Spatial Variability in the Causes of Hypoxia in Long Island Sound
The Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound, produced in 1994 under the EPA’s Long Island Sound Study, identifies persistent summertime hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) as the principal environmental problem affecting the Sound. The hypoxia...
REU Symposium Highlights Undergraduate Summer Research
This month, SoMAS hosted a symposium at which undergraduate students who participated in the 2010 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program presented the results of their summer research. The REU program is a 9-week program funded by the National Science...
First Multi-year Nearshore Survey of Antarctic Krill Reveals High Density, Stable Population in Shallow, Coastal Waters
(Photo above) most of the marine mammals and seabirds in Antarctica. They are also commercially fished so it is important to ensure that human fishing activities do not negatively impact the native animals that rely on krill for energy for themselves and their...
SoMAS Student Receives Chemistry Excellence Award for Undergraduate Research
Seanna Forrester, who graduated from Stony Brook University this May with a double major in Chemistry and Environmental Studies, received at graduation an award for excellence in undergraduate research in recognition of her work in Dr. Daniel Knopf’s lab on “The...Subscribe by Email
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