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The WFSU Ecology Blog

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    • Roaming the Red Hills
    • Oyster Doctors
    • Testing the Ecology of Fear
    • EcoShakespeare
    • Stories from the Apalachicola
    • Classic WFSU Ecology Documentaries
  • Habitats
    • Estuaries
      • Oyster Reef
        • The Effects of Predators and Fear on Oyster Reefs
        • Apalachicola Oyster Research
        • Animal Species in a North Florida Intertidal Oyster Reef
        • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
      • Salt Marsh
        • In the Grass- Salt Marsh Biodiversity Study
        • Plants and Animals of a North Florida Salt Marsh
        • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
      • Seagrass Bed
        • Predatory Snails, and Prey, of the Bay Mouth Bar Seagrass Beds
      • In the Grass, On the Reef Glossary
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David

David

  • Apalachicola River and BayNotes From the FieldOyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Apalachicola Oyster Research: SHARK WEEK

    by David August 10, 2013
    by David August 10, 2013

    Since starting Apalachicola Bay oyster research, the Kimbro crew keeps finding their gear trashed. They now have evidence as to the identity of a culprit.

  • Apalachicola River and BayOyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Oyster Research Needs Your Help In Apalachicola Bay

    by David June 4, 2013
    by David June 4, 2013

    As the Summer months approach, oyster drill numbers in Apalachicola Bay appear to be on the rise. Here is how you can help monitor their numbers.

  • Apalachicola River and BayOyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Researchers and Oystermen Fighting for Apalachicola Bay

    by David May 15, 2013
    by David May 15, 2013

    Oystermen and researchers are battling to revive the legendary Apalachicola Oyster. Oystermen know the bay; David Kimbro has researched oysters for years.

  • Apalachicola River and BayOyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Predatory Snails Overrunning Florida Oyster Reefs

    by David March 6, 2013
    by David March 6, 2013

    Dr. David Kimbro is starting to see a pattern across Florida oyster reefs affected by loss of freshwater input. Is the prevalence of oyster eating snails the cause or merely a symptom of oyster reef decline?

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    How Do Predators Use Fear to Benefit Oysters?

    by David February 25, 2013
    by David February 25, 2013

    Predators benefit an ecosystem by eating the animals that eat habitat building plants, or habitat building animals like oysters. Dr. David Kimbro looks at another way predators benefit oysters- through fear.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    What’s the deal with nutrients and oysters?

    by David January 30, 2013
    by David January 30, 2013

    In our new video, Dr. David Kimbro breaks down the complicated relationship between oysters and nutrients. All living things need nitrogen, but too much of a good thing can have devastating effects. Oyster can help.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresOyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Split the Difference: Applied vs. Basic Science

    by David November 14, 2012
    by David November 14, 2012

    Apalachicola Bay is in trouble, and people need answers now. Dr. David Kimbro discusses the difference between science for the sake of gaining understanding, and applied science: where researchers try to solve specific problems.

  • Seagrasses and Sand FlatsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Backyard Ecology (Plus new video on Bay Mouth Bar)

    by David October 2, 2012
    by David October 2, 2012

    Bay Mouth Bar is one of the most ecologically diverse places in the world. Dr. David KImbro guides us through a menagerie of strange looking marine invertebrates, and describes the place’s importance to the field of ecology.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Oyster reefs. Huh! What are they good for!

    by David September 13, 2012
    by David September 13, 2012

    Oysters on the half shell are delicious, but oysters do a lot of good sitting on the reef as well. In this week’s video and in his post, FSU Coastal & Marine Lab’s Dr. David Kimbro explores the many ways in which the bivalves benefit us.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineSalt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass

    Tricks or Treats? And more on the effects of predators in marshes.

    by David November 1, 2011
    by David November 1, 2011

    When David Kimbro looks through his trick-or-treat bag, he doesn’t see candy, he sees oyster shells and periwinkle snails. Can predators trick periwinkles into not destroying marsh cordgrass? Or will they serve as tasty treats for blue crabs? David shares his data.

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