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New Study Led By CSI’s Morley Models Potential Climate Impacts on U.S. Fisheries
While most scientific analyses advance their respective research areas, the parameters and results of the studies are sometimes not inclusive enough to paint the full picture or give the full amount of insight needed to further make decisions. Ecological modeling studies can be very sensitive to the approach taken to model both the physical environment …Read More
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Climate Impacts Coastal Wastewater Management and Town Planning
The anonymous statement “At the beach, life is different.” is an adage that often brings to mind many idealistic lifestyle visions of surf, sun, sand and fun. However, the saying also holds true for wastewater treatment in many coastal communities. On the Outer Banks, and in other similar areas, one of the most feasible ways …Read More
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D’Anna Studies Social Licensing to Understand Future Generation of MRE
The search for renewable energy sources is something becoming increasingly more mainstream, and for several years now the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program has been leading efforts to investigate the Gulf Stream off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as a potential energy source. While studies that focus on that area have made great progress, there are currently no specific proposals …Read More
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Study Shows Coral Reefs Provide Protection for Most Vulnerable People
Island nations are increasingly facing threats from large storm events such as hurricanes and cyclones. Often these small island developing nations include communities with a large number of poor and vulnerable people who are more susceptible to the impacts and damage from high waves and flooding. Many of this communities are surrounded by coral reefs …Read More
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ECU Scientists Help Filter Through “Too Much Information” in the Mangrove Conservation World
As the situation with COVID-19 is showing us, science and data are most useful when they are made accessible and available to those who need and use them. This is just as true for global conservation efforts in this era of big data. Recently, an international team of coastal specialists, including ECU scientists David Lagomasino and Siddharth Narayan , …Read More
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