Wetlands serve as vital buffers in coastal regions, adeptly mitigating storm impacts while also acting as natural filters for ...

In his speech for the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) this past spring, keynote speaker Rodney Butler '99 (BUS), Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, told an ...

Salt marshes are among coastal habitats endangered by both rising sea levels and urban development. Preserving and restoring salt marshes is essential not only for wildlife protection and natural ...

In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries has developed a guidance document to support the development of coastal marsh restoration projects in the mid-Atlantic region.

Rhode Island’s salt marshes protect coastlines and provide critical habitat, but many are increasingly threatened by sea level rise and other environmental pressures. Madison Geraci, a Ph.D. student ...

Marine fungi play key roles in organic matter cycling, yet their distribution across particle size fractions remains understudied. We analyze 18S rDNA data from four size fractions (0.8–5, 5–20, ...

Geographic Variation in Salt Marsh Structure and Function for Nekton: a Guide to Finding Commonality Across Multiple Scales Geographic Variation in Salt Marsh Structure and Function for Nekton: a ...

Salt marshes provide ecological value and services to people by mitigating impacts of coastal storms, filtering pollutants, providing habitat for fish, shellfish, and birds, sequestering carbon, and ...

Genevieve Noyce sits, surrounded by marsh grass and infrared heating lamps. The lamps are used to create a warmer environment for the plants to grow in (relevant to the surrounding air) as a part of ...

While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the plant, including water, other organisms and soil conditions, influences how ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The EARTh Center partnered with the Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport from June 10-14 to offer a professional developmental event for educators in the Quad Cities region.