FAU Harbor Branch scientists have discovered that a surge in nitrogen worldwide has dramatically changed the chemistry and composition of Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, turning it into a toxic "dead zone."
FAU researchers have conducted a comprehensive health assessment of gopher tortoises at two sites in southeastern Florida, which provides important baseline information on this vulnerable species.
Our good friend and colleague, Mary E. Rice, Ph.D., died peacefully on April 29, 2021 at age 94. Dr. Rice was an American invertebrate zoologist specializing in systematics, evolution and the development of marine invertebrates.
