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Baleen whales have a bone to pick with noise pollution
CT scans of the skull of a beached whale has helped a pair of researchers figure out how baleen whales…
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Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology
Complex Relationships in a Changing World: Sponges and Seagrass
Different species within an ecosystem interact with each other. However, their interactions are often more complex than we may realize.…
Climate Change Coastal Management Human impacts Modeling Sea-level Rise
Salty Rice: Tasty Treat, or Damaging Effect of Sea Level Rise?
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is subject to groundwater salt intrusions due to sea level rise, damaging vital crops. Agricultural…
Climate Change Coastal Management Geology Sea-level Rise
Barrier Island Stability Rooted in Their Plant Life
How stable are the barrier islands that outline many coastal communities around the world? To answer this question, scientists look…
Coastal Management Ecology Policy
Local natural resource management can combat the effects of global environmental disturbances
Global environmental problems can't be solved overnight by one person, but there are things we can do locally to positively…
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Sea-level Rise
Nest Mess: rising seas change the environment of sea turtle nests, hindering hatching success
As a poster child for conservation, threats to sea turtles, such as fishing nets and coastal development, have been highly…
Biology Book Review Coastal Management
Sea-ing fewer stars: Virus linked to sea star mass die offs.
Sea stars have been dying by the millions on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and now we have an…
Coastal Management Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
How Our Love of Living Near Water Impacts Estuarine Ecosystems and Pacific Salmon
We all love a beautiful view from a pier looking out over the water. However, piers are just one example…
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The Great Barrier Reef is worth $15 billion – $20 billion AUS a year: A quick lesson in ecosystem economics
When discussing the value of an ecosystem, tensions run high. Some people evaluate ecosystems with heavy emphasis on non-use values,…
Chemistry Coastal Management Hazards Human impacts Policy Pollution
Are coastal waters receiving drugs? Are the rivers distributing them?
Pollution is not new news. It is common to hear discussion about air pollution and trash pollution, and more recently…
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The Ghastly Impacts of Ghost Fishing Gear
Derelict fishing traps, or DFTs, are abandoned traps that may still be actively capturing marine organisms, in a phenomenon known…
Coastal Management
How sea turtles with backpacks can help establish highways for ocean health
It is a big scary world out there if you are a migrating ocean animal. However, data-generating backpacks worn by…
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MAYDAY! MAYDAY! We’ve Run Aground!!…Assessing the early impacts of the Costa Concordia wreck
A week ago, on July 23, 2014, the Costa Concordia was finally towed away from its wreck site near Giglio…
Biology Coastal Management Ecology
Home is Where the Lagoon is: how highly mobile manta rays rely on specific habitats
There is nothing like coming home after a long trip; you’re able to rest, refuel, and recharge your batteries. Mobile…
Biogeochemistry Coastal Management
I plead the soil amendment – Improving the function of restored wetlands
Wetlands provide valuable services to humans every day, including flood protection, water purification, and shoreline stabilization to name a few.…
Coastal Management Fisheries Policy
Ocean Ecosystem Stressors Influence Human Health
Healthy coastal and marine environments are of great importance to human beings. They provide many ecosystem services, which are water…
