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Notes from the Field: From Technician to Tourist

Lab technician Ryan Coker (who normally works in salt marshes) was drafted into oyster duty, on which he encountered deep mud and larger animals than you’d find on an oyster reef. Continue reading

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Tile 2.0- Perfecting the Oyster Spat Tile Experiment

As the David Kimbro lab deploys a spat (young oyster) tile experiment in Apalachicola Bay to monitor the health of its beleaguered reefs, Dr. Randall Hughes explains how these experiments have become a key tool in her and David’s oyster research. Continue reading

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Notes from the Field: Overwhelmed Oysters

Using ordinary paving tiles from Home Depot, the Hughes and Kimbro labs have created their most important tool in measuring the health of oyster reefs. At one site, lab technician Meagan Murdock discovers unexpected competition for young spat trying to get established on the reef. Continue reading

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Fear and the Choices Oysters Make

Oysters make choices. Oysters can be scared. Dr. David Kimbro and Dr. Randall Hughes explain why an oyster’s fear can affect a reef. Continue reading

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Yes We Did!

Dr. David Kimbro FSU Coastal & Marine Lab The following is the first of three or so videos on the big October oyster trip.  In this one, you get a long busy day in the field condensed into two minutes … Continue reading

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