Posts for tag "featured"
IoT for Smarter Aquaculture
With aquaculture booming, IoT may be the future of the market--scaling up could be key to industry success.
- Posted April 11, 2022
Buoy Camera Research: Key for Regional Science Consortium
Lake Erie buoy camera data has turned out to be critical for researchers and the public alike. Camera images help give a more complete picture of waves.
- Posted March 28, 2022
Shapeshifting Rivers: The First Global River Delta Migration Database Offers Future Glimpse of the Planet’s Major Coastal Waterways
The first global river delta migration database can help coastal populations adapt as rivers change due to climate and anthropogenic effects.
- Posted February 8, 2022
The Frozen Frontier: Chasing Data in Antarctica
There’s more involved in a successful Antarctic voyage than meets the eye, including diverse technical know-how and diverse data gathering.
- Posted January 18, 2022
The Tiniest Cars: Understanding the Effects of Microplastics on Coral
A first of its kind study is unfolding on the effects of ubiquitous microplastics on coral in Hawaii.
- Posted December 20, 2021
SNOTEL: A Network For Monitoring Snow
SNOTEL is an extensive network of 889 sites involved in gathering and transmitting snow data electronically, and snow data is also collected manually at over 1,000 sites.
- Posted December 7, 2021
Engaging People, Engaging Lakes: How The Public Can Help Aquatic Systems
Lake appreciation and engagement of the public is critical in establishing and maintaining healthy lakes, streams, and other aquatic systems.
- Posted November 17, 2021
Aquatic Systems Connectivity: Finding Relationships Between Waters
The emerging field of aquatic systems connectivity examines waters, their existence spatially and temporally, and their connections to each other.
- Posted November 12, 2021
Diatoms Dominate Muskegon Lake In A Cold And Rainy Year
An unusually rainy and cold year changed the phytoplankton makeup of one Michigan lake. Climate change makes similar changes more likely in the future.
- Posted October 15, 2021
Tides and microbes transform nitrogen where streams and the ocean meet
Microbes transform nitrogen in tidal freshwater zones, usually causing denitrification, but recent research says areas of high nitrogen have been found.
- Posted September 17, 2021
Climate, nutrients and the future of hypoxia in a Chesapeake Bay tributary
A warming climate and low-oxygen from Chesapeake Bay will reduce oxygen more than nutrient reductions will increase it in the Chester River.
- Posted September 6, 2021
Fecal bacteria rises with sea level on Texas beaches
Fecal bacteria contaminates Texas beaches. Sea level rise makes it worse.
- Posted August 17, 2021
New Tech Aims to Make Algal Bloom Monitoring Faster and More Dynamic
Technology on the horizon will allow researchers to track harmful algal blooms and measure their toxicity in real time.
- Posted July 7, 2021
Covid clears the waters around Key West
Water quality around Key West improved in 2020. The Covid-19 shutdown may be responsible.
- Posted June 15, 2021
Charles River Algal Blooms Stop Swimming and Launch a Floating Wetland
After decades of abuse, new research and a floating wetland point toward a healthier future for the Charles River.
- Posted April 7, 2021
Harnessing the Gulf Stream for Renewable Energy
The Gulf Coast stream could be a source of renewable energy. Recent buoys deployments look in that direction.
- Posted March 18, 2021
Gar-Bage Fish No More. It’s Time to Respect Gar
Gar, long considered a trash fish, are newly valued by science and fishermen around the country.
- Posted January 27, 2021
Hypoxic Conditions in Lake Erie Impact Yellow Perch Population
Hypoxic conditions could pose a threat to the yellow perch population in Lake Erie, the largest commercial fishery.
- Posted December 9, 2020
Sewage an Unseen and Ignored Threat to Coral Reefs and Human Health
While focusing on ocean-specific threats to corals, researchers miss a dangerous, world-wide flow of sewage from land.
- Posted November 18, 2020
Lake Superior Algal Blooms Surprise, Highlight Need for More Monitoring
Algal blooms showed up unexpectedly in Lake Superior. Researchers pieced together their cause and are on the lookout for future blooms.
- Posted October 21, 2020
