FAU’s CAROSEL offers new ‘spin’ on real-time water quality monitoring
The CAROSEL is an underwater monitoring system to study how nutrients move between sediments and the water above.
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FAU tells story of Atlantic’s sargassum surge using 40 years of data
The review sheds new light on the origins and development of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.
As green seaweed replaces seagrass, sea slugs pose new threats
As this pollution-tolerant macroalgae replaces seagrass, it may be reshaping marine life and reducing biodiversity.
Toxic blooms in motion: Study maps algae patterns in Lake Okeechobee
Improved understanding of bloom behavior could enhance monitoring, forecasting and management of these harmful events.
Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida Keys
Researchers from FAU investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related to each other.
What’s really fueling harmful algae in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee?
Results of a study reveal that combating harmful algal blooms in the lake requires managing both phosphorus and nitrogen.
FAU Harbor Branch launches ‘eConch’ to grow, conserve the queen conch
Intensive fishing and habitat degradation from urbanization and climate change have caused conch populations to dwindle.
Florida agriculture fuels algae blooms. How much remains unclear
Florida's Blue-Green Algae Task Force wants data on the state’s strategy for curbing farm-related nutrient pollution
‘It’s very much an icon when you think about the Caribbean’ — Megan Davis of the Queen Conch Lab talks about efforts to restore the species and help Caribbean communities
A Q&A with Megan Davis, Ph.D., director of the Queen Conch Lab and a research professor at FAU Harbor Branch.
Septic tanks among water-quality concerns in Florida — but fix is costly, FAU panelists say
Panelists discussed water-quality issues as part of Florida Atlantic University’s public lecture series, Frontiers in Science