"Fortunately, the growing realization of the threat that rising sea level poses to our coastal cities and towns, and the loss of the important ecological and economic services they provide, has focused more attention on preserving coastal marshes and estuaries. As a result, the Ecosystems Center is launching a new initiative in coastal ecosystems ecology. The hiring of several new faculty will allow us to carry out collaborative, interdisciplinary studies on coastal estuaries, bays, marshes, and coastal watersheds across the globe."
