WaterNotes

If you were around me longer than three days you’d discover my (somewhat concerning) love for the movie Finding Nemo.  There are endless reasons why I think the film is fabulous, from the overarching themes and ideas it presents to the incredible detail the artists gave the ocean realm.  Plus, it gives me a ready door [...]

I’ve recently discovered that mangroves and seagrass are not the only coastal plants worth noting.  Florida’s dunes and shorelines host a large variety of beautiful plants, some of which are edible.  I’ve noted before that if I were ever lost in the wilds of the Indian River Lagoon I could nibble on glasswort and saltwort. Well, [...]

I see you.
The Indian River Lagoon is a common spot to observe Atlantic and Southern stingrays in their natural habitat.  The cartilaginous fish like to rest and hunt in the shallow waters.
When I was teaching field trips we brought up the need to do the “stingray shuffle” anytime our feet were wet to protect ourselves [...]

 
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 [...]

 
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 [...]