Environment
Field stations and marine labs join forces to tackle national environmental challenges
A world threatened by extreme weather, invasive species, emerging disease and increasing uncertainty needs the scientific capacity to face those challenges. Natural laboratories around the country, which have been placing… Read more »
Skidaway Institute scientists seek answers to salt marsh questions
Salt marshes are a vital part of the coastal ecosystem. They provide a nursery for many kinds of marine animal life. Sitting in the transition zone between the ocean and… Read more »
Slash-and-burn activities source of oceanic black carbon
For years, “slash-and-burn” techniques were used to clear Brazil’s massive Atlantic Forest. Although the large-scale burning was halted in 1973, the black carbon left behind from those forest fires is… Read more »
Nice newspaper article!
Mary Landers from the Savannah Morning News wrote a nice article on our marine plastics project.It appeared on the front page of Sunday’s issue. Thanks, Mary!
Plastics pollution a widespread problem on the Georgia Coast
No part of the Georgia coast is protected from pollution by plastics and other marine debris. That is one finding of a study conducted by Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientists… Read more »
Little help for marsh from eco-friendly dock designs
New dock designs intended to reduce damage to salt marshes are not much better than traditional docks, according to a recently completed study by Clark Alexander of Skidaway Institute of… Read more »
Skidaway Institute receives research grant to study glacier carbon
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researchers Aron Stubbins and Marc Frischer have been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation for $224,037 to study the origins of organic carbon… Read more »
Day 2 in Barrow
Marc Frischer continues his account of his and Victoria Baylor’s research trip to Barrow, Alaska. 15 January 2012 Today we again woke up early and began setting up our labs.… Read more »
Marc Frischer talks about climate change on WSAV
Dr. Marc Frischer was on WSAV’s Coastal Sunrise program this morning to talk about his upcoming talk on climate change. If you missed it, you can see the replay here.