An audio recording of Ove Hoegh-Guldberg at the Sustaining Coastal Cities Conference.

An audio recording of Larry Crowder at the Sustaining Coastal Cities Conference

An audio recording of a panel discussion at the Sustaining Coastal Cities Conference.

An audio recording of the morning panel discussion at the Sustaining Coastal Cities Conference

An audio recording of Sylvia Earle's lecture.

Catching rides on cargo ships and fishing boats, many invasive species are now covering our shorelines and compromising the existence of our native marine life. In a study published in Ecology Letters, Northeastern University Prof. David Kimbro and his team examine what factors allow some invasive species to survive in their new environments and others to fail.

Catching rides on cargo ships and fishing boats, many invasive species are now covering our shorelines and compromising the existence of our native marine life. In a study published in Ecology Letters, Northeastern University Prof. David Kimbro and his team examine what factors allow some invasive species to survive in their new environments and others to fail.

Oyster reefs and sandy beaches have his­tor­i­cally bor­dered many pic­turesque coast­lines. But in an effort to pre­vent ero­sion, coastal devel­opers are increas­ingly replacing these living shore­lines with rocks and seawalls.