Publications by authors named "Christopher Schillaci"

Shellfish aquaculture can provide important ecosystem services to coastal communities, yet these benefits are not typically considered within the aquaculture permit review process. Resource managers have expressed interest in easy-to-use tools, based on robust science, that produce location and operation-appropriate values for beneficial services. These values need to be produced in a format that aligns with existing regulatory processes to facilitate seamless integration with permit review.

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  • Scientists need to understand how germs (pathogens) from the environment change and grow, especially because of climate change.
  • Researchers studied how certain bacteria and their viruses (phages) affected the spread of a specific type of bacteria that caused problems in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • They found that when these viruses were lost, the bacteria changed quickly, suggesting that these viruses might help germs adapt and evolve in nature.
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