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Growing Pains (bigger is definitely not always better)

Imagine you have to set up an experiment from which you have to be able to obtain consistent results that form a definable pattern. Now imagine that you have to set this experiment up in the great muddy, salty outdoors. Dr. David Kimbro walks you through a large scale experiment that had him battling stone crabs and Mother Nature. Continue reading

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The New Predator Experiment

Dr. David Kimbro FSU Coastal & Marine Lab Hey folks, Where did my winter of catching up on work go? And why is spring quickly hurtling into summer? YIKES! …Okay, I feel better. All of us here feel a little … Continue reading

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Day 7: October Oyster Push- Last Day

Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV Thursday, October 28- Finish up, head back home A while back, I was talking to Randall or David, I forget which one, and they were telling me about building a research crew.  Obviously you need … Continue reading

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This is what an oyster reef looks like…

Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV The photo above is my work computer’s desktop picture. Most of the time, when people see it, I find that they had no idea what an oyster reef looked like.  One coworker thought it was … Continue reading

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Counting the Catch

Tanya Rogers is Dr. David Kimbro’s research assistant. In her first post, she describes their research team’s whirlwind tour of Florida’s oyster reefs, and what they found living in them. Continue reading

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Rehearsal is Over

Dr. David Kimbro FSU Coastal & Marine Lab Although we’ve busied ourselves this summer by selecting research sites and practicing various aspects of our sampling program, we have still not collected any ‘real’ data concerning the objectives of our biogeographic … Continue reading

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You can’t enjoy watching the game if you don’t know who the players are

Dr. David Kimbro FSU Coastal & Marine Lab See David and his crew in action, and see what animals are on Alligator Harbor reefs. The title of this blog (a sports metaphor) is how my teacher first introduced me to … Continue reading

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