Coasts and Oceans

In the US half of all people live within 50 miles of the coast. This pattern holds true for the rest of the world as well. For this reason coastal lands and waters have been vastly transformed, and have great demands placed upon them. Coastal lands are heavily urbanized, and the ocean receives much of the wastes and pollutants generated by human activity. Seafood is a major source of protein for people, especially in the developing world, and as a result many fisheries are on the brink of collapse. Addressing issues in any system this politically and ecologically complex and dynamic requires massive collaboration and interdisciplinary interaction.

Faculty Experts

• Marissa Leanne Baskett
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Population, Community Ecology | Coasts and Oceans | Effects on Plants and Wildlife
• William A. Bennett
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Population, Community Ecology | Wildlife | Invasive Species | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Aquatic Health, Toxicology | Effects on Water Resources | Effects on Plants and Wildlife
• Nann Fangue
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Stressors on Animals | Physiology and Nutrition | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Effects on Plants and Wildlife
• Joan Florsheim
  Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Habitat Restoration | Rivers | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Pollution, Transport and Water Quality | Natural Hazards | Water Policy | Effects on Water Resources | The Climate Past
• Peter G. Green
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Stressors on Plants | Stressors on Animals | Rivers | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Pollution, Transport and Water Quality | Air Quality
• A. Peter Klimley
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Ecosystems | Population, Community Ecology | Wildlife | Geospatial Analysis | Rivers | Lakes | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans
• Dietmar Kültz
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Toxicology | Stressors on Animals | Physiology and Nutrition | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Aquatic Health, Toxicology | Effects on Agriculture | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Food, Agriculture | Education and Outreach
• John Largier
  Water & Watersheds | Coasts and Oceans
• A. Keith Miles
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Toxicology | Coasts and Oceans | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Education and Outreach
• Laura Rogers-Bennett
  Water & Watersheds | Coasts and Oceans
• James Sanchirico
  Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Coasts and Oceans | Policy, Economics | Policy, Governance | Economics
• Jay Stachowicz
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Population, Community Ecology | Coasts and Oceans | Effects on Plants and Wildlife
• Swee Teh
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Ecosystems | Toxicology | Disease | Stressors on Animals | Physiology and Nutrition | Rivers | Lakes | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Aquatic Health, Toxicology | Pollution, Transport and Water Quality