Ecosystems

  1. Ecosystems

    Hurricanes’ full havoc yet to be felt

    When Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene pummelled North Carolina in the fall of 1999, they delivered a three-punch sequence that may, for years to come, disrupt fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Ecosystems

    Underwater Refuge

    Efforts are under way to greatly expand coastal no-fishing zones.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Ecosystems

    Fish Epidemic Traces to Novel Germ

    A new mycobacterium, related to the one causing tuberculosis, is responsible for a mysterious epidemic sickening some of the Chesapeake Bay's most prized fish.

    By Janet Raloff