Get to know the science of the USGS St. Petersburg
New booklet from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center is designed to provide a glimpse into the research conducted by the USGS in St. Petersburg, Florida.
If you were driving through downtown St. Petersburg and passed the antique red brick building at the corner of 4th Street and 6th Avenue South, you likely wouldn’t believe it to be a federal science building. Nestled within the St. Petersburg Innovation District and appropriately positioned within the local hub of marine science institutions, these bricks host a staff of about 100 people working to study coastal and marine environments to help the Nation prepare for a changing world.
A new booklet, Coastal and Marine Science of the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, Florida, summarizes the robust coastal and marine research being conducted by staff at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and shared with partners and stakeholders across the Nation. SPCMSC scientists study topics as diverse as hurricane and sea-level rise impacts to coastlines, geologic history of barrier islands, climate change history, effects of ocean acidification, and the microbial ecology and growth rates of corals—topics you’d likely not guess were being studied behind those antique brick walls.
Complete with stunning field photos, a little bit of history, details about each of our science topics, and links to helpful resources, this General Information Product (GIP) will take you on an entertaining and informative journey to get to know the “USGS St. Pete,” as we call it here in Florida.
This booklet could not have been possible without inspiration from our sister center, the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center who designed a beautiful GIP of their own in 2019—thank you Sara Ernst and team for lighting the path for us. We also thank the numerous center staff, John Haines, Dianna Hogan, and the Pembroke Science Publishing Network team for reviewing and editing the GIP along the way.
Have fun exploring!
Coastal and Marine Science of the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, Florida
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