Stories by Kelly J. Benoit-Bird

Kelly J. Benoit-Bird is science chair and senior scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, where she studies pelagic ocean ecosystems.

Dataviz detail showing global variation in sea temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrogen, light penetration and surface color.

OceansAugust 1, 2022

How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life

Detailed data about a host of physical and chemical forces are shaping a new view of the sea

Mark Fischetti, Kelly J. Benoit-Bird, Skye Morét, Jen Christiansen