Selected Published Work
Saving corals from silent extinctions requires a new approach
"Bridge’s unique research is redefining our understanding of reef coral diversity, with important implications for conservation; for how can we conserve corals if we don’t accurately know which species grow where?”
Cosmos | 10 January 2024 [Article]
Connecting Plant Threads
"Marissa Land is enchanted by a book that takes her into the world of Earth’s oldest plants. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer.”
Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine | Jan/Feb 2023 [Essay]
How Love Changes Priorities
"It may be an unexpected example of ‘love as a verb’, but as Nature writer Marissa Land discovers, it is indeed love that has persuaded professional climber Bernd Zangerl to introduce other climbers to the idea of holding deep reverence for the landscapes they descend on, and of putting a love of Nature above their climbing ambitions."
Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine | March/April 2023 [Essay]
The Secret World of Soil
"Nature writer Marissa Land joins eco-acoustics specialist Marcus Maeder for a bio-acoustics tour of the world beneath our feet."
Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine | Jan/Feb 2023 [Essay]
One of Earth’s Oldest Animals May Have Wriggled Around like an Earthworm
"With fossils dating to the Ediacaran, Dickinsonia may have been one of the first creatures to ever crawl along the seafloor."
Hakai Magazine | October 2019 [News]
Sharks Come Home to Lay
"For the first time, scientists have discovered that female egg-laying sharks return to the site of their birth to reproduce."
Hakai Magazine | August 2019 [News]
We have more than enough calories, but what about other nutrients?
"New research maps energy, protein, fat, essential amino acids, and micronutrients across the global food system to assess whether enough reaches everyone’s plate."
Frontiers Science News | November 2018 [Press Release]
Baaaaad News For Fish
"In the Wadden Sea salt marshes, a heavily grazed landscape offers less food for fish."
Hakai Magazine | October 2018 [News]
Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new study shows
“New research shows road salt runoff into Mirror Lake in Adirondack Park prevents natural water turnover and therefore poses a risk to the balance of its ecology.”
Taylor & Francis Newsroom | December 2019 [Press Release]
Air quality tests need simplifying to help reduce dangerous emissions
“New methods of testing and simulating air quality should be considered in order to help policy makers have a more accurate understanding of how emissions affect air pollution levels, new research suggests.”
Taylor & Francis Newsroom | December 2019 [Press Release]