Marine Biology News
15-03-2024New fish publication: Frank, L., Prescott, L. A., Scott, M. E., Domenici, P., Johansen, J. L. and Steffensen, J. F. The effect of progressive hypoxia on swimming mode and oxygen consumption in the pile perch, Phanerodon vacca. 2024. Frontiers - Fish Experimental Biology.Volume 2 - 2024
30-11-2023
New publication: Rouyer, T., Bonhommeau, S., Bernard, S., Kerzerho, V. Derridj, =., Bjarnason, A., Alla, A. Steffensen, J. F., Deguara, S., Wendling, B., Bal, G., Thambithurai, D. and Mckenzie, D. J. (2023).A novel protocol for rapid deployment of heart rate data storage tags in Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus reveals cardiac responses to temperature and feeding. Journal of Fish Biology, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15507 publication:
30-11-2023
New publication: Pacher, K., Breuker, M., Hansen, M. H., Kuvers, R. H. J. M., Häge, J., Dhellemmes, F., Domenici, P, Steffensen, J. F., Krause, S., Hildebrandt, T., Fritsch, G., Bach, P., Sabarros, P. S., Zaslansky, P., Mahlow, K., Müller, J., Armas, R. G., Galván-Magaña, F., Ortiz, H. V., Elorriaga-Verplancken, F. R., Krause, J. (In Press). The rostral micro-tooth morphology of blue marlin rostra, Makaira nigricans (Lacepède 1802). J. Fish Biol. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15608
30-11-2023
New publication: Bergsson, H., Svendsen, M. B. S. and Steffensen, J. F. (2023). Model of Oxygen Conditions within Aquaculture Sea Cages. Biology, 12(11), 1408; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12111408
14-05-2023
New Publication: Physiological effects of temperature in Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, shows high vulnerability of arctic stenotherms to global warming. Andreas Ruth, Morten Bo Søndergaard Svendsen, Rasmus Nygaard, Emil Aputsiaq Flindt Christensen, Peter G. Bushnell, John Fleng Steffensen. J. Fish Biol. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15434
28-02-2023
Tracking the behaviour of large fish in the open ocean. In Fisheries Society for the British Isles Spring 2023 Newsletter
27-12-2022
New publication in Biochemie: Holm, S., 1, Møller Larsen, R., Myrup Hols, C.,Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Steffensen, J. F., Stevnsner, T. and Larsen, K. (In Press). Bowhead NEIL1: molecular cloning, characterization, and enzymatic properties. Biochemie, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2022.10.014
29-09-2022
New eBook in Frontiers: Ecophysiology and Biogeochemistry of Marine Plants in the Anthropocene
31-08-2022
New paper in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy: Expression of Opsins of the Box Jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora Reveals the First Photopigment in Cnidarian Ocelli and Supports the Presence of Photoisomerases
15-05-2022
New paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution on "Disentangling compartment functions in sessile marine invertebrates"
14-05-2022
New article in Marine Pollution Bulletin on "Widespread oxyregulation in tropical corals under hypoxia"
13-05-2022
New paper in Marine Drugs on "Possible Functional Roles of Patellamides in the Ascidian-Prochloron Symbiosis"
13-05-2022
New article in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology on "Metabolic Profiling of Interspecies Interactions During Sessile Bacterial Cultivation Reveals Growth and Sporulation Induction in Paenibacillus amylolyticus in Response to Xanthomonas retroflexus"
13-05-2022
New paper in Molecular Ecology on "Hypoxia as a physiological cue and pathological stress for coral larvae"
12-05-2022
New paper in ISME Journal on "Kleptoplast distribution, photosynthetic efficiency and sequestration mechanisms in intertidal benthic foraminifera"
12-05-2022
New review in Frontiers of Marine Science on "Effects of Epiphytes on the Seagrass Phyllosphere"
11-05-2022
New article in npj Biofilms & MIcrobiomes on "Biophysical properties at patch scale shape the metabolism of biofilm landscapes"
11-05-2022
New review in Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology: "Every refuge has its price: Ostreobium as a model for understanding how algae can live in rock and stay in business"
10-05-2022
New paper published today in Journal of Experimental Biology: Escaping from multiple visual threats: modulation of escape responses in Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus). Hibiki Kimura et. al. (From UW Friday Harbor Fish Swimming Course).
