Researchers are using advanced methods to measure the breadth of marine biodiversity and assess the impact of human activity on its continued resilience. Their efforts could spell the difference between life and death for many species. More
Home to an amazing diversity of life, seagrass beds are an important indicator of coastal ecosystem health. How are they responding to changes in our atmosphere and our oceans, and what does that mean for the people and animals that depend on healthy shorelines for survival? More
Mangrove forests are a critical defense against the degradation of our coastlines, stabilizing sediments and absorbing the impact of devastating storms. Will they adapt to climate change, pollution, and habitat loss—or will they disappear? More
In our changing world, we all depend on stability to survive and thrive. The intricate interaction of habitat and inhabitants—both marine and human—holds the key to the ocean’s ability to support us all. More
Chesapeake Bay Bioblitz 2018 More
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has launched a new initiative exploring the wild and remote Pacific island of Coiba, its first outpost in the Gulf of Chiriquí, one of Panama’s “three seas”. In 2018 MarineGEO postdocs Maggie Johnson and Holly Sweat joined an expedition to Coiba with former MarineGEO postdoc Matt Leray. More
PanAmEx is an experiment using fouling plates to examine broad-scale ecological patterns and processes across coastal marine ecosystems of North, Central, and South America. More
