Can Fish Adapt to Pollutants in the Cape Fear?

May 20, 2019 | Dave Shaw

How do Atlantic killifish respond to multiple stressors?...

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Model Predicts Storm Impacts on Beaches and Dunes

April 26, 2019 | Dave Shaw

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....

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March, April Star Party Events Celebrate Outer Albemarle Peninsula’s Nightscape

February 28, 2019 | Danielle Costantini

A Star Party March 7 in Bertie County is part of a community collaborative Nightscape project on the Outer Albemarle Peninsula....

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Tropical Systems Disrupt Neuse River Oxygen Levels

January 23, 2019 | Dave Shaw

An innovative experimental model for forecasting oxygen levels shows great promise....

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What’s in a Name? A Lot, It Seems!

January 16, 2019 | Dave Shaw

Our good friend Spartina alterniflora, a smooth cordgrass, is now Sporobolus alterniflorus, thanks to new taxonomic research. ...

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