Green Macroalga Has Replaced Seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon
A long-term ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch study shows since 2011, parts of the Indian River Lagoon's benthic cover has changed from primarily seagrass until 2015, to primarily the green macroalga C. prolifera after 2018.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Launches New School Dedicated to Environmental Sustainability
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥has launched its new School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS), creating a comprehensive environmental hub at the university.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Seeks Participants for Study on Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Researchers from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ evaluating potential impacts of exposure to harmful algal blooms.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥College of Nursing Receives Prestigious ANCC Accreditation
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an accredited provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.
Protected Sex: Study Records Grouper Mating Calls in U.S. Caribbean
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch researchers deployed an autonomous, passive acoustic platform to survey marine protected areas on the western shelf of Puerto Rico during grouper reproductive seasons.
DNA Decodes Dining Desires of Shell-Shucking Whitespotted Eagle Rays
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch researchers are the first to uncover the finer-scale feeding patterns of the whitespotted eagle ray in U.S. coastal waters.
Sewage, Not Fertilizer Fueling Nitrogen Surge in Indian River Lagoon
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch researchers compared water quality in Florida's Indian River Lagoon "pre" and five-years "post" fertilizer bans, revealing sewage, not fertilizer is the root cause of environmental issues.
Boom! Detecting Gregarious Goliath Groupers Using Their Sounds
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers deployed a novel automated detector and localization model to find underwater marine organisms using their low-frequency pulse sounds to illustrate their detailed behavior.
Explore the Indian River Lagoon with ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute offers a new public boat tour of the Indian River Lagoon aboard "The Discovery," a 36-passenger pontoon.