Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems that have some of the highest biotic diversity and levels of production in the world. Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of estuaries around ...

What is the state of estuarine ecosystem restoration? Many estuaries show no significant ecological improvement despite many years of extensive restoration and conservation efforts. Increasing ...

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

About 100 volunteers helped replant native grass in the sand dunes of Ocean Beach, the city’s three-mile front door to the ...

Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a strain of bacteria that ...

The takeaway: Florida’s largest open-water estuary, which was on a healthy ... hurricanes — and too much of it usually means the ecosystem is out of balance, Beck said. In October, chlorophyll ...

In the Grass, On the Reef explores the estuary ecosystems of north Florida. Dr. Randall Hughes and Dr. David Kimbro study oyster reefs, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, and the factors that affect ...

Due to poor management of California's largest estuary ecosystem, which has allowed excessive water diversions and reduced freshwater flow into the Bay, longfin smelt have undergone catastrophic ...

Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...

The collapse of Florida’s oyster reefs serves as a stark reminder of the interconnected challenges we face: freshwater ...