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Dr. Donald Behringer Receives Fulbright Award to Teach Aquatic Disease Ecology in Croatia


January 9, 2025

FFGS is pleased to announce that Dr. Donald Behringer, Professor of Marine and Disease Ecology, was named a 2025 Fulbright Specialist. The Fulbright Specialist Program promotes biology education around the world by establishing relationships ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Aquatic Disease Ecology, Awards, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Florida Sea Grant, Freshwater Ecology, Marine Ecology

Scientists discover cause of sea urchin die-offs in the Caribbean: a protozoan parasite


April 19, 2023

Highlights The long-spined sea urchin is an important species that helps keep coral reefs healthy. When long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean began to die in large numbers in early 2022, scientists jumped in and discovered that a ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Caribbean, Conservation, Coral Reefs, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Florida Sea Grant, Keystone Species, Long-spined Sea Urchins, NOAA, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sea Urchins