Tag: coastal ecosystems
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Little Bay water quality public discussion set for Dec. 12 in Rockport
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, is hosting a meeting on Dec. 12 in Rockport for anyone interested in a brief presentation and discussion of ongoing research in the Little Bay watershed involving microbial source tracking and human health risk analysis. The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. at the Bay Education Center, 121…
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Texas A&M ocean engineering researchers studying adaptation of coastal ecosystems to environmental stressors
Researchers in Texas A&M University’s Department of Ocean Engineering are working to better understand the natural adaptation of coastal ecosystems to environmental stressors such as storms, rising temperatures and sea levels. They are looking at the exchange of sediments between the nearshore environment, the beach and the sand dunes; and the factors limiting the growth of coastal…
