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Mar. 10, 2021 — As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have a good understanding of how these particles form, they still don't have a good grasp ...
July 14, 2021 — Coastal wetlands -- such as salt marshes -- provide even more flood protection than previously thought, reducing risks to lives and homes in estuaries, a new study reveals. Research showed that ...
Jan. 23, 2023 — Researchers recently announced that salt marshes, critical habitats threatened by rapid sea-level rise, may in fact thrive despite higher water levels. The key factor that determines whether salt ...
Mar. 10, 2022 — Research has found that watershed size plays a major role in a river network's ability to do this work. The findings further the understanding of which estuaries and coastal areas will be more ...
Mar. 1, 2021 — Scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a highly urbanized estuarine and coastal system with numerous sources of fresh water, including the Hudson River and ...
Nov. 4, 2021 — The diversity of threatened fish in estuaries increases when surrounded by forest cover, whereas estuaries surrounded by farmland show the opposite ...
Apr. 6, 2023 — Research shows that environmental impact reports hugely underestimate the consequences of new developments for wildlife. This is because they don't take into account how birds and other animals ...
Jan. 25, 2021 — Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and increased precipitation, affect both the amount and the composition of picophytoplankton in the Neuse River Estuary. The work is a first step in ...
Dec. 7, 2022 — Researchers used a unique coupled computer modeling approach to accurately recreate the coastal flooding that occurred during Hurricane Florence, demonstrating that it is more accurate than ...
July 31, 2023 — Rivers carry vital nutrients and trace metals into the ocean. These elements carry characteristic isotopic signatures that geologists can use to identify where the water in the ocean comes from. As ...
