Parasitic worms in your shellfish lead a creepy but popular lifestyle
Mud blister worms make their homes in the shells of oysters and other shellfish, where they weaken their hosts.
Andrew David, Assistant Professor of Biology, Clarkson University
• conversation
June 3, 2020 • ~7 min
June 3, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: biology shellfish worms calcium-carbonate aquaculture food-webs ecosystems invasive-species parasites zoology scallops abalone larvae
Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage every year
A new study estimates that mangroves prevent over $65 billion in damage from coastal storms every year, and says mangrove protection should be funded in the same way as infrastructure like seawalls.
Pelayo Menéndez, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
• conversation
March 10, 2020 • ~8 min
March 10, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: climate-change insurance hurricanes aquaculture coasts mangroves tropical-storms ecosystem-services coastal-defences coastal-development
Panel discussion honoring James McCarthy brings experts and innovative ideas to campus
Experts from Harvard and beyond gathered Monday to discuss the oceans’ plight in a warming world, offering hopeful solutions despite the often bleak assessment prompted by warming, pollution, acidification, and coral bleaching.
Tags: science-technology climate-change pollution ocean alvin-powell harvard-university-center-for-the-environment aquaculture carbon-sequestration coral-bleaching daniel-schrag fisheries james-mccarthy jane-lubchenco jeremy-jackson
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