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26149
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Tim Bralower, associate professor of geology and of marine sciences, studies ancient plankton called foraminifera. These ancient species were fossilized in volcanic sediments offshore of Colombia, and help explain evolution and global climate change.
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25671
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North Carolina could become the first state to generate wind power from in-water turbines. UNC researchers and Duke Energy have teamed up to install three pilot wind turbines. They are studying the effects of wind farms on fishing industries, public perceptions, and legal implications.
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UNC marine scientists Jan and Brigitte Kohlmeyer pioneered the field of marine mycology, and their herbarium is the definitive reference collection of marine and estuarine fungi. One of their most exciting discoveries occurred in Morehead City, where they found over one-hundred new species of fungi growing in the salt marshes.
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26203
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Professor Charles Peterson and undergraduate research assistant Tracey Langhorne conducted a research project on the nesting habits of the loggerhead sea turtle. They concluded that the number of campers at Hammocks Beach did not interfere with sea turtle nesting success.
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25911
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Marine scientists and students lived underwater for ten days at the Aquarius undersea laboratory in Key Largo, Florida. The team of aquanauts was there to study sponge species and their role in water filtration.
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According to UNC researchers, climate change must be addressed now, despite debates on whether it is real or not. North Carolina will likely see more intense droughts and storms that will cause severe flooding and landslides. Researchers advise improving energy efficiency and changing development patterns, especially at the coast and in the mountains.
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26032
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In the 1990s, a dinoflagellate called Pfiesteria was reported to be toxic to fish and humans in North Carolina. UNC researchers recently reexamined Pfiesteria and similar species. According to their studies, harmful algal blooms and fish kills are likely caused by multiple species and factors, and cannot solely be attributed to Pfiesteria.
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26103
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Marine scientist Chris Martens went to Brazil to track the effects of land use on atmospheric gas exchange. He is interested in Amazonian rain forest respiration because it may protect us from global warming and influence oceanic processes.
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25867
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Andreas Teske is studying bacteria and archaea in deep-sea sediment cores off the coast of Peru. Teske aims to identify microbial species’ RNA sequences to better understand climate cycling and change.
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Marine scientists, Hans Paerl and Jay Pinckney, are studying how tiny organisms live and survive in Antarctica. Their research might reveal how life could exist on Mars or other frozen planets.
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Marine geologist Charles Paull discovered a community of organisms in the Gulf of Mexico that survives on chemical energy, not sunlight. The processes associated with the chemosynthetic food chain help explain deep-sea geological processes, and may lead to solutions to chemical pollution.
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26048
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Graduate students are teaming with fishermen to help sustain the catch. According to Eileen Vandenburgh and Galen Johnson, fishermen understand more on some issues than scientists do because they interact with the marine environment every day. Local knowledge is helping them have a better understanding of clam and shrimp populations.
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25725
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Harmful algae blooms often occur in China’s third largest lake, Taihu. According to marine biologist Hans Paerl, nutrient-rich sewage from wastewater plants and pollution from factories are the main culprits. Paerl is working with Chinese scientists to recommend pollution controls that could help restore water quality in the lake.
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26140
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Marine scientists are studying small marine animals, known as hydroids, off North Carolina’s coast. They discovered hydroids have very strong UV-absorbing compounds that could possibly be used in sunscreen products.
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26017
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Coral reefs are threatened by global warming and overfishing in the Caribbean. John Bruno, assistant professor of marine sciences, found that nutrients from chemical fertilizers accelerate coral disease.
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