18-03-2022
New publication: Lacunae rostralis: A new structure on the rostrum of sailfish Istiophorus platypterus. Published in Journal of Fish Biology. 22 February 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15018
20-01-2022
På forskningstogt med Grønlandshajen - Øjenvidneberetning af biologistuderende Amalie Bech Poulsen.
17-12-2021
New article in iScience: "Nitric-oxide-driven oxygen release in anoxic Pseudomonas aeruginosa" - Verena Schrameyer, Michael Kühl
08-12-2021
New paper in Environmental Pollution: "The combined effect of short-term hydrological and N-fertilization manipulation of wetlands on CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions" - Kasper Elgetti Brodersen
30-10-2021
New article in Molecular Ecology: "Hypoxia as a physiological cue and pathological stress for coral larvae" - Michael Kühl
29-10-2021
New article published in Scientific Reports "Intraspecific variation in thermal tolerance differs between tropical and temperate fishes" by J. J. H. Nati, M. B. S. Svendsen, S. Marras, S. S. Killen, J. F. Steffensen, D. J. McKenzie & P. Domenici. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00695-8.
29-10-2021
New book chapter: "Frustule Photonics and Light Harvesting Strategies in Diatoms" - Michael Kühl
29-10-2021
New review: "Resolving Chemical Gradients Around Seagrass RootsA Review of Available Methods" in Frontiers of Marine Science - Kasper Brodersen, Michael Kühl
13-10-2021
"24 Spørgsmål til Professoren"-podcast om Grønlandshajen. Arrangeret af Lone Frank for Weekendavisen og Carlsbergfondet.
11-10-2021
New article in ISME Journal: "Kleptoplast distribution, photosynthetic efficiency and sequestration mechanisms in intertidal benthic foraminifera" - Erik Trampe & Michael Kühl
29-09-2021
New article in Proceedings of the Royal Society London B: "Photosynthesis from stolen chloroplasts can support sea slug reproductive fitness" - Michael Kühl
01-09-2021
New paper (and cover photo): "Multiphysics modelling of photon, mass and heat transfer in coral microenvironments" in Journal of the Royal Society Interface - Swathi Murthy & Michael Kühl
27-08-2021
Atlas Obscura today August 27.th '21: What Does It Mean That Greenland Sharks Could Live for 500 Years or More? A languid fish has a story to tell about longevity, lifestyle, and loss.
23-08-2021
PhD Defense: Kendra Turk-Kubo Title: Marine nitrogen fixation: Importance of enigmatic N2-fixing microbes in open ocean and coastal ecosystems Principal Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan Zehr, Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz Assessment committee: Prof. Mathias Middelboe, Marine Biological Section, University of Copenhagen (Chair). Prof. Margaret Mulholland, Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Prof. Eric Webb, Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, UDA
02-07-2021
New paper on heterotrophic N2 fixation on marine particles published in Nature Communications by Lasse Riemann's group
20-05-2021
Article just published in Conservation Physiology: Shuttle-box systems for studying preferred environmental ranges by aquatic animals. Emil AFC,*,Lars Emil JA, Heiðrikur B, John FS and Shaun SK. Con Phys Vol 9, 2021. DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coab028
19-04-2021
Grønland - en verden af kontraster. Tysk naturprogram fra 2020. Verdens største ø, hvor over 80 procent af landet er dækket af is. Gennem lokalbefolkningens øjne lærer vi det autentiske Grønland at kende - fra ældgamle traditioner til den mystiske grønlandshaj.
