Tag: eDNA
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UMaine News: Five Students Share Why They Chose Maine
Kyle Oliveira, a UMaine PhD student who has worked at Bigelow Laboratory, was highlighted in the University of Maine News about his research learning more…
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
In parts of the Gulf of Maine, kelp forests are disappearing fast and being replaced with something new. Scientists call this kind of dramatic, lasting…
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Keeping Clear of Bad Blooms
Toxic species of algae like Pseudo-nitzschia australis can have devastating impacts on coastal industries and communities — a lesson Maine communities learned first hand in…
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Kelp, I’ve Fallen
Environmental DNA has proven immensely valuable for accurately, rapidly, and inexpensively detecting new species and answering important coastal management questions. In a new study, a…
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Cracking the Lobster’s Dietary Code
The American lobster may be one of the economic and ecological cornerstones of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, but scientists still know surprisingly little about…