Archive for February 2, 2008

Coastal Habitat, Restored by You

Posted on February 2, 2008, 11:53 pm, by Sarah, under conservation, florida.

 
A question was posed following my note on Red Mangrove Restoration a few days ago: “So why aren’t restoration projects high-tech and intensive?  Do these low-tech approaches work so much better?”
Its a little complicated.  The obvious answer is that researchers work within the confines of their budget.  And in cases of habitat restoration, they often [...]

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Elkhorn Coral + Human Sewage = Disease

Posted on February 2, 2008, 3:44 am, by Sarah, under conservation, disease, florida.

 
I noted yesterday that I was under intellectual duress.  The other half of the story from Thursday that I didnt highlight was a lecture I attended by Dr. Katie Sutherland from Rollins College, which is right here in Winter Park, FL. 
Dr. Sutherland’s work focuses on coral disease and especially white pox disease of elkhorn and [...]

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