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Graduate student Caitlin Magel is investigating how eelgrass may sequester carbon and benefit oyster aquaculture.
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Ben Dalziel's mathematical modeling reveals that some cities have intense flu epidemics while others are spread out over a longer period.
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Jane Lubchenco speaks out against a proposal to change the mission statement of NOAA. "It's akin to removing multiple vital organs from a body and expecting it to remain healthy," she said.
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Nate Kirk reflects on teaching Field Methods in Marine Ecology and Critical Thinking & Communication in the Life Sciences, which are both WIC courses.
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Mark Christie (PhD 2009, OSU Zoology) and his team have discovered saltwater steelhead adapted to a freshwater habitat in about 100 years. "It would not be surprising to see the same adaptation in multiple species," commented Mike Blouin.
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Matt Orr advocates a "restoration ecology" approach to improving human health. Doctors and their patients should focus on developing a healthy "ecosystem" to effectively fight chronic disease.
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"Today, we fish, mine, drill, and extract pretty much everyplace. As a result, the natural safe havens for wildlife have disappeared," says Jane Lubchenco in a recent paper on marine protected areas.
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Congratulations to Jenna Sullivan on receiving an ESA graduate student policy award! She will travel to Washington, D.C. for policy experience and training.
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The U.N. has a goal of protecting 10% of the ocean by 2020, but according to a recent study by Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and collaborators, we're not even half way there.
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A small, solar-powered tag clipped to a sea otter's flipper will help Zach Randell and other scientists better understand sea otters' community structure, survival rates, disease transmission and more.
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