Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands To Emit More Methane

Scientists Dial Up Heat and Carbon Dioxide in Futuristic Experiment

 

Sanctuaries in Chesapeake Shelter Higher Oyster Populations and More Marine Life—Including Parasites—Than Nearby Harvest Areas

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U.S. Rolls Out First National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy

 

Strategy Calls for Evidence-Based Protections, Stronger Information Pipeline and Greater Attention to Local and Indigenous Knowledge

Roughly 2 million species live in the world’s ocean. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With extinctions on the rise and biodiversity threatened worldwide, many species are in danger of vanishing before researchers can identify them or fully grasp the benefits they provide.