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Old nautical charts inform reef conservation in Florida Keys

October 3, 2017

When British navigators charted the global waters they sailed centuries ago, they didn’t intend to record ecological information that would have a bearing on marine conservation. A recent study tapped into this historical resource, however, …

JWM study: Low-quality marine habitat impacts murrelet

February 27, 2017

Dubbed “the enigma of the Pacific” until ornithologists finally tracked down its nest in the 1970s, the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a seabird that forages by the coast and flies inland to lay a …