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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss 10 Ways to Adapt to Coastal Flooding

October 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Adaptation, BAYS, Climate Change, Coastal Communities, Coastal Flooding, Coastal resilience, Environment, FEMA, Flood, flood insurance, Flood Risk, Flooding, Floods, Government, Homeowners, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Marshes, Mitigation, New Jersey, Ocean, Oceans, Residents, Resilience, Rivers, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Sea-level rise, Wetlands

New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 14, 2020) – Rutgers coastal expert Vanessa Dornisch is available for interviews on 10 steps residents

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Study First to Tally Biomass from Oceanic Plastic Debris Using Visualization Method

October 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Biodiversity, Biofilm, Biomass, Diatoms, Ecology, Environment, microalgae, microplastics, Microscopy, Oceans, Pollution, Polystyrene

Scientists examined cell abundances, size, cellular carbon mass, and how photosynthetic cells differ on polymeric and glass substrates over time, exploring nanoparticle generation from plastic like polystyrene and how this might disrupt microalgae. Conservative estimates suggest that about 1 percent of microbial cells in the ocean surface microlayer inhabit plastic debris globally. This mass of cells would not exist without plastic debris in the ocean, and thus, represents a disruption of the proportions of native flora in that habitat.

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Marine animals live where ocean is most ‘breathable,’ but ranges could shrink with climate change

September 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate Change, Marine animals, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Biology, Marine Conservation, Marine Ecology, Metabolism, Ocean, Oceans, Oxygen, Physiology

Research shows that many marine animals already inhabit the maximum range of breathable ocean that their physiology allows. The findings are a warning about climate change: Since warmer waters harbor less oxygen, stretches of ocean that are breathable today for a species may not be in the future.

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Ocean Algae Get “Coup de Grace” from Viruses

September 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Algae, Algae blooms, algal blooms, Calcium, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Cells, Chemicals, Coastal Waters, Cycling, deep ocean, Earth, Ecosystems, Environment, Infection, iron, Model, New Jersey, NJ, Norway, Ocean, Oceans, Oregon State University, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Phytoplankton, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, Science, Sequestration, University of Bergen, University of California, Santa Barbara, Viruses, water

Scientists have long believed that ocean viruses always quickly kill algae, but Rutgers-led research shows they live in harmony with algae and viruses provide a “coup de grace” only when blooms of algae are already stressed and dying. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, will likely change how scientists view viral infections of algae, also known as phytoplankton – especially the impact of viruses on ecosystem processes like algal bloom formation (and decline) and the cycling of carbon and other chemicals on Earth.

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UCI and international institutions link Southeast Asia megadrought to drying in Africa

August 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Anthropology, Climate, Climate Change, Collaboration, Drought, earth system science, Environment, Faculty, Oceans, Research, Society, Weather

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 21, 2020 – Physical evidence found in caves in Laos helps tell a story about a connection between the end of the Green Sahara – when once heavily vegetated Northern Africa became a hyper-arid landscape – and a previously unknown megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. In a paper published today in Nature Communications, scientists at the University of California, Irvine, the University of Pennsylvania, William Paterson University of New Jersey and other international institutions explain how this major climate transformation led to a shift in human settlement patterns in Southeast Asia, which is now inhabited by more than 600 million people.

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Soil Compaction, Healthy Yards

June 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Backyards, Contamination, Environment, Gardens, Lakes, Lawns, Natural Resources, New Jersey, NJ, Ocean, Oceans, Pollution, Rivers, Runoff, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, soil, Soil Science, Stormwater, stormwater runoff, Streams, Wildlife, yards

New Brunswick, N.J. (June 23, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Steven Yergeau is available to discuss the causes of

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Mangrove Trees Won’t Survive Sea-Level Rise by 2050 if Emissions Aren’t Cut

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Atmosphere, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Climate Change, Coast, Coastal, Coastline, Ecosystems, Environment, Erosion, fish, Food, Forests, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Habitat, Mangroves, Nanyang Technological University, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, New Jersey, NJ, NOAA, Ocean, Oceans, Predators, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, sea-level change, Sea-level rise, Sediment, shorelines, Species, Subtropical, Tides, Trees, Tropical, Waves

Mangrove trees – valuable coastal ecosystems found in Florida and other warm climates – won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced, according to a Rutgers co-authored study in the journal Science. Mangrove forests store large amounts of carbon, help protect coastlines and provide habitat for fish and other species. Using sediment data from the last 10,000 years, an international team led by Macquarie University in Australia estimated the chances of mangrove survival based on rates of sea-level rise.

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RIGS TO REEFS

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas California, Ecosystem, Education, Environmental Science, Marine, Marine Life, Oceans, Research, Student Research, Wildlife

Oil platforms along the coast of California are being taken offline. Research conducted by CSU faculty and students brings to light the value of these artificial reefs.

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New Study Finds That Access to Education and Markets Vital for Coastal Fishing Communities Adapting to a Warming and Changing World

May 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Coastal Communities, Fishing, Oceans

A new study investigating the links between coastal communities and coral reefs in Kenya and Madagascar has found that access to education and markets can help mitigate acute vulnerabilities for communities struggling with poverty and reliant on ecosystems degraded by overfishing.

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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Risks of Ocean Activities During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Aquatic, Coronavirus, Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Environment, Health, Lakes, Light, New Jersey, NJ, Ocean, Oceans, Parks, Pathogens, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, SARS-CoV-2, social distancing, Surfing, Swimming, Virus, Viruses, Wind

New Brunswick, N.J. (May 21, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Kay Bidle is available for interviews on the possible risks from

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Rutgers Experts Can Discuss 2020 Hurricane Season Outlook in N.J.

May 19, 2020 sarah Jonas Atlantic Ocean, Climate, Climate Change, Climatology, Coast, Coastal, Coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment, Evacuation, evacuations, Flooding, Garden State, Hurricanes, Meteorology, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, New Jersey, New Jersey Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, NJ, NOAA, Ocean, Oceans, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist, physical distancing, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers NJ Weather Network, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Storm Surge, Travel, Traveling, Tropical Storms, Vulnerability, Weather

New Brunswick, N.J. (May 19, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick experts are available for interviews on the 2020 hurricane season

Announcement

Ellen Druffel elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 30, 2020 sarah Jonas car, Climate, Climate Change, Environment, Faculty, Honors, National Academy Of Sciences, Oceans, Research

Irvine, Calif., April 30, 2020 – University of California, Irvine chemical oceanographer and biogeochemist Ellen Druffel has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most distinguished scientific organizations. One of 146 scientists from around the world to have been elected, Druffel researches the carbon cycle of the planet’s oceans and how humanity’s burning of fossil fuels affects that cycle.

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