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The WFSU Ecology Blog

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      • Oyster Reef
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        • 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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  • 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.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Scared hungry?

    by Randall September 28, 2011
    by Randall September 28, 2011

    Randall and David continue unraveling the mysteries of how predators affect their prey through fear. In this experiment, they look at how many oysters get eaten by mud crabs when the mud crabs think their predators are lurking around and eating their neighbors.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Switching gears: from kayak to office cubicle

    by Hanna September 21, 2011
    by Hanna September 21, 2011

    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.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Summer Chaos and The Tower of Cards

    by Tanya August 25, 2011
    by Tanya August 25, 2011

    FSU Coastal & Marine Lab technician Tanya Rogers describes the building of what she calls “ecological art.” She is referring to the Kimbro lab’s summer experiment, for which several artificial oyster reefs with different combinations of animals was built near St. Augustine, FL.

  • Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineSalt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass

    Are two friends better than one?

    by Randall August 16, 2011
    by Randall August 16, 2011

    Fiddler crabs benefit salt marshes. Ribbed mussels benefit salt marshes. But together, is their effect even greater, or do they cancel each other out? Dr. Randall Hughes of the FSU Coastal & Marine Lab looks to find out.

  • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef

    Growing Pains (bigger is definitely not always better)

    by David August 2, 2011
    by David August 2, 2011

    Imagine you have to set up an experiment from which you have to be able to obtain consistent results that form a definable pattern. Now imagine that you have to set this experiment up in the great muddy, salty outdoors. Dr. David Kimbro walks you through a large scale experiment that had him battling stone crabs and Mother Nature.

  • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass

    The End of an Era

    by Randall July 19, 2011
    by Randall July 19, 2011

    Dr. Randall Hughes has just concluded a biodiversity experiment in Saint Joseph Bay. She was looking at periwinkle effects on marsh cordgrass, and whether it was better or worse when the grass was found alongside needlerush. The answer could be important in marsh recovery and restoration efforts.

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

    Horse Conchs Rule the Seagrass Bed

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 28, 2011
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 28, 2011

    In this preview video for the new “in the Grass, On the Reef” documentary, we get to know the largest predatory snail in Florida waters, the horse conch. Encrusted in barnacles and other fouling organisms and as large as a football, the horse conch has a bright orange body and is really a pretty impressive creature.

  • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass

    Dr. Randall Hughes on SciGirls

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 20, 2011
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 20, 2011

    Dr. Randall Hughes talks to the WFSU SciGirls about how she got started in Marine Ecology, and about the ecosystems she studies.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologySalt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass

    In the (wire)grass

    by Randall June 16, 2011
    by Randall June 16, 2011

    This May, Randall took a break from field work to teach what looked like a very fun class. Over three weeks they went oyster tonging, met a troublesome bear, and got to know some seven day old woodpeckers.

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