Compiling more than 10,000 lines of data on the waste products of aquatic animals, from lake trout to pond insects to ocean shellfish, was more time-consuming than the ecologist Michael Vanni expected ...

Seawater is known to contain a significant concentration of boric acid, which can be toxic and deadly to living systems. As such, fish living in marine habitats need to be able to excrete boric acid ...

An unlikely ally may have been found in the fight against the effects of climate change. Fish excretions seem to play a key role in maintaining the ocean’s delicate pH balance, says a study that also ...

Mangroves are groups of trees and shrubs that grow on tropical coasts. They ‘dip’ their tangled roots into the water, causing sand to collect and creating safe places for marine animals to live and ...

Animals can play important roles in cycling nutrients [hereafter consumer-driven nutrient dynamics (CND)], but researchers typically simplify animal communities inhabiting dynamic environments into ...

Marine fishes live in highly saline environments with ionic concentrations that are vastly different from their blood plasma. Seawater contains a variety of toxic ion species that can build up in the ...