For their Apalachicola Bay experiment, Hanna Garland and company have had to learn to work underwater, brave the wind and waves, and even learn to weld.
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Notes From the FieldOyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Notes From the Field: Hermit Crab/Crown Conch Cage Match
To get a handle on the oyster mortality problem south of St. Augustine, Hanna Garland staged “cage matches” between the oyster-eating crown conch and one of its predators, the thinstripe hermit crab.
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Hanna Garland spent her summer on oyster reefs north of the Matanzas Inlet, looking for the cause to an extremely localized crown conch infestation that is decimating the oyster population. Now she’s back in Tallahassee, getting used to desk work and pouring over the data she collected.
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Hanna Garland FSU Coastal & Marine Lab One of the most fascinating aspects of the…