Site Science
Long term sampling reveals previously unobserved trends in predatory coccinellid populations in an agricultural landscape.
Poster Number: 208 Presenter/Primary Author: Christie Bahlai Predatory coccinellids (ladybeetles) are important providers of biocontrol services in numerous ecosystems.
Understanding the contribution of natural and anthropogenic factors to low dissolved oxygen in rivers of the Ipswich River Watershed
Poster Number: 207 Presenter/Primary Author: Joshua Cain Low dissolved oxygen (D.O.) is an important water quality concern affecting fish populations in the Ipswich Watershed, draining to the Plum Island Estuary in northeastern MA.
Nutrient effects on Spartina patens decomposition dynamics in a New England salt marsh
Poster Number: 206 Presenter/Primary Author: Meghan Short Organic matter decomposition is a crucial process in salt marshes, determining their status as carbon sinks or sources and affecting their ability to maintain elevation with sea level.
Resilience of Pacific Staghorn Coral is governed by a fish
Poster Number: 205 Presenter/Primary Author: Russell Schmitt Thicket-forming staghorn corals provide essential habitat for fishes and invertebrates on tropical reefs worldwide, but they are highly vulnerable to disturbances.
Coastal Dispersal in the Southern California Bight
Poster Number: 203 Presenter/Primary Author: Leonel Romero A good understanding of the transport and dispersal of material in the coastal environment is important for several biological processes such as larval transport and the transport of nutrients to k
