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USGS scientists publish long-read microbiome sequences from temperate coral, providing community resource for probe and primer design

USGS scientists publish long-read microbiome sequences from temperate coral, providing community resource for probe and primer design

Astrangia poculata, the northern star coral, is a temperate scleractinian coral that has been documented on the Atlantic Coast of the United States...

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USGS scientists collect and redeploy Gulf of America Sediment Trap

USGS scientists collect and redeploy Gulf of America Sediment Trap

USGS Scientist Julie Richey (USGS, Research Geologist) and collaborator from the University of South Carolina Eric Tappa will collect and redeploy the...

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USGS SPCMSC staff participate in the Tools Showcase at Coastal GeoTools Conference 2019

USGS SPCMSC staff participate in the Tools Showcase at Coastal GeoTools Conference 2019

Xan Fredericks (USGS SPCMSC), Heather Schreppel (Cherokee Nation Technologies), and Kara Doran (USGS SPCMSC) participated in the Tools Showcase at the...

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USGS scientists publish results from a long-term study of Globigerinoides ruber in the Gulf of America, aiding in reconstruction of past climatic conditions

USGS scientists publish results from a long-term study of Globigerinoides ruber in the Gulf of America, aiding in reconstruction of past climatic conditions

The planktic foraminifer, Globigerinoides ruber, is the most widely used proxy recorder for reconstructing past temperature and salinity in the low to...

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Recent Publications - December 2018-January 2019

Recent Publications - December 2018-January 2019

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - December 2018-January 2019

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - December 2018-January 2019

Recently USGS scientists visited 10 coastal and offshore locations, studying tsunami and hurricane deposits in Hawai‘i, monitoring Cape Cod estuary...

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Added Funding Aids Recovery from 2017 Hurricanes and Wildfires

Added Funding Aids Recovery from 2017 Hurricanes and Wildfires

In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria caused roughly $265 billion in damage and killed more than 3,000 people in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico...

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News Briefs - December 2018-January 2019

News Briefs - December 2018-January 2019

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Scientists to Attend "Reef Futures 2018" Symposium on Reef Restoration

Scientists to Attend "Reef Futures 2018" Symposium on Reef Restoration

Research Marine Biologist Ilsa Kuffner, Research Oceanographer Lauren Toth, and Oceanographer Anastasios Stathakopoulos will travel to Key Largo, FL...

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USGS scientists publish study documenting recent wetland-changes along Maryland and Virginia coastline

USGS scientists publish study documenting recent wetland-changes along Maryland and Virginia coastline

New study analyzed Landsat satellite imagery to document historical and recent (post-Hurricane Sandy) wetland changes that occurred along the Maryland...

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Wintering bird habitat and species monitoring fieldwork at Dauphin Island, Alabama

Wintering bird habitat and species monitoring fieldwork at Dauphin Island, Alabama

The ability to connect elevation and habitat characteristics used by wintering shorebirds has been identified as beneficial to conservation and...

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