Science 360 Features UMaine Deep Sea Coral Research
The website Science 360 has featured a University of Maine news article about UMaine marine scientist Rhian Waller, who has been studying deep sea coral in the fjords of Chile. She is studying the reproductive ecology of corals and links to climate change, fishing and oil exploration as part of a research expedition funded by the National Geographic Society. Waller hopes to show through several related projects the importance of deep-sea coral systems to the rest of the ocean ecosystem. In addition to National Geographic funding, Waller also has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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