Marine Center

UCLA research shows how carbon-filled oceans affect a tiny but important organism

Coccolithophores are fundamental to marine ecosystems and the global carbon cycle

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Paul Barber’s research article on sushi ‘fish fraud’ among most downloaded

The article, published in Conservation Biology, was downloaded 1,751 times in the 12 months following its publication.

Coral reefs in hot water as warming events slow recovery

The hardy marine invertebrates can survive bleaching but their growth is slowed, study finds

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Public Exhibit on the Oxygen Minimum Zone in the Santa Monica Basin

Within the framework of our USC Sea Grant project (PIs: William Berelson, USC & Tina Treude, UCLA) about the potential spreading of the Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ) in the Santa…

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EasyReaderNews: Savior or Albatross? Proposed desalination plant could decrease South Bay’s dependence on imported water, but has raised environmental concerns

“Having desal means Southern California gains water independence from Northern California. You can’t waive that off as insignificant. That can be quite important,” said Yoram Cohen, a professor of chemical…

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KPCC-FM’s “Take Two’: Report washes away uncertainty about L.A. tap water

“I think this year’s annual report from LADWP really emphasizes the fact that you can guarantee that the city of L.A. provides clean, high-quality water to its customers, which is…