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A custom built, artificial "tidal" system in the MBL greenhouse. Samples of cordgrass are in different containers and exposed to different salinity levels. — MBL Undergrads Earn Prestigious Scholarships Following Research Collaboration

former SES director ken foreman speaks at the SES/SBD Sympsium April 2023. Credit Emily Greenhalgh — Celebrating 25 Years of the Semester in Environmental Science

Photo: Aerial of Great Sippewissett Marsh in 2015. Credit: Rhys Probyn — Most of the World’s Salt Marshes Could Succumb to Sea Level Rise by Turn of Century

artistic interpretation of planet Earth from Space. Credit: Freepik.com — Studying and Protecting Ecosystems this Earth Day

The Jerry M. Melillo Directorship in Environmental Science

The Marine Biological Laboratory proudly announces the decision to name the directorship of the Semester in Environmental Science program the Jerry M. Melillo Directorship in Environmental Science, an endowed fund.

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Semester in Environmental Science

The Semester in Environmental Science (SES) is a 15-week fall semester at the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The curriculum provides an intensive field and laboratory-based introduction to ecosystem science and the biogeochemistry of coastal forests, freshwater ponds and estuaries.

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Media Mentions

The Ecosystems Center in the News!

Framework helps local planners prepare for climate pressures on food, energy & water systems | AAAS EurekAlert!

New study to examine how plants transport water from soil to atmosphere | Purdue University

Three Things We Must Do to Tackle Climate Change | Scientific American

Climate Change is Already Disrupting US Forests and Coasts | The Conversation

World Wetlands Day and the MBL

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