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Predator Diversity Loss and Bay Mouth Bar: The Next Stage

Loss of predator diversity is becoming a worldwide trend. Tanya Rogers investigates if more predators are better for the seagrass beds of Bay Mouth Bar. Continue reading

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Crown Conchs- Friend or Foe?

The crown conch is the Jekyll and Hyde of coastal ecosystems. Dr. Randall Hughes clarifies why the predatory snail might be a friend or foe to the salt marsh. Continue reading

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Welcome to Bay Mouth Bar!

Cristina Lima Martinez FSU Coastal & Marine Lab First Impressions As soon as you arrive to BMB, it is easy to imagine and feel the same curiosity and fascination that Robert Paine brimmed with when he first immersed himself in … Continue reading

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Revisiting the Ecology of Fear

Dr. David Kimbro FSU Coastal & Marine Lab Since I started working at FSU’s marine lab, I have frequently cast longing looks at a local study system that hasn’t been examined in over 50 years. Back in the 1960s, the … Continue reading

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