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Project

A Survey of the Relationship of the Australian Spotted Jellyfish, Phyllorhiza punctata, and OCS Platforms

While jellyfish populations in the Gulf of Mexico have been increasing for over a decade, unusually large numbers of adult jellyfish were present in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the late summer of 2000. The native jellies, such as ...

Project

An Accelerated Program of Woody Plant Species Selection for Conservation, Restoration, and Neotropical Habitat Enhancement

Louisiana's coastal wetlands value is often measured in terms such as storm protection, fisheries landings, oil and gas infrastructure protection, and recreation. Statistics however, only begin to suggest the importance of Louisiana's coastal wetland ecosystem and the extent of modern ...

Person

Anthony (Tony) F. Amos

Animal Rehabilitation Keep Director, Research Associate, Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin In Texas, Mr. Amos has studied several aspects of near-shore and bay and estuarine processes (circulation, currents, hydrography, and tides) and has conducted a long-term ...

Organizations

University of Texas - Marine Science Institute

Job Title

Animal Rehabilitation Keep Director, Research Associate

Person

Boris Radosavljevic

I've recently completed the M.Ss. program for Environmental Science at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. My project determined vertical accretion rates in estuarine wetlands on Mustang Island using Cesium-137. During my tenure as research assistant in the Coastal Marine and ...

Organizations

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Geological Feature

Brazos Island

From: TPWD, 2003; The Handbook of Texas Online, 2003. Brazos Island is a barrier island south of Padre Island, at the south end of the Laguna Madre. It was the spot for many battles during the 1800s. The Brazos Island ...

Geological Feature Type

Island

Geological Feature

Captiva Island

From: Allrefer.com, 2003; FLAUSA.com, 2003; Best of SanibelCaptiva.com, 2003 Captiva Island is a narrow barrier island in the south west Florida coast north of Sanibel Island and partly shelters Pine Island. It is frequently described as a sister island to ...

Geological Feature Type

Island

Geological Feature

Casey Key

From: DRelocation.com, 2003; Caseykey-realestate.com, 2003. Casey Key is a barrier island located on the West Coast of Florida about 15 miles south of Sarasota. It stretches from Siesta Key on the north to the Island of Venice at the southern ...

Geological Feature Type

Island

Geological Feature

Cat Island

From: GEMS, 2003; Allrefer.com, 2003; NPS, 2003. Cat Island is a sandy barrier island with a unique and distinct ‘T’-shaped configuration, located 10 km off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It is one on a chain of islands lying between Mississippi ...

Geological Feature Type

Island

Geological Feature

Cayo Costa Island

From: FDEP, 2003; Florida State Parks, 2003 Cayo Costa Island is located 19 km west of Cape Coral in southwest Florida. This island, along with its better known cousins, Sanibel and Captiva, form a barrier island chain that protects Charlotte ...

Geological Feature Type

Island

Geological Feature

Cedar Keys

The Cedar Keys form a chain of barrier islands containing bays, marshes, rivers and creeks that have remained almost totally in their primitive state. Thirteen of these islands comprise the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge. The biggest nearby city, Cedar ...

Geological Feature Type

Island