Fisheries, Water Quality: International Concern
Dr. Denise Breitburg is working with the international science and policy communities to understand and improve coastal fisheries and water quality around the globe.
Dig It: The Secrets of Soil
New exhibition at Natural History Museum dedicated to soils-hear from lead curator, soil expert Pat Megonigal.
Trouble for Oysters?
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to acidity in estuarine waters and may spell trouble for oysters...
Blue Crab Migration
Debate over new regulations on blue crab fishery in the the Chesapeake Bay can be informed by sound research.
Mercury Hot Spots
What goes into the marshes may come out more toxic. Studies at SERC examine how mercury moves through the marsh, how it transforms into the toxic organic mercury that accumulates in fish.
Mangroves in the Margin
Only time and careful science will reveal the human impacst on the wetlands of the tropics.
Diggin' Around at SERC
Archaeology on site at SERC gives public a chance to dig into local history.
Chinese Mitten Crab
It's arrival in the Chesapeake Bay follows pattern of invasion.
Soil: Sink or Source
It appears that as atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) rises, microbes in soil are stimulated to release more CO2, possibly offsetting the ability of plants to absorb the excess.
Mangroves in the Margin
Only time and careful science will reveal the human impacst on the wetlands of the tropics.
Elegant Universe in a Drop of Water
The tiny world of singe celled algae can have major impacts on human economy and health, but can we learn to control it?
Talking Trees
SERC leads establishment of forest monitoring network in North America.
Monitoring Aerosols
SERC researchers studying influence of aerosols on ultra-violet radiation from the sun that reaches the Earth.
First Study Linking Mercury Emissions to Toxin
Scientists report on a field experiment that directly links mercury emissions in the atmosphere to the toxic form that accumulates in fish and people who eat those fish.
New Visitor to the Bay
A Chinese Mitten Crab is caught in Chesapeake Bay waters and SERC scientists are investigating.
On the CO2 Trail
Twenty years of exploring plant response to increasing carbon dioxide.
Going Underground
New study in the Marsh focuses onthe role of underground processes in the story of rising carbon dioxide.
Scaling Up
Update on the Blue Crab Enhancement Project.
Antarctic Expedition Pat Neale hopes to understand impacts of UV on marine food web.
Native Species Wards off Invader New study shows blue crab limits the spread of European green crab south of the Delmarva penninsula.
Mapping it Out Research shows arrangement of landuse more important to healthy ecosystems than just quantity .
Supplying Invasions New studies show that not all ships are created equal when it comes to supplying potentially invasive organisms to new environments.
