Archive for February 2, 2008

Coastal Habitat, Restored by You

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

  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, [...]

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Elkhorn Coral + Human Sewage = Disease

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

  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 [...]

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