Back to Ecosystems Center Center Reports Home Groundbreaking Research at the MBL Research Centers The Ecosystems Center Center Reports 2018-2019 Annual Report "Fortunately, the growing realization of the threat that rising sea level poses to our coastal cities and towns, and the loss of the important ecological and economic services they provide, has focused more attention on preserving coastal marshes and estuaries. As a result, the Ecosystems Center is launching a new initiative in coastal ecosystems ecology. The hiring of several new faculty will allow us to carry out collaborative, interdisciplinary studies on coastal estuaries, bays, marshes, and coastal watersheds across the globe." --Anne Giblin, Ecosystems Center Director Read the 2018-19 Ecosystems Annual Report. 2017-2018 Read the 2017-18 Annual Report 2016-2017 Read the 2016-17 Annual Report 2015-2016 Read the 2015-16 Annual Report 2014 Read the 2014 Annual Report