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Unusually Long Period of Warm Waters Helps Invasive Algae to Replace Native Kelps

An unusually long period of warm waters caused invasive species of algae to completely replace a community of native kelp surrounding a Mexican island, according to results published in De Gruyter's international journal Botanica Marina.

11 Oct 2022

Study of Unique and Dynamic Characteristics of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region

The dynamic and unique features of coastal lagoon ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region were captured by a new scientific review article headed by WCS.

7 Oct 2022

Exploring the Importance of Blue Carbon in Reducing Effects of Climate Change

"Blue carbon" is a term for carbon captured by the world's oceans and coastal ecosystems. Mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass beds are the main vegetated coastal areas that store vast amounts of blue carbon. It's not really blue – it's named after the color of the ocean.

5 Oct 2022

Millions More People Depending on Coral Reefs

According to recent data on population increase in coastal areas, millions more people than 20 years ago depend on severely threatened coral reefs.

30 Sep 2022

Commonly Used Biodiversity Measures do not Pick Up Reorganization of Marine Ecosystems

Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects of ocean acidification.

30 Sep 2022

Locally Tailored and Globally Scalable Approach to Conserve Coral Reefs

Climate change-induced marine heat waves have been associated with mass mortality in some of the world’s most renowned coral reef systems.

29 Sep 2022

New $65 Million Project to Quantify the Climate Impact Potential of Sorghum

Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of the nation-wide team that will work to quantify the climate impact potential of sorghum as part of a five-year, up to $65 million project lead by National Sorghum Producers.

29 Sep 2022