sea urchins when a Marine Heatwave allowed them to intrude in formerly cold waters off the California coast. As beautiful as they are, they were extremely destructive.
The scientific source illustration is Sperosoma grimaldii, a sea urchin illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922). Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.com
The “calamari comeback” in Rhode Island has been helped in part by Marine Heatwaves that have brought more squid to our coast.
The scientific source illustration is: Histioteuthis ruppellii, cockeyed squid illustration from Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, German Deep Sea Expedition (1898–1899) by Carl Chun. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.com
Marine Heatwaves are bringing warm water fish into coastal New England water. The computer code in the image defines marine heatwaves.
The scientific source illustration for this Gar fish is: Gar (Esox Belone) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785 &;1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. digitally enhanced by rawpixel.com
Starfish are one of the winners as Marine Heatwaves allow them to enter waters previously too cold. But their appearance upsets the balance in the food web of the ecosystem they invade.
Source illustration is: Starfish varieties set illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922). Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.com
This octopus swims amid a number dump from today’s computer code that helps scientists understand Marine Heatwaves.
The scientific illustration source is: Art Forms in Naure by Ernst Haeckel, plate 54 , Gamochonia
Marine heatwaves have had devastating impacts on tern populations.
The scientific source illustration is : Great Tern from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).