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Could this treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Biology professor, Kim Lewis' research points to potential cure for chronic Lyme disease.
October 07, 2021
Tsunami results in economically threatening shipworms crossing Pacific to US waters
The 2011 tsunami dislodged docks and piers from along the coast of Japan, and a lot of woody debris has floated across the Pacific. Wood-boring shipworms made the journey as well, and now threaten wooden structures along the coasts of Hawaii and the western USA.
April 03, 2018
Environmental context should be considered when assessing nitrogen mitigation by bivalves.
Research suggests that clam aquaculture can promote nitrogen recycling, but nitrogen removal depends on environment.
March 14, 2018
Shoreline hardening and thus habitat loss, on the rise
A recent study by MSC postdoctoral researcher Rachel Gittman, and colleagues, quantifies the current and projected occurrence of shoreline hardening along the U.S. coast.
November 06, 2015
Variation within a consumer species can change marsh plant communities
A new study lead by MSC researchers explores how variation among individuals of a marsh consumer species may impact overall community structure and dynamics.
July 30, 2015
Living shorelines improve health of threatened coastal habitats
A new study by MSC postdoc Rachel Gittman shows that living shorelines can help to ameliorate the stress imposed on coastal habitats by development and climate change.
June 25, 2015
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
Fear reduces energy flow in a rocky intertidal food chain
Studying the "ecology of fear" highlights how hunger level may change prey response to predation risk, with cascading effects on energy flow up food chains.
December 02, 2014