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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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SERC In The News

SERC in the News

Palau trips produce orchids, memories

Nov 6, 2018

Jacksonville Journal Courier
Could Fish DNA Tests Replace Population Surveys?

Nov 2, 2018

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Researchers Find Bright Sides to Some Invasive Species

Oct 17, 2018

Voice of America
South County: Citizen scientists help SERC with archeological project in Edgewater

Oct 13, 2018

Capital Gazette
Study Reveals Upside to Some Invasive Plants: Fighting Climate Change

Oct 11, 2018

WYPR 88.1
Chesapeake Sees Unprecedented Jellyfish Scarcity

Sep 25, 2018

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Marin eelgrass beds aid coastal disease study

Sep 23, 2018

Marin Independent Journal
Invasive Species Are Riding on Plastic Across the Oceans

Aug 28, 2018

National Geographic
Cownose Rays Return To The Chesapeake Year After Year, Study Shows

Aug 24, 2018

WAMU 88.5
Cownose ray study suggests maligned Chesapeake creatures could be more vulnerable to overfishing than previously thought

Aug 23, 2018

Baltimore Sun

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