Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Typically, a large fraction of methane formed in coastal sediments is removed via anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM). Here, we demonstrate the potential for a r...

Abstract. Microbial communities in mangrove sediments are critical for carbon and nutrient cycling; yet despite their importance, responses to eutrophicati

Researchers from the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, have discovered five new species of free-living nematodes, which are microscopic roundworms, in mangrove sediments along the Keralam coast. The discovery by Jini Jacob and A. Biju Kumar represents the first confirmed record of the nematode genus Pseudochromadora from the Arabian Sea and adds five species new to science, a statement on the findings said. The scientific journal Marine Biodiversity (Springer Nature) has published a paper on the discovery. Marine nematodes are free-living - meaning they are not parasites - and generally measure a few millimetres in length. Though minuscule, they abundantly inhabit marine and estuarine sediments, playing important ecological roles in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling, a statement on the findings said. The new species were collected from mangrove-associated sediments of the Kerala coast: Pseudochromadora coronate, P. cryptica, and P. kairali from the mangrove forests of Sambranikodi, Kollam, and Pseudochromadora kandeli and P. longicaudata from the mangrove forests of Kannur. The research was led by Dr. Jini Jacob. She had received the Ocean Census Award 2024 in recognition of her research on documenting more than 60 potentially new nematode species. She is currently pursuing research on...

Davant del gran consum d'aigua i energia que tindrà el megacentre de dades de Móra la Nova, el GEPEC, Terra Alta Viva, l’Associació Sediments, Terra i pau, la CGT i Ecologistes en Acció han creat la plataforma Aturem la gigafactoria d’IA

The mineralogical composition of the fine-grained fraction of Antarctic continental margin sediments reveals major retreat of glaciers draining the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet ...