Benthic Ecology Meeting 2009
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By , on January 18th, 2009 6 comments   Conferences, Environmental Sciences, Scientist!   , ,  

My new hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas is hosting this year’s Benthic Ecology Meeting from March 4-7. Abstracts are due this Friday, Jan. 23. Click here for registration information. It should be a nice meeting, not too huge, with just two concurrent sessions. The three day agenda includes sessions on deep-water ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem . . . → Read More: Benthic Ecology Meeting 2009

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Mercury rising
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By , on September 6th, 2008 One comment   Conservation & Environment   , , , ,  

Shrimp fisherman and environmental activist Diane Wilson gave a talk today at the Harte Research Institute. Diane’s best known for sinking her own shrimp boat in protest of toxic discharge from a Formosa Plastic industrial plant, but she’s taken on Union Carbide and others like a One Woman Army. . . . → Read More: Mercury rising

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Making that deep-sea connection to mangroves
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By , on August 5th, 2008 8 comments   Conservation & Environment   , , , , , , ,  

Think of an aquatic habitat as far away from the deep-sea as you can get without coming up on land, and we will find a connection to the deep-sea. River rock = settlement substrate. Kelp forest = urchin food. Beaches = spawning grounds for tuna food. Mangroves = seafood … food. Bumper stickers in the Carolinas say it best – “no wetlands, no seafood.” . . . → Read More: Making that deep-sea connection to mangroves

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