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Lisa S. Gardiner

Contributor, Audubon magazine

Lisa S. Gardiner is a writer, geoscientist, and educator whose work has appeared in Scientific American, The Atlantic, bioGraphic, and other publications. Her second nonfiction book, Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival, will be published in June 2025.

Articles by Lisa S. Gardiner

Illustration of corals and fish on the ocean floor and seabirds flying overhead above the water.
The Remarkable Healing Power of Seabird Poop for Climate-Stressed Coral Reefs
March 24, 2025 — Scientists are just beginning to understand the important connections between the health of seabird nesting colonies above water and reef ecosystems below.