Coral reef restoration through coral gardening
by Christina Vilmar, Marine Conservation Biology student Many environmental and anthropogenic stressors have caused a worldwide decline in coral coverage. In the Caribbean, Acropora has experienced declines of 80-90% since the late 1980s, which decreases diversity, complexity, ecosystem function and economic services of the reefs. A. palmata and A. cervicornis are listed as critically endangered […]
Conservation research: Recovery of salt marshes after the BP oil spill
by Evan Byrnes, RJD intern Oil spill damage has been a hot area of interest, especially since the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill in 2010. This is because oil spills can affect flora and fauna for generations, especially in coastal wetlands where decomposition is slow due to the low energy and anoxic environment. Coastal wetlands are […]
Photo(s) of the week: Two RJD students win prizes in RSMAS Underwater Photo Contest!
Congratulations to RJD intern Kyra Hartog and Ph.D. student Austin Gallagher! At the recent Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences underwater photo contest, Kyra won the “Best student entry” category, and Austin placed third! Kyra submitted a photo of a whale shark that she took in Mexico. Austin submitted a photo of a lemon […]
Sea Invaders: Lionfish
by Catherine MacDonald, RJD student Sea Invaders Anyone living in South Florida is familiar with the issue of invasive species—particularly the invasion of the Everglades by the African Rock Python (P. sebae) and the Indian Python (P. molurus) and the presence in the Florida Keys of large numbers of non-native Green or Common Iguanas (Iguana […]
RJD Facebook timeline cover photos
The RJD team is pleased to share a series of shark research photos formatted for Facebook timeline cover photos. Feel free to use them and share them with friends! Let us know what you think of these photos in the comments section.
A Title Can’t Possibly Do This Day Justice
3/3/2012 So, when I started working with the RJ Dunlap Program, back when we were still the South Florida Student Shark Program, are team was essentially all girls, except for Dr. H and Capt. Curt… sorry guys! Now, we’ve brought in quite a couple of our male counterparts, and yes, it has proved a great […]
