Posts for tag "Florida Gulf Coast University"
From Hurricanes to Florida’s Red Tides: Monitoring the Southwest Gulf Coast
Nearly every year, southwest Florida is blighted by harmful Karenia brevis blooms–known colloquially as Florida red tides. These harmful algal blooms (HABs) form over the West Florida shelf and are pushed shorewards by winds and currents. Once...
- Posted June 25, 2025
A Happy Oyster is a Happy Tourist: Vester Field Station’s Monitoring Work on the Southwest Florida Coast
Florida oysters and seagrass serve an indelible purpose for the environment and the state’s residents as well.
- Posted February 26, 2020
A Lesson in Persistence: Taking On Cyanobacteria in Florida
An interdisciplinary team of researchers is taking on cyanobacteria in Florida with genetic analysis and other tools for water quality research.
- Posted January 3, 2020
