Loss of ‘Foundation Species’ Threatens Ocean’s Tide Pools, CSUN Study Says
Coastal tide pools offer endless hours of educational entertainment for beach-going families to explore their shallow depths for sea stars…
CSUN Marine Biologist Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
The National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program awards, known as the CAREER awards, recognize exceptional young scientists who…
Groundwater Runoff is Changing the Metabolism of the Coral Reef Ecosystem
Submarine groundwater discharge — the flow of fresh water from land through the coastal seafloor into the ocean — is…
CSUN Study Finds Land-Based Inputs Make Corals Vulnerable to Ocean Warming
Land-based input — including nutrient and sediment loading — can have an adverse impact on a certain species of coral,…
Nutrient Pollution Runoff Makes Ocean Acidification Worse for Coral Reefs
Nutrient pollution runoff from the land — whether from sewage, farm fertilizer or the aftermath of a rainstorm — may…
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