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Adaptation mechanisms of globally successful cyanobacteria *
Associations between baleen whales and their prey in the northern Scotia Arc
Biodiversity of macrobenthic Mollusca in the deep Atlantic, with special reference to the Southern Ocean
Computational Fluid Dynamic investigation and optimization of biomass production using vertical stacking units
Developing a practical application of unmanned aerial vehicle technologies for conservation research and monitoring of endangered wildlife *
Drones Against Climate Change (DACC): improving the estimates of forest fire smoke emissions *
Effective monitoring of deep-sea fauna using towed cameras *
Explaining process, pattern and dynamics of marine predator hotspots in the Southern Ocean
Facilitating forest restoration to improve sustainability of swidden agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Holocene reconstruction of terrestrial habitats and dispersal pathways in the Antarctic Peninsula and sub-Antarctic Islands
How well can we predict future changes in biodiversity using machine learning? Experiments in an eco-evolutionary testbed
How will microplastics affect marine copepods and their contributions to global biogeochemical cycles?
Identifying predictors of deforestation across Brazilian landscapes
Impacts of environmental change on UK coastal ecology for nature based solutions
Investigating the determinants of woody vegetation encroachment in African drylands
Investigating the effects of environmental change on tropical montane bees and their pollination services
Microplastics and carbon sequestration: identifying links and impacts
Modelling the evolution of adaptive responses to climate change across spatial landscapes
Quantifying the status and success on restored native oyster Ostrea edulis beds in the Solent
Scale dependency of benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Size matters: how does microplastic and nanoplastic size influence their abundance and toxicity in the aquatic environment?
Temporal variability of the carbon system across the Atlantic Ocean; causes and implications
Thermal sensitivity of field metabolic rates of marine fishes across global latitude gradients
Understanding freshwater fish response to light: enhancing opportunities for conservation *
Unravelling southwest Indian Ocean biological productivity and physics: a machine learning approach
Unravelling the environmental interactions of subsea communication cables using Autonomous Robotic Survey Data and Deep Learning *
What does it take to survive in the future ocean? A comparative study on the adaptive potential of fish to ocean acidification *