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Seagrass areal cover in Tampa Bay over the last 30 years (1990- 2021) observed by satellites
Tampa Bay seagrasses have experienced historical declines, but improvements in water quality over the past 30 years are promoting recovery.
September 28, 2023Publication Highlights
Researchers propose a global observatory to monitor Earth’s biodiversity
The Global Biodiversity Observing System is a proposal designed to improve monitoring efforts of Earth’s biodiversity and, in turn, improve conservation in an age of climate change.
August 25, 2023News, Publication Highlights
Ocean optics illuminates aquatic algae
Large masses of algae in the great Atlantic Sargassum belt and around the world affect local ecosystems and the environment. Satellite imagery, combined with traditional research techniques, is now helping scientists to study them.
July 7, 2023Publication Highlights
From plastic to productive: can air-cushions be repurposed to cultivate algae?
Researchers at University of South Florida envision a creative way to transform plastic waste from your online shopping habit into algae-growing machines.
June 16, 2023Blogs and Perspectives, Publication Highlights
Trace metals in the North Pacific
Tim Conway is really excited about these articles from their North Pacific GEOTRACES work, which was the first NSF funding he received after arriving at CMS.
April 26, 2023Publication Highlights
Obligation to Enhance OBIS Data for Sea- and Shorebirds of the Americas
The family Procellariidae, which includes open-ocean petrels and shearwaters, were documented in the most marine ecoregions.
January 3, 2023Publication Highlights
Distinguishing the influence of sediments, the Congo River, and water-mass mixing on the distribution of iron and its isotopes in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean
Iron is a key micronutrient for primary production in the surface ocean. Iron isotopes can provide a window into the sources and cycling of iron to the surface and deep ocean.
November 30, 2022News, Publication Highlights
A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions
A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions.
August 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights
Coral Reef “Oases”: New Study Provides Clues to Locate Resilient Reef Communities
New models developed by an international team including USGS researchers could predict and explain the locations of resilient coral reef communities that may play a key role in coral reef conservation efforts.
August 2, 2022News, Publication Highlights
Can Areas of High Alkalinity Freshwater Discharge Provide Potential Refugia for Marine Calcifying Organisms?
Enjoy this launch blurb celebrating a publication related to ocean acidification along the Springs Coast in the northeast Gulf of Mexico whose lead author was recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019), Kyle Amergian.
June 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights