The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment of characters. Ironically, this same complexity can impede coral recovery after disturbances.
More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several essential micronutrients, according to a new study by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).
A healthy ocean requires sharks of different shapes and sizes. Their diverse contributions are under threat from overfishing, climate change, habitat loss, coastal development, shipping activities and more.
A new study led by researchers from UC Santa Barbara, aims to understand how the expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs) will affect global fishing effort.
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and University of Georgia highlights how the fate of entire reefs may hinge on the complex interplay between a diverse cast of fish and invertebrate residents.
Dr. MacDonald has just received a $1 million CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to study the ecology of West Nile virus in California’s Central Valley over five years.
Stronger storms, bluff erosion and sea-level rise all threaten our coast. Without intervention, two thirds of Southern California’s beaches will be inundated by 2100.
REEFlections will feature seven exceptional undergraduate REEFers and their research in a series of interactive flash talk presentations and media bites.
