Ocean Encounters: Vital Coasts

Life at the edge of land and sea!

Salt marshes, kelp forests, and mangrove swamps are vibrant places, protecting coastlines, supporting diverse marine life, and helping regulate Earth’s climate. They also face a myriad of threats. Join us for a conversation about the science that helps us understand and protect these remarkable coastal ecosystems.

Speakers & Host: Tom Bell Coastal ecologist, WHOI Amanda Spivak, ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist, University of Georgia Ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist, University of Georgia Andre Rovai, coastal wetlands ecologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Coastal wetlands ecologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Veronique LaCapra Host and Director of Special Projects, WHOI