Indicators of Hope: Coastal green treefrogs develop salt tolerance
An East Carolina University researcher is finding that green treefrogs are changing to live in higher salinities — and that adaptation could prevent some coastal populations from going extinct....Continue reading "Indicators of Hope: Coastal green treefrogs develop salt tolerance"
NC Coastal Challenge: Educating Homeowners about Native Plants
Editor’s Note: Emma Bouie is a 2017 North Carolina Sea Grant coastal landscape restoration summer intern. Her research is funded by AmeriCorps, United States Forest Service, Conservation Trust for North Carolina and North Carolina Sea...Continue reading "NC Coastal Challenge: Educating Homeowners about Native Plants"
Traveling Coastal North Carolina by Convoy and Kayak
Sarah Spiegler looks back on a class that introduced students — many of them aspiring coastal resource managers — from the University of North Carolina Wilmington to relevant coastal issues in North Carolina....Continue reading "Traveling Coastal North Carolina by Convoy and Kayak"
Investigating Nitrogen Loading Trends in the Neuse River Basin
In the past couple of decades, nitrogen has been increasing in the Neuse River. Urbanization and livestock may be contributing to this increase. Hayden Strickling is developing a model to determine the sources of this nitrogen increase, to inform management strategies to improve water quality in the Neuse River Estuary....Continue reading "Investigating Nitrogen Loading Trends in the Neuse River Basin"
Uncovering an Invader’s Multiple Roles:
Phragmites in the N.C. Coastal Reserves
Seth Theuerkauf, the 2015 coastal research fellow, explains how he assessed three marsh ecosystem services — carbon storage, shoreline stabilization and plant diversity — in areas with low, medium and high abundance of the invasive seagrass Phragmites australis....Continue reading "Uncovering an Invader’s Multiple Roles:
Phragmites in the N.C. Coastal Reserves"