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USGS scientists shade corals in emergency rescue effort amidst unprecedented ocean temperatures

USGS scientists shade corals in emergency rescue effort amidst unprecedented ocean temperatures

Coral provide shelter for many marine species and directly support most of Florida’s multibillion dollar recreation and fishing industries. They also...

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Idalia Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Idalia Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Idalia approached the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and then the southeast Atlantic coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series...

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USGS forecasts Tropical Storm Idalia may cause significant coastal change along western Florida

USGS forecasts Tropical Storm Idalia may cause significant coastal change along western Florida

A new U.S. Geological Survey coastal change forecast predicts sandy beaches and dunes along Florida’s west coast are likely to see significant impacts...

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USGS science is helping to guide coastal estuary restoration decisions in the northern Gulf of Mexico

USGS science is helping to guide coastal estuary restoration decisions in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Two new studies led by Dr. Davina Passeri and Rob Jenkins show the impacts of proposed interior headland restoration on hydrodynamics, salinity and...

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SPCMSC scientists and National Park Service resource managers collaborate to save threatened corals during ocean-heat wave

SPCMSC scientists and National Park Service resource managers collaborate to save threatened corals during ocean-heat wave

A team from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and the National Park Service conducted emergency fieldwork to protect corals during...

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SPCMSC Scientists Participate in Research Cruise to Collect Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Corals for Microbiology Research

SPCMSC Scientists Participate in Research Cruise to Collect Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Corals for Microbiology Research

Research Microbiologist Christina Kellogg and Research Marine Biologist James Evans took part in a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, collecting...

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First Examination of Functional Capacity of Deep-sea Coral Microbiomes Reveals Details of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Plus Tropical Similarities

First Examination of Functional Capacity of Deep-sea Coral Microbiomes Reveals Details of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Plus Tropical Similarities

In this newly published "deep dive" into coral microbiomes, Dr. Christina Kellogg and partners reveal very similar microbial gene functions in deep...

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Coral Bleaching Event Can Increase Flood Risk, Economic Losses

Coral Bleaching Event Can Increase Flood Risk, Economic Losses

Coral reefs are known for their natural beauty, biodiversity, and support of important local fisheries, but their value and importance extend even...

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USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Researcher Rose Palermo receives prestigious award from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Researcher Rose Palermo receives prestigious award from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Dr. Rose Palermo was selected to receive the George “Gera” Pavlovich Panteleyev Award from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). This award...

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SPCMSC scientists conducting geophysical surveys at the Chandeleur Islands, LA

SPCMSC scientists conducting geophysical surveys at the Chandeleur Islands, LA

The team is collecting elevation and geophysical data to quantify storm-related barrier island sediment redistribution in Breton National Wildlife...

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High water temperatures bleaching coral along south Florida coast

High water temperatures bleaching coral along south Florida coast

As much of the world grapples with historic heat waves exacerbated by climate change and the ongoing El Nino event, ocean temperatures are also on the...

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