Introduction Ocean habitat characteristics change with depth. This is due to physical properties such as light, temperature and hydrostatic pressure, but also species community. In some cases, this generates a boundary (e.g. when light is lost in the bathypelagic), and in others it varies continuously (e.g. for hydrostatic pressure). Various studies have noted general morphometric adaptations to living at different depths seen...

Accurate identification of whitebark and limber pine has become increasingly important following the 2022 listing of whitebark pine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. However, morphological similarities make identification of the two species difficult where ranges overlap. Using a genetic test that differentiates whitebark and limber pine, we compared field identification by Forest Inventory and Analysis...

Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery and description of marine species. This mission addresses the knowledge gap of the diversity and distribution of marine life whereby of an estimated 1 million to 2 million species of marine life between 75% to 90% remain undescribed to date. Without improved knowledge of marine biodiversity, tackling the decline and eventual extinct...