Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to elevated turbidity may be more
resilient to climate change impacts and serve as an important conservation hotspot …

Typhoons and rainstorms (rainfall> 250 mm day− 1) are extreme weather events that
seriously impact coastal oceanography and biogeochemical cycles. However, changes in …

Land-applied municipal biosolids, produced from municipal wastewater treatment sludge,
contributes to microplastics contamination in agroecosystems. The impacts of biosolids on …

Retention ponds provide benefits including flood control, groundwater recharge, and water
quality improvement, but changes in weather conditions could limit the effectiveness in …

Birds are sensitive to environmental change and thus good indicators of biodiversity and
ecosystem health. Because birds fill a variety of functional roles, understanding their …

Extreme precipitation events caused by climate change leads to large variation of nitrogen
input to aquatic ecosystems. Our previous study demonstrated the significant effect of …

Extreme wind and rainfall events have become more frequent phenomena, impacting
coastal ecosystems by inducing increased mixing regimes in the upper mixed layers (UML) …

Scleractinian corals build the most complex and diverse ecosystems in the ocean with
various ecosystem services, yet continue to be degraded by natural and anthropogenic …

We examine the ability of a SPARROW-based model (SPAtially Referenced Regression On
Watershed attributes) to assess regional P export coefficients that can assist with evaluation …

The extensive agricultural feedlot operations in the Neuse River Watershed (NRW) in North
Carolina result in high nutrient loading, particularly of ammonium (NH4+). In September …