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The interplay between regeneration and scavenging fluxes drives ocean iron cycling

Iron is a critical nutrient for all plant growth in the oceans, but its recycling processes are not well understood which makes climate and ecosystem modeling difficult. A new paper led by Alessandro Tagliabue (U.

Air Temperature Change Illustration

Greenland is in trouble this week and the ocean is going to feel the impact.

This past week, the surface of Greenland warmed above the freezing point to the greatest extent

UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Catherine Edwards examines the tail assembly of a glider.

UGA Skidaway Institute gliders improve hurricane predictions

Savannah, Ga. – The models hurricane forecasters use to predict the paths of storms have become much more accurate in recent years, but not so much the models’ ability to accurately predict a storm’s intensity.

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Tracking Dissolved Organic Matter in Coastal Ecosystems

Dissolved organic matter supports aquatic food webs and holds as much carbon as the atmosphere. A new study tracks which sources and processes play the biggest role in coastal systems.

SOURCE: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

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Scientist Samantha Joye named Regents’ Professor

Samantha Joye, an internationally recognized University of Georgia marine scientist who studies the complex interplay between microbes and large-scale ecological processes in the oceans, has been named Regents’ Professor, effective July 1.