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.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresOyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
The River, the Bay, and the Army Corps of Engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers came to Apalachicola Bay to see the state of the oyster fishery firsthand. On RiverTrek 2012, paddlers learned about the effects of low flow from the Apalachicola River on the Bay and the Floodplain. Part 1 of that adventure airs tonight, Wednesday, October 24.
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When Randall and David talk about their experiments on this blog, we don’t run a credits roll at the end to acknowledge everyone and everything that goes into getting that experiment up and running. In this post, Randall takes us step by step through planning an experiment, highlighting the people who help make her research possible.
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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.
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Writing grants, collecting field data, looking at samples in the lab- activities such as these…
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Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab Last week, David and I (along with…
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Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
“Oh, knowledge exploring is oh so lyrical, when you think thoughts that are empirical.”
by Emilyby EmilyEmily Field FSU Coastal & Marine Lab These lyrics are from Mr. Ray’s teaching song…
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Tanya Rogers FSU Coastal & Marine Lab Although the oyster project’s fieldwork has attracted most…
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Dr. David Kimbro looks back at 2010, which saw the commencement of the Biogeographic Oyster study. David and his collaborators recently met at the FSU Coastal & Marine Lab to review and plan ahead for 2011, and David lets us in on what’s ahead.
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Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab In keeping with all of the other…