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For The Birds, Milan Bull Apr 2013

For The Birds, Milan Bull

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A new column about shore birds, starting with piping plovers.


Partners In Spread Prevention, Nancy C. Balcom Apr 2013

Partners In Spread Prevention, Nancy C. Balcom

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Working together to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.


Setting The Sound Up For Success, Hillary Kenyon Oct 2012

Setting The Sound Up For Success, Hillary Kenyon

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Deploying remotely-set disease-resistant oyster seed in biodegradable netting on a natural bed in Connecticut. The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a keystone species in Connecticut's coastal environment.


Of Gardens, Microorganisms, And Long Island Sound, Judy Preston Oct 2012

Of Gardens, Microorganisms, And Long Island Sound, Judy Preston

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How healthy soil can make an environmental difference.

"I happened to turn over a large rounded stone in my garden to find a mesmerizing world of organisms that had, just moments earlier, been going about their business before being exposed to the sunlit world, and me."


The Breathing Of The Bays, Jamie Vaudrey, Margaret (Peg) A. Van_Patten (Editor) Aug 2012

The Breathing Of The Bays, Jamie Vaudrey, Margaret (Peg) A. Van_Patten (Editor)

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Bays in Long Island Sound and beyond have natural rhythms like breathing. Stress can impact the health of these natural ecosystems. While Long Island Sound has been examined for the extent of hypoxia in the summer, small embayments have not been examined carefully. In this article, two researchers investigate the oxygen, or lack of, in small bays of Long Island Sound.


Discovering The Light Bulb Tunicate, James F. Reinhardt Phd, Margaret (Peg) A. Van_Patten (Editor) Ms. Aug 2012

Discovering The Light Bulb Tunicate, James F. Reinhardt Phd, Margaret (Peg) A. Van_Patten (Editor) Ms.

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An article by a former UCONN marine sciences graduate student about a new invasive tunicate in Long Island Sound, the light bulb tunicate.


Long Island Sound And Climate Change: What Is Going To Happen?, Juliana Barrett Jan 2011

Long Island Sound And Climate Change: What Is Going To Happen?, Juliana Barrett

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Certain plants and animals can be used as "sentinels", to help us monitor the impacts of a changing climate and warming planet on the ecology and biodiversity of Long Island Sound.


The Dream Of Seaweed Farming Becomes Reality In Long Island Sound, Margaret (Peg) A. Van_Patten Ms. Jan 2011

The Dream Of Seaweed Farming Becomes Reality In Long Island Sound, Margaret (Peg) A. Van_Patten Ms.

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Charles Yarish and collaborators have established a seaweed farm in Western Long Island Sound, off Bridgeport Connecticut via a research grant from Connecticut Sea Grant. Two species, Gracilaria tikvahiae and the kelp Saccharina latissima, are being grown as crops.