A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

News; Nation; LA fire contaminant levels could sicken the marine food chain, new tests show Sat., March 29, 2025 An aerial image in the aftermath of the Palisades fire above Pacific Coast Highway ...

A new study has found that each step of the marine food chain is clearly controlled by the trophic level below it – and the driving factor influencing that relationship ...

The study also reconstructed a model of the marine food web in the region, revealing that sea bream, which fed on mussels, snails, and crustaceans, formed the lowest level of the food chain studied.

Conversion of Retinoids along the Marine Food Chain Contributes to Adverse Impacts on the Spine, Liver, and Intestinal Health of the Marine Medaka (iOryzias melastigma/i) ...

Smoke and ash could poison plankton and other organisms that form the foundation of the marine food chain, biologists say. Gulls are gathered on the beach as a home burns in the Palisades Fire on ...

The change reflects shifting concentrations of a green pigment called chlorophyll made by phytoplankton, photosynthetic marine organisms at the base of the ocean food chain. If the trend continues ...

L.A. fire contaminant levels could sicken the marine food chain, new tests show. Corinne Purtill. Fri, March 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM UTC. 5 min read.

The change reflects shifting concentrations of a green pigment called chlorophyll made by phytoplankton, photosynthetic marine organisms at the base of the ocean food chain. If the trend continues ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.'s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of the marine food chain.