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Blue Crab Dads Stretched Thin In Chesapeake Bay

Without enough male crabs to go around, some female blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay aren't getting enough sperm to fertilize all their eggs.
High Carbon Dioxide Can Create "Shrinking Stems" In Marshes

In a new study, scientists discovered higher carbon dioxide can spur marsh sedges to grow more stems, but they're shorter and thinner. The reason: A shortage of nitrogen.
Global Change Triggers Plant Species Switch in Grasslands

Grasslands shelter species found nowhere else in the wild. But those grasslands are shifting, a study from SERC's Ecosystem Conservation Lab reveals. (Photo: Kim Komatsu/SERC)

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Ecological genomics of adaptation: Case studies from copepods to killifish

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Ecological genomics of adaptation: Case studies from copepods to killifish

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Ecological genomics of adaptation: Case studies from copepods to killifish

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