21-03-2021
New articles in Microorganisms: "In-Situ Metatranscriptomic Analyses Reveal the Metabolic Flexibility of the Thermophilic Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacterium Chloroflexus aggregans in a Hot Spring Cyanobacteria-Dominated Microbial Mat"
29-01-2021
Indlæg på Altinget om mangel på borgerindragelse i dansk havforvaltning, hvordan der identificeres prioriteter for dansk havmiljø og FN's Tiår for Havet
29-01-2021
Kort omtale af epifytters negative betydning for havgræsser i radioprogrammet "Vildt Naturligt" på P1, med biologerne Johan Olsen og Vicky Knudsen (43:52) - Kasper Elgetti Brodersen
21-12-2020
New article in ACS Sensors on novel approach for chemical imaging using hyperspectral cameras. - Maria Mosshammer, Michael Kühl
12-12-2020
New letter in Science: Small Aral Sea brings hope for Lake Balkhash by Nikolai V. Aladin, Jens T. Høeg and Igor Plotnikov. Science 370 (6522), 1283. DOI: 10.1126/science.abf6682
12-12-2020
New article in J. Fish Biology: Regulate or tolerate: Thermal strategy of a coral reef flat resident, the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum by Tiffany J Nay, Rohan J Longbottom, Connor R Gervais, Jacob L Johansen, John F Steffensen, Jodie L Rummer and Andrew S Hoey
09-12-2020
Havgræsser under pres: ny viden om de biologiske stress mekanismer
02-12-2020
Testing new ultrasound scanner that we plan use on our research cruise to Greenland next summer - to test if large Greenland sharks are pregant - and if so, the number of pups and how large they are.
26-11-2020
New research uncovers a conservative route to genome compaction - a miniaturized marine worm has one of the smallest animal genomes with only 73.8 MBP
20-11-2020
New paper published today in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science: - Population ecology, growth, and physico-chemical habitat of anadromous European perch Perca fluviatilis. Part of Emil A. F. Christensen's Ph.D.project.
17-11-2020
New article in Global Change Biology showing that differences in coral hypoxia response systems align with bleaching susceptibility - Michael Kühl
13-11-2020
Ny viden om epifytters skadelige effekt på havgræsser - Link til Carlsbergfondet
16-10-2020
New paper in Marine Ecology Progress Series showing that active feeding affects bleaching susceptibility of corals. MSc work of Niclas Lyndby and Jacob Holm. Michael Kühl
14-10-2020
New publication in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface on the thermal, optical and chemical microenvironment in the leaf phyllosphere of seagrass (Zostera marina) - Kasper Elgetti Brodersen & Michael Kühl
08-10-2020
New Research Article in PlosOne: Assessing the reproductive biology of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). Former PhD-student Julius Nielsen and John Steffensen.
07-10-2020
Research Article in Jourmal of Experimental Biology: Oil gland and oil pores in billfishes: in search of a function. John Fleng Steffensen and the Research Gate Project "Behavior and morphology of billfish"
05-10-2020
Wall Street Journal September 11.th. - "The Numbers. How Old Is the Greenland Shark? The Answer Is Slippery. Radiocarbon dates scientists used to estimate long-lived species lifespan were recalibrated this year "
21-09-2020
Niels-Ulrik Frigaard contributed to an article on life on the planet Venus "Osende mikrober" in Weekendavisen.
19-09-2020
New article in Journal of Fish Biology from MBS: The combined effect of body size and temperature on oxygen consumption rates and the size‐dependency of preferred temperature in European perch Perca fluviatilis. Emil A. F. Christensen, Morten B. S. Svendsen & John F. Steffensen
14-09-2020
Article in Science Advances: "PhenoChip: A single-cell phenomic platform for high-throughput photophysiological analyses of microalgae" - Michael Kühl and Erik Trampe
29-08-2020
New article in Conservation Physiology - from bi-annual Fish Swimming Course at University of Washington's Friday Harbor Labs - w. MBS M.Sc.-student Andreas Ruth. Luongo, S. M., Ruth, A., Gervais, C. A., Korsmeyer, K. E., Johansen, J. L., Domenici, P. and Steffensen, J. F. (2020). Bidirectional cyclical flows increase energetic costs of station-holding for a labriform swimming fish, Cymatogaster aggregate..Cons. Phys. 10.1093/conphys/coaa077.
