We have much to do to improve our understanding of the amount and fate of plastics at the Earth’s surface.
Category: marine studies
marine studies
Ocean Acidification
The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an increasing toll on the shellfish and corals of the seas.
Get Right with Whales
For Right Whales, the situation is dire, and extinction is the moral equivalent of murder
How it all started
Pores and cracks in the rocks host microbial activity that feeds on hydrogen generated by volcanic activity,
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
Nitrogen in Runoff
Inasmuch as the runoff of nitrogen is an interstate transport problem, managing the application of fertilizer and loss of nitrogen to runoff should be a high priority for the Federal government.
Bill Schlesinger
carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests, marine studies
carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests, marine studies
Can we harvest our way to a better climate?
In the short-term, forests harvested for biomass energy actually put more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning fossil fuels,
Sea-level rise revisited
Tide gages show rising seas along nearly all of the East Coast, despite the efforts of some politicians to ignore it
A Sea Change
Changes in the currents in the world’s oceans are known to have affected climate in the past, and are likely to affect climate in the future
Nylon Rope in the Sea
What astounded us is the sheer volume of nylon line discarded by fishing boats
The ocean is a noisy place
Noise in the sea is of immediate relevance to life in the sea