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      • An April Walk at Ochlockonee River WMA
      • Nesting Raptors at Honeymoon Island State Park
    • WFSU Public Media Home
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    • EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
    • Red Wolf Family Celebrates First Year at the Tallahassee Museum
    • 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
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  • EcoAdventuresWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Behind the Scenes at the Saint Marks Whooping Crane Pen

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 21, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 21, 2016

    Operation Migration’s Brooke Pennypacker takes us to the whooping crane pen at the St. Marks Refuge. Also, are ultralight guided migrations ending?

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

    Does Diversity Matter in the Salt Marsh? A Look Back

    by Randall August 19, 2014
    by Randall August 19, 2014

    Randall Hughes has wrapped her Saint Joseph Bay salt marsh research. What has she learned about diversity and the health and productivity of the ecosystem?

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

    VIDEO- Mangroves and Cold, & Oyster Doctors Airs on WFSU

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 18, 2014
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 18, 2014

    A colder north Florida winter allows Dr. Randall Hughes a new glimpse into how mangroves survive northern Gulf marshes. And, Oyster Doctors airs on WFSU!

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

    Seagrass Wrack in the Salt Marsh – Blessing or Curse?

    by Randall August 22, 2013
    by Randall August 22, 2013

    Can some disturbances be beneficial? So is Seagrass wrack in the salt marsh a destroyer, or provider of nutrients and habitat?

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

    Black Mangroves: Strangers in a St. Joe Bay Marsh

    by Randall August 8, 2013
    by Randall August 8, 2013

    Could marshes in St. Joseph Bay be changing? Dr. Randall Hughes investigates the increasing black mangrove population of the SJB salt marsh.

  • Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineSalt Marsh Ecology | In the GrassWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Diversity- Getting by With a Little Help From (Salt) Marsh Friends

    by Randall August 1, 2013
    by Randall August 1, 2013

    Fiddler crabs are cute, but they have purpose, too. Dr. Randall Hughes looks at combinations of plant and animal species that make for a healthy salt marsh.

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

    The Many Personalities of Salt Marsh Cordgrass

    by Randall July 17, 2013
    by Randall July 17, 2013

    It’s hard to see, but marsh cordgrass plants have their own personalities. Genetic diversity may benefit the salt marsh and the critters that rely on it.

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

    Grasses in Classes: Kids Learn to Build a Salt Marsh

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 2, 2013
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 2, 2013

    Schoolchildren take to Choctawhatchee Bay for a day of sun, fun, and coastal restoration. Grasses in Classes has kids raise and plant salt marsh cordgrass.

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

    How Can We Prevent Salt Marsh Die-Off?

    by Randall June 26, 2013
    by Randall June 26, 2013

    Marshes are as productive a habitat as oyster reefs, and just as vulnerable to drought. Randall Hughes looks at what makes a salt marsh resistant to loss.

  • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the GrassWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Crown Conchs- Friend or Foe?

    by Randall March 20, 2013
    by Randall March 20, 2013

    The crown conch is the Jekyll and Hyde of coastal ecosystems. Dr. Randall Hughes clarifies why the predatory snail might be a friend or foe to the salt marsh.

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