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Oil Dispersants Deadly to a Common Estuary Species

by B. Bane 18 December 201518 May 2022

Research on two dispersants used to break up spilled oil suggests that the chemicals can kill or harm a widely–found shrimp important to estuary habitats. The toxicity increases in less salty water.

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Salty Secret Might Aid Carbon Impact of Restored Wetlands

by C. Sullivan 15 December 201523 January 2023

Research on a surprising way rainfall affected the salinity of a boreal peatland might help restorers of such wetlands wrecked by tar sands mining maximize carbon absorption of reclaimed marshes.

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Drought Changes How Peat Bogs Cycle Mercury and Sulfur

by L. Strelich 11 November 20151 April 2022

Drought conditions dictate whether atmospherically deposited sulfate stays locked in a peatland or is mobilized to stimulate the bacterial methylation of mercury.

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Estuaries May Face Increased Parasitism as Sea Levels Rise

by JoAnna Wendel 18 December 201410 November 2022

Researchers document how past sea levels changes affected invertebrate health in coastal environments.

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A Noninvasive Way to Study Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems

by J. Orwig 9 December 20145 May 2022

Scientists used a noninvasive method to study the substructure of delicate groundwater-dependent ecosystems.

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Understanding Coastal Carbon Cycling by Linking Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches

by J. G. Barr, T. G. Troxler and R. G. Najjar 2 September 201428 March 2016

Synthesis and integration of information on coastal carbon cycling is needed to better constrain carbon budgets.

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