Human activities are resetting which species hold the most sway over ecosystem behavior, says Christine Angelini, principal investigator for the study. Because of overfishing and climate change, purple marsh crabs are “wreaking havoc everywhere” across their range
“The pines, oaks, cedars and palms have this orderly trajectory of death based on who can hack it in a saline environment and who can’t” – David Kaplan, CCS.
Project lead Todd Osborne is looking for additional funders and is lining up more than 20 commercial organizations interested in farming and harvesting “super clams” that seem to be thriving despite the increased pollution levels in Indian River Lagoon.
Myoseon Jang and Dail Laughinghouse have combined efforts to research and develop a device to measure how much brevetoxin, the neurotoxic compound found in red tide, is in the air during a bloom and detect how long it survives.
Is Tallahassee changing? Depending on who’s talking, the last Florida legislative session was either a reason for optimism or for continued skepticism. Rodríguez and Aloupis earned unanimous support for the sea level rise study law, but other climate-related bills flopped.
Thought leaders and industry experts gathered virtually to help envision new technologies and applications to measure, communicate and mitigate negative coastal impacts. Summary of summit and discussions:
CCS Researcher and Economist Christa Court reveals the impact of recent algae blooms to the Florida economy.
An international team of researchers discovered a way of increasing restoration success of salt marshes and seagrass meadows, using biodegradable mats, made from the by-products of potato processing.