{"id":8,"date":"2019-06-06T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-01-08T23:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:44:25","slug":"conservation-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/conservation-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation &amp; Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"heading-underline\">Conservation: Basic Ecology and Applied Conservation Issues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5><strong>Resilience of intertidal oysters (<em>Crassostrea virginica<\/em>) to biological and abiotic stressors:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Recreational boat wakes and hurricanes<\/li>\n<li>Brown tide and other algal blooms<\/li>\n<li>Boring sponge infection<\/li>\n<li>Invasive mussels and barnacles<\/li>\n<li>Genetic diversity of oysters and marsh grasses used in restoration<\/li>\n<li>Microplastics<\/li>\n<li>Infaunal abundance and diversity<\/li>\n<li>Mangrove\/oyster interactions on intertidal reefs with changing climate<\/li>\n<li>Direct human impacts &#8211; boat strikes, harvesting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 col-12 col-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-159 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 400\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/DSC_0885-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Boat with dual motors on a lake\" width=\"527\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/DSC_0885-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/DSC_0885-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/DSC_0885-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5><strong>Understanding the ecology and loss of estuarine shorelines:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving greenhouse growing methods for mangroves and marsh grasses<\/li>\n<li>Recruitment and success of juvenile mangroves at a range of wave energies<\/li>\n<li>Microplastics in coastal waters and sediments, especially around stormwater outfalls<\/li>\n<li>Use of shorelines by infauna and threatened\/endangered wading birds<\/li>\n<li>Modeling suitability of shorelines for stabilization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 col-12 col-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-733 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/ceelab-nursery-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"mangrove-nursery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/ceelab-nursery-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/ceelab-nursery-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/ceelab-nursery-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/ceelab-nursery-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/ceelab-nursery.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5><strong>Threatened and endangered wading birds:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Understanding how restoration helps improve estuarine habitats for birds<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Seasonal and spatial abundances and diversity of birds in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Bird use of human-produced structures (e.g. poles and pilings) vs natural perches<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Human impacts on bird behaviors, including nesting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 col-12 col-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-726 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/wading-bird-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"wading-bird\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/wading-bird-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/wading-bird-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/wading-bird-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/wading-bird-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/wading-bird.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5><strong>Seagrass ecology and restoration:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Our research focus: habitat restoration and conservation of Shoal grass, <em>Halodule wrightiii,<\/em> in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida<\/li>\n<li>Distribution and abundance using a combination of ground truthing, remote sensing, and GIS tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 col-12 col-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-749 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/halodule-wrightii-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"halodule-wrightii\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/halodule-wrightii-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/halodule-wrightii-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/halodule-wrightii-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/halodule-wrightii-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/halodule-wrightii-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Development and testing of non-plastic, biodegradable materials for coastal restoration<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>BESE-shell mats (recycled, drilled shell attached to stacked BESE elements with stainless cable ties)<\/li>\n<li>Oyster reef rings and oyster &#8220;volcanoes&#8221; (cement and jute mixture)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 col-12 col-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_840\" style=\"max-width: 1362px;\" class=\"figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"925\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-840 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/blue-heron-volcanoes.jpeg\" alt=\"great-blue-heron-volcanoes-mangroves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/blue-heron-volcanoes.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/blue-heron-volcanoes-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/blue-heron-volcanoes-1024x695.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/ceelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/blue-heron-volcanoes-768x522.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Great blue heron near oyster volcanoes, salt marsh and mangroves.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 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