Green macroalga has replaced seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon
Seagrasses are keystone species within estuaries and provide many important ecosystem services.
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Florida manatees not being fed lettuce this winter; Northeast Florida counties unite in climate fight
Biologists experimented with feeding lettuce to Indian River Lagoon manatees as their natural food source, seagrass, declined.
Living shorelines provide a natural defense against climate change for Florida’s coasts
Living shorelines offer a sustainable alternative to traditional protection methods that can exacerbate problems they aim to solve.
University of Miami receives $1.8M NOAA grant to study South Florida’s coastal ecosystems
Research will assess how climate change stressors are impacting South Florida’s coastal and marine ecosystems.
Fort Lauderdale residents fear flooding as they await upgrades; Florida lawmakers consider costs of cooling prisons
Fort Lauderdale plans to upgrade the drainage infrastructure in 25 of its most flood-prone neighborhoods in the next decade.
Manatees should be listed as an endangered species, but don’t stop there in protecting them
Let’s not take our eyes off what is truly hurting manatees in Florida: widespread water quality degradation.
Will adding more sand to Florida’s beaches save them? Experts share why this isn’t enough
Over the last 87 years, Florida has spent at least $1.9 billion on beach nourishment.
Study tracking impact of hot water on Tampa Bay seagrass beds; poll finds extreme weather affecting views on climate change
More than 4,000 acres of seagrass, or 38%, disappeared in Old Tampa Bay between 2018 and 2020.
While volunteers keep an ‘Eye on Seagrass,’ Florida Sea Grant launches new website for the citizen science program
Seagrasses stabilize shorelines, sequester carbon and act as a food source and a habitat for important fish species.
University of Miami scientists to monitor conditions in Gulf Stream; dolphins adapting to loss of seagrass
One potential consequence of a weakening Florida Current could be higher sea levels, more sunny-day flooding in Miami.
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