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Stories of Success from a Reef Report Card
Coral reef ecosystems face daunting threats worldwide. Human impacts, such as...
May 2020
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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering
As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...
July 2018
video
Researching Invasive Species Near the Panama Canal
If you want to study invasive species in the ocean, the Panama Canal offers a lot...
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:27
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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins
A Twelve-Step group for wild animals with people-food addictions? Don’t be...
Wed, 11/24/2010 - 16:53
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Red Listed: Study Finds One-Fifth of World's Vertebrates Are at Risk
A 2010 study of IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species found that one-fifth of the...
Personal Perspectives
Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship
I am once again leaving my familiar world behind and descending into the abyss...
February 2015
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Collecting Invasive Species on a Boat Hull
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) ecologist, Ian Davidson, is under...
Personal Perspectives
How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea
There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...
November 2014
Personal Perspectives
Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs
As an assignment photographer, I sometimes feel as though I am living in a vacuum,...
September 2013
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Alaska Vulnerable to Invasive Species from Warmer Waters
Alaska’s pristine coastline is ripe for an influx of invasive marine species such...
September 2011
Personal Perspectives
Make Me Care About: Phragmites
This week at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal we embark on an experiment we're calling...
March 2011
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Make Me Care About: Phragmites (Video)
Dennis Whigham, a senior botanist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,...
Thu, 03/31/2011 - 13:41