Biodiversity’s Healthy Byproduct — Nutrient-Rich Seafood

Biodiversity’s Healthy Byproduct — Nutrient-Rich Seafood
April 9, 2021

An exciting new study from YIBS G.E. Hutchinson Environmental Postdoctoral Associate, Joanna Bernhardt finds a direct correlation between human health and the biodiversity of the water systems that we depend on for food. To learn more, please click here for an article published by Yale News. 

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