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University of Wisconsin–Madison
Monitoring fishing activity far from shore presents a challenge for resource management and marine conservation.
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Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory
A depiction of various river plastic collection technologies utilized for data collection
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Richard McMillin via iStock
While global trends dominate environmental outcomes, decisions about recultivating or rewilding abandoned fields can influence habitat health.
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Luca Ronchi via iStock
Multi-channel rivers predominate in Iceland’s easily eroded volcanic soil.
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tarasov_vl via iStock
A new model provides a look into the dynamic feedback between soil moisture levels and plants’ water-use strategies.
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A commercial fishing vessel near Kodiak Island, Alaska
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Matt Perko
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Warmer air can suck more moisture in dry regions and dump more rain in wet regions. New research reveals that the atmosphere’s drying capacity is outpacing increases to rainfall.
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Cargo vessel congestion at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex during the COVID pandemic
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Geospatial information about how women use the ocean is an important part of marine spatial planning, but tends to be hidden in the data
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Merry Passage
Southern California’s population of giant sea bass is recovering from overfishing, but progress is slow.