A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how human infrastructure is making it harder for them to survive.
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The US Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 term with a case that could greatly reduce federal protection for wetlands. Here is what makes these ecosystems valuable.
Somerset Wetlands national nature reserve merges and extends six existing protected sites.
Birds found along the Gulf Coast have evolved to ride out hurricanes and tropical storms. But with development degrading the marshes where they live, it’s getting harder for them to bounce back.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem fared better than others.
In a world-first, scientists have counted the greenhouse gas absorbed and emitted by Australia’s mangroves, seagrass and other ocean ecosystems.
As climate change speeds up tropical storm cycles, rivers and bays have less time to process nutrients and pollutants that wash into them after each event.
Federal and state agencies are carrying out a 35-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to restore Florida’s Everglades, but have not factored sea level rise or other climate change impacts into their plans.
Phragmites australis, an invasive reed, has taken over wetlands across the US. But it also stabilizes shorelines and harbors many fish and birds. Is it time to compromise with this alien?
The Trump administration is sharply reducing environmental protection for wetlands and streams across the US. This roundup of stories spotlights the many benefits that such water bodies provide.
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Professor of Biology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Marine Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Assistant Professor of aquatic ecology, Utah State University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Edith Cowan University
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Reader in Natural Sciences, Bangor University
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Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark
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Science Integrator, Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Associate Professor in Coastal Geology, Florida International University
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Assistant Research Professor, Mississippi State University
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Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management, Mississippi State University
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Assistant Research Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State
