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Lessons from the Panama Oil Spill
On April 27, 1986, an estimated 50,000 barrels of medium-weight crude oil drained...
Wed, 06/23/2010 - 11:22
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Dr. Nancy Rabalais: Troubled Waters in the Gulf of Mexico
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill brought the world’s attention to the Gulf of...
Thu, 04/07/2011 - 16:31
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Dennis Whigham
Dennis Whigham, Senior Botanist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center ...
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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana
We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...
November 2013
From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality
In centuries past, the ocean was thought to be full of krakens, sea serpents, sea...
March 2014
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later
Two years ago last week, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig...
April 2012
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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
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Wetlands to the Horizon
The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize...
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Phragmites australis, seeds
The invasive reed Phragmites australis can create new plants through seeds (shown...
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Phragmites australis
An invasive strain of the plant Phragmites australis dominates this Chesapeake Bay...
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