New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon—and add another 15,000 cars' worth every year
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily ...
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Lowcountry man sweeps salt marsh in response to litter crisis: “It’s everywhere”
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The long stretch of salt marshes you see driving over Lowcountry bridges serve many purposes for the ecosystem, but their treatment is often overlooked. The South ...
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Learn About Coastal Salt Marshes at Feb. 15 Science Saturday
Join wildlife biologist Joseph Smith on Zoom this Saturday, Feb. 15, as he discusses how historic ditching and farming of ...
A complex task: Carbon sequestration in marshes depends on many variables
While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the plant, including water, other organisms and soil conditions, influences how ...
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Federal money for 6 Cape Cod water quality projects still frozen after Trump order
The affected projects, totaling $17.5 million, aim to restore salt marshes, wetlands, tidal exchanges, and a cold-water fishery. Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve ...
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Commentary: Henry Marsh taught us the power of persistence
Some might see Henry L. Marsh III’s passing as the end of an era. But that would miss what his life meant to the world. Henry Marsh was more than Richmond’s first Black mayor, more than a ...
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Magnetotactic Bacteria Optimally Navigate Natural Pore Networks
Combining experiments in microfluidic devices and computer simulation, this study provides a valuable analysis of the relevant parameters that determine the motility of (multicellular) magnetotactic ...