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Field Site Seminar, Sophie McCoy: Ecology of change: mechanisms of community response

IMS Seminar Room (222) 3431 Arendell St, MOREHEAD CITY, NC, United States

Abstract: The ecological repercussions of environmental change are easily seen in macroalgal-dominated systems, which can respond quickly to changes in abiotic conditions. To describe the cophysiological links between the scales of individual response and community response, I will draw on … Read more

Field Virtual Site Seminar, Rachel Housego: Groundwater Dynamics: Methods and applications for improving predictions of environmental hazards

IMS Seminar Room (222) 3431 Arendell St, MOREHEAD CITY, NC, United States

Abstract: Nearly 1.5 million people inhabit barrier islands along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and coastal groundwater dynamics influence the availability of freshwater, ecosystem health, pollutant transport, and flooding in these densely populated communities. However, groundwater dynamics, including the … Read more

Field Site Seminar, Mark Hay: Translating the language of life: Something old and something new, NC to Fiji and French Polynesia.

IMS Seminar Room (222) 3431 Arendell St, MOREHEAD CITY, NC, United States

Abstract: I spent 17 happy years at IMS and UNC helped launch my scientific career.  Local reefs were relatively simple, of modest diversity, and general patterns I detected in these low diversity systems could then be tested for their robustness … Read more

Field Site Seminar, Hans Paerl: Global proliferation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: What can we do about controlling it?

IMS Seminar Room (222) 3431 Arendell St, MOREHEAD CITY, NC, United States

Abstract: Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) are a major threat to environmental and human health along the freshwater to marine continuum. As global proliferation of CyanoHABs continues to increase in prevalence, intensity, and toxicity, it is important to identify and … Read more