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Tag: eutrophication

Are “dead zones” spreading?
Human impacts

Are “dead zones” spreading?

Scientists study a prominent “dead zone” to understand how it will change in the future.
June 22, 2022 Nicole Mucci
Human activities worsen warming, acidification, and oxygen loss in the Southern California Bight
Biogeochemistry

Human activities worsen warming, acidification, and oxygen loss in the Southern California Bight

Climate change is causing global warming, ocean acidification, and decreasing oxygen levels in the ocean. According to detailed models, these…
August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Kayla Mladinich
Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality
Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Oysters

Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality

Lack of oxygen for a long period of time is bad for oysters, but is that the whole story?
June 15, 2021June 14, 2021 Hannah Collins
Eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay
Aquaculture Biogeochemistry Conservation Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Oysters Restoration

Eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay

This post is in support of #BlackInMarineScience week highlighting Black scientists who have contributed to and are currently working in…
December 2, 2020December 1, 2020 Ashley Mickens
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom

Our Saving Grazers

Think critical ecosystems are threatened by an algal take over? Not so fast, grazers may have something to say about…
July 16, 2015 Gordon Ober
Coastal Management Pollution

Nineteen years later: The clean-up of Boston Harbor’s waste water

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority spent ten years from 1991 and 2000 drastically improving the treatment of waste water released…
May 13, 2015May 11, 2015 Kari St.Laurent
Biology Chemistry

Hired Mussels: Mussel Farming to Clean Up Excess Nutrients

Plants need nitrogen and phosphorous to grow, and humans need plants to survive. In our quest to produce more and…
June 9, 2014 Carrie McDonough

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