20-05-2020
Det er dyrt at skifte retning i bølgerne for koralrevsfisk. Ny forskning publiceret i J. exp. Biol. af tidligere bachelor-studerende ved MBS - i samarbejde med med internationale kollegaer og JFSteffensen.
14-04-2020
Ny artikel i ISME Journal: Marin bakterie bruger signalstoffer til at kontrollere latent virus - Mathias Middelboe
13-04-2020
Article in Nature Communications on "Bionic 3D Printed Corals" - Michael Kühl
01-04-2020
Article in Nature Climate Change promotes ocean deoxygenation as a serious threat to coral reefs - Michael Kühl
11-03-2020
Michael Kühl wins Moore Investigator award in Aquatic Symbiosis
05-03-2020
Cover story in Environmental Microbiology - Michael Kühl and Erik Trampe
24-01-2020
New review paper in Microbiome: "Beneath the surface: community assembly and functions of the coral skeleton microbiome" - Michael Kühl
24-01-2020
New eLife publication: "Photosynthesis in the dark: Near-infrared light drives substantial oxygen production in natural biofilms" - Michael Kühl, Erik Trampe, Maria Mosshammer
23-01-2020
New e-book: "Optics and Ecophysiology of Coral Reef Organisms" - Michael Kühl
25-10-2019
Feature paper in Marine Ecology Progress Series: Feeding corals cope better with temperature stress and are more resilient to bleaching. Based on masters theses of Niclas Lyndby and Jacob Boiesen Holm - Michael Kühl.
29-08-2019
Epiphyte induced carbon limitation in seagrass - Kasper Elgetti Brodersen, Michael Kühl
21-06-2019
Havets lille hjælper. Mathias Middelboe, Weekendavisen (kræver abonnement)
27-05-2019
New EU-MSC-ITN project: "Bio-inspired and bionic materials for enhanced photosynthesis (BEEP)" The project establishes a strong interdisciplinary research network covering bioscience, biophotonics and bioinspired materials science, which will train 9 PhD students. - Michael Kühl
22-05-2019
Ocean plastic endangers bacteria that create oxygen necessary for life and form the base of the foodchain. Postdoctoral research from Dr. Verena Schrameyer current Marie-Curie Research Fellow at MBS.
09-05-2019
Prof. Lasse Riemann has received 2.87 mill. DKK from Independent Research Fund Denmark for the project: Vitamin B1 limitation of bacterioplankton in coastal temperate waters
22-10-2018
In a new PNAS paper, researchers find that vitamin B1 or B1 precursors are critical for bacterioplankton growth - Ryan Paerl, Lasse Riemann
28-09-2018
3D bioprinting of living structures with built-in chemical sensors - Erik Trampe, Michael Kühl
04-06-2018
A cell-wall in glass supports photosynthesis of microalgae - Michael Kühl
18-04-2018
Geleplankton på menuen hos små ålelarver - Lasse Riemann
10-02-2018
Forunderlige søstjerner lyser op i Arktis mørke dyb. Anders Garm - videnskab.dk
07-02-2018
Starfish Can See You with Their Arm-Eyes. Anders Garm - Live Science
07-02-2018
Starfish See Pretty Well in the Deep Ocean. By the Way, Starfish Have Eyes. Anders Garm - The New York Times
06-02-2018
Starfish in the Deep Sea Can See. Anders Garm - The Scientist
30-01-2018
Koralrev bliver syge af plastik. Kasper Elgetti Brodersen - DR.dk
29-01-2018
It is a pleasure to announce the next course on Microsensor Analysis in the Environmental Sciences
25-01-2018
Koralrev i kæmpe havområde er fyldt med 11 milliarder stykker plastik. Anders Garm - Politiken
04-12-2017
Tropiske havgræsser manipulerer sedimenters frigørelse af jern og fosfat