Category: Coasts & Marine
Soil and Water Summer Experience – Chance McLeod
August 21, 2019
The Soil and Water Sciences Department is offering students the chance to blog about their summer experience. The students enrolled in one of three courses over the summer, for which they received credit: SWS 4905-Individual Work, SWS 4911-Supervised ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WaterTags: Chance McLeod, Environmental Biogeochemistry, Environmental Management In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Seagrass, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Summer Experience
Women in STEM Careers: Dr. Emily Hall
August 20, 2019
Throughout history, women have been instrumental in advancing science, in key discoveries and insightful developments. Some of my favorite contemporary scientists are women, including Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Jane Goodall, and Dr. Eugenie “Genie” ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Coast, Corals, Florida Sea Grant, International Women's Day, Marine, Ocean Acidification, Pgm_Marine, Science, Scientist, STEM, Women, Women In STEM Careers
Is It a Crab or Spider?
August 20, 2019
Crabs have 10 legs. Spiders have eight legs. Insects have six legs. All basic biological facts we learned back in elementary school, right? However, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say that 10-legged horseshoe crabs aren’t ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Crabs, Florida Sea Grant, Horseshoe Crab, Marine Science
Soil and Water Summer Experience – Donna Kaminski
August 19, 2019
The Soil and Water Sciences Department is offering students the chance to blog about their summer experience. The students enrolled in one of three courses over the summer, for which they received credit: SWS 4905-Individual Work, SWS 4911-Supervised ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WaterTags: Coastal Ecosystems, Donna Kaminski, Environmental Management In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Sea Grant, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Summer Experience
Five Florida Students to Participate in National Coastal Policy Fellowship
August 15, 2019
By Rhett Register GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Five graduate students from across the state, including two from the University of Florida, were recently named finalists for a prestigious national fellowship focusing on marine science and policy. The ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, WaterTags: Coastal And Marine Resources, Florida Sea Grant, Florida Sea Grant College, Legislature
NCBS Oyster Habitat Project Update
August 12, 2019
Last year, we installed several habitat enhancement measures around the seawall at the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station. Among other things, we increased the habitat complexity in front of the seawall. We did this by adding limerock boulders ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Applied Research, Cedar Key, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Oysters, Shoreline Restoration
NCBS Intern Report: Finding the Cedar Key Salt Marsh Vole
August 7, 2019
Written by 2019 Summer Intern Camila Leon, with host Robert McCleery from UF IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Introduction I was fortunate enough to work with Dr. McCleery and Dr. Taillie’s project for the Nature Coast Biological ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Marsh, NCBS Interns, Research
Vibrio in Florida – Know the Facts!
August 6, 2019
Authors: Holly Abeels, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension; Gabby Barbarite, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, FL Atlantic University; Betty Staugler, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension; L Scott Jackson, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Recent ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Environment, Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension, Water