Migrating Marshes Reveal Sea Level Rise and Human Activity
Marshes face both natural and human stressors on seaward and landward edges....Continue reading "Migrating Marshes Reveal Sea Level Rise and Human Activity"
Can Fish Adapt to Pollutants in the Cape Fear?
How do Atlantic killifish respond to multiple stressors?...Continue reading "Can Fish Adapt to Pollutants in the Cape Fear?"
Model Predicts Storm Impacts on Beaches and Dunes
During storms, strong waves and currents can erode beaches and dunes and create low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding. We use field surveys and a computer model called XBeach to predict this erosion, as well as to understand its interactions with storm-driven flooding of larger regions....Continue reading "Model Predicts Storm Impacts on Beaches and Dunes"
NC Sea Grant-Funded Scientist Receives Best Paper Honor
Hans W. Paerl, an aquatic ecologist at the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences, led a team that conducted groundbreaking research on nutrient over-enrichment and its negative effects on coastal ecosystems....Continue reading "NC Sea Grant-Funded Scientist Receives Best Paper Honor"
NC History Book Features Blackbeard and Other State Icons
Blackbeard rises again, this time in "This Day in North Carolina History." ...Continue reading "NC History Book Features Blackbeard and Other State Icons"