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2011

Long Island Sound

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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.