A risk assessment of potential Great Lakes aquatic invaders

Introduced species have the potential for both ecological and socioeconomic effects. Once established, these species can be nearly impossible to eradicate (Hobbs & Humphries 1995). In the few successful eradication efforts, the cost has been substantial...

2017 Forecast: summer hypoxic zone size Northern Gulf of Mexico

A hypoxic water mass with oxygen concentrations ≤ 2 mg l -1 forms in bottom waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf each year. Nutrients from the Mississippi River watershed, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, fertilize the Gulf’s surface waters to...