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Tag: Estuaries

It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?
Climate Change

It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?

Australian estuaries are warming up because of climate change and this might be making its fish bigger.
May 26, 2022 Valeria Contreras
Walking the estuary for stories of change
Coastal Management

Walking the estuary for stories of change

Through estuary walks, researchers delve into the meanings humans make about this dynamic land(and sea)-scape.
December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Ellie Oldach
Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound
Climate Change Fisheries Noise

Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound

Ever hear a snapping underwater? Wonder who is making the sound? Researchers can use sound to take the pulse of…
September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Setta
New York City’s poop is a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Now what?
Coastal Management Human impacts

New York City’s poop is a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Now what?

The Hudson River has been a Superfund site since 1984, but pollution continues to be a problem today.
July 30, 2019October 2, 2020 Nyla Husain
Microbe Mishap: Microplastic Pollution on the Coast of China
Plastic Pollution

Microbe Mishap: Microplastic Pollution on the Coast of China

Marine plastic pollution has vast negative effects on the environment and human health. Microbes on the plastic may be transferring…
April 24, 2018May 1, 2018 LeAundra Jeffs
Book Review Climate Change

Size Matters: Big Eelgrass Beds Hold More Carbon

Oreska MPJ, McGlathery KJ, Porter JH (2017) Seagrass blue carbon spatial patterns at the meadow-scale. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0176630. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176630…
July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 R J Parker
Coastal Management Conservation Ecology

The True Value of Fish Nurseries

Estuaries (where freshwater and seawater mix) are used as nursery grounds to raise many species of young fish around the…
June 18, 2015 Derrick Alcott

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