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Women in Science: Sentinels for Biodiversity
Part 1: The Marine Science Center is highlighting faculty who are advancing scientific knowledge and removing barriers for the next generation of women in STEM.
March 31, 2020
Three Seas student studies large-scale geographic trends in consumption pressure
Jon Rodemann's research shows that predatory rates of fish close to shore are higher at low latitudes on the US east coast due to more species interactions.
January 30, 2018
How does shoreline hardening impact biodiversity?
Recent work by MSC researchers Rachel Gittman, Steven Scyphers, and Jonathan Grabowski investigates the effects of manmade shoreline protection structures on biodiversity and species abundance.
November 02, 2016
Meeting the climate change challenge: Pressing issues in southern China and SE Asian coastal ecosystems
Scientists, including MSC Professor Brian Helmuth, are researching how to best protect and maintain the marine resources of southern China and Southeast Asia in the face of climate change and other anthropogenic impacts.
October 06, 2016
Historical data reveals big changes in a Florida seagrass community
Recent work by MSC researchers highlights the value of employing historical data to assess community wide impacts of habitat loss in coastal habitats.
January 19, 2016
MSC postdoc contributes to book on trophic interactions and global change
MSC postdoc Torrance Hanley has co-edited a book, and co-authored one of it's chapters, examining the interaction of bottom-up and top-down forces across ecosystems.
June 19, 2015
Size is important – even for algae
Associate Professor Matt Bracken recently published findings of a six-year study in the journal Ecology. Bracken and colleagues measured the effect that seaweed diversity has on invertebrates large and small in the rocky intertidal zones of northern California.
November 27, 2013