It's hard to save what you can't identify. That's been a problem for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, which is found only in the salty, brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay area. The mouse competes for space with ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2021
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Coastal wetlands—such as salt marshes—provide even more flood protection than previously thought, reducing the risk to lives and homes in estuaries, a new study has revealed.
Environment
Jul 8, 2021
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Coastal wetlands like seagrass meadows, mangroves, and salt marshes play vital roles along the shoreline, from providing a buffer against storm surges, to providing critical habitat for animals, to capturing atmospheric carbon.
Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2021
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Salt marshes are a fundamental habitat for fishes and birds, can capture and bury large quantities of organic carbon, and play an important role in protecting coastal communities from storm surges. Comprised of a delicate ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2021
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Plastics are everywhere. From cell phones to pens and cars to medical devices, the modern world is full of plastic— and plastic waste. New research from scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Ecosystems Center ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2021
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A new study from the University of Agder shows that animals are part of the natural carbon cycle process that absorbs greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment
May 31, 2021
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Combining natural salt marsh habitats with conventional dikes may provide a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative for fully engineered flood protection. Researchers of the University of Groningen (UG) and the Royal ...
Ecology
May 18, 2021
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Researchers confirmed the presence in the wild of Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungus commonly found infesting hospitals. The findings could provide scientists insights into a pathogen that threatens inpatients, including ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2021
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Runoff from Houston's 2016 Tax Day flood and 2017's Hurricane Harvey flood carried human waste onto coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, according to a Rice University ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2021
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According to University of Twente Ph.D. candidate Pim Willemsen, natural salt marshes can help to improve the strength and sustainability of traditional coastal defenses. These ecosystems will expand as sea levels rise and ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2021
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