Commemorative
Lecture Series
Commemorative
lectures will help celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the SHKML, with emphasis on the theme "Understanding
Biodiversity in Challenging Environments."
Dr.
Warren Porter, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"Modeling Animal Landscapes: Applications
to Preservation and Conservation of Rare and
Endangered Species" October 9, 3:30 PM, 282
Reitz Union, UF campus
Dr. Barbara Block, Stanford University Hopkins
Marine Station "Hot Tunas in Cold Seas: Fisheries,
Conservation and Ecological Physiology of
Endothermic Fish" October 30, 3:30 PM, Reitz
Union Auditorium, UF campus
Drs. Thomas & Donna Wolcott, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh "Exploring Reproductive
Biology of Intensely-Exploited Blue Crabs
in the Field: Options and Insights from Microelectronics."
November 6, 7:30 PM, 282 Reitz Union, UF campus
Recent
News
The Gator Amateur Radio Club broadcast from
Seahorse Key in connection with the International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, August 15-17.
A
marine sciences workshop was held during for
teachers and scientists during June, funded
by Sea Grant.
New
research projects include studies of: (i)
West Nile virus in mosquito populations associated
with bird colonies; (ii) attributes of subaqueous
soils related to existing and potential submerged
vegetation; and (iii) mutualism between cottonmouth
snakes and wading birds at insular rookeries.
The
next Open House, held jointly with the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service and Florida Lighthouse
Association, will be October 18-19. Boat transportation
to the island will be available from the Island
Hopper commercial tour boats in Cedar Key.
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