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Mangrove Takeover Impacting Salt Marshes
Mangroves are encroaching on salt marsh habitats worldwide, but what does this change in plant community mean for the plants,…
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A Whale Shaped Needle in a Ocean Sized Haystack
Sperm whales are very large, but they can still be tricky to find in the ocean! These researchers combined several…
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The long and winding Eel migration
A glimpse of the thousands' mile migration of the European eel shows it's anything but straightforward.
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From Wastewater to Seahorses to the Medicine Cabinet
Pollution of metals could be getting into the tissue of seahorses--the very tissues that are used to make a special…
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Seagrass Invasion! Tunicates colonizing seagrass beds impact plant and animal community
Seagrass habitats worldwide are in decline due to a number of factors. What happens when an invasive species comes on…
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New Model Evaluates How Coastlines in the Northeast United States Respond to Sea Level Rise
Some coastlines are more resilient to sea level rise, whereas others just plain drown. A new study by geologists at…
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Rip Rap Sill: The Best of Both Worlds
The hybrid shoreline stabilization method called rip rap sill combines rock structures with native vegetation. This study found that fish…
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Sea Lions and goose chases – a day at the Marine Mammal Center
I spent a morning learning about the Marine Mammal Center at Moss Landing in California, helped with the intake of…
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To I.D. Debris: LIDAR as a tool to identify trash on the beach
Scientists may have a new option for figuring out how much debris litters our beaches and what it all is!…
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Room to Grow
When natural ecosystems are destroyed from anthropogenic development there exists a common notion that a replacement can be replanted somewhere…
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Going Mute: Ocean acidification silences shrimp snaps
Coastal areas could fall silent in the next century as ocean acidification alters and affects the natural soundscapes of the…
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It’s ALIVE: Living Shorelines!
It’s no secret we want to protect our shorelines from erosion and coastal storms. One best management practice catching steam…
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Storm Troopers! Robots collect ocean data during hurricanes
Hurricane prediction models are constantly improving as we create more innovative ways to study the growth and development of storms.…
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Ports, Pups, Policy, and Low Sardine Stocks
While sardine stocks are seeing disturbingly low numbers along the US west coast, affecting fishermen and marine mammals that depend…
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Summiting Sand Dune Crests: A challenge of restoration
With spring break upon us, we're all looking for a way to unwind and have fun. For some areas relying…
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Oh Where, Oh Where Should This Oyster Reef Go?
Where indeed? Oyster reef restoration and use for shoreline protection requires some planning to maximize effectiveness. Find out more in…
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Whale earwax: a hearing aid & time capsule
How is whale earwax essential to whales, and how can it help whale conservation? Read more to find out!
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Seagrass, Disturbance, and the Blue Carbon Cycle
Seagrass beds bury carbon incredibly well! What happens to that carbon when you uproot, plow through, or otherwise disturb seagrasses?…
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How to Stop Dragging Our Assets: The World’s First Fishery Habitat Quota
Setting limits on fish catch is standard practice in fisheries management. For the first time in history, limits on habitat…
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Young sharks might assess habitats differently than first assumed
What if prey abundance and fewer predators are not the only things driving young sharks to seek out coastal areas…