Greer joins UGA Skidaway Institute faculty
Biological oceanographer Adam Greer has joined the faculty of University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the UGA Dept. of Marine Sciences as an assistant professor.
Marine Biology
Climate change affecting black gill in Georgia shrimp
Researchers at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography believe the rise of black gill in Georgia shrimp in recent decades may be linked to climate change, specifically the… Read more »
UGA scientists investigate marine murder mystery
A team of University of Georgia investigators is working on a murder mystery, not your everyday who-done-it, but one in which the investigators are scientists, and the victims are thousands… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study microbial chemical warfare
In the battlefield of the microbial ocean, scientists have known for some time that certain bacteria can exude chemicals that kill single-cell marine plants, known as phytoplankton. However, the identification… Read more »
Diving Deep Into Phytoplankton: How Tiny Ocean Organisms Help You Breathe — An Interview With GPB
You can hear Dr. Elizabeth Harvey’s interview with Georgia Public Broadcasting here. “You may have learned in school that photosynthesis is how plants use sunlight to turn water into hydrogen… Read more »
Tiny but all-consuming marine organism focus of UGA Skidaway Institute study
Savannah, Ga. – Doliolids are tiny marine animals rarely seen by humans outside a research setting, yet they are key players in the marine ecosystem, particularly in the ocean’s highly… Read more »
Death in the ocean keeps Skidaway Institute’s Harvey’s research alive
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Elizabeth Harvey travels to the farthest reaches of the globe and in the nastiest weather to study microscopic marine plants known as phytoplankton. Last… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute research paper selected for Research Spotlight
Savannah, Ga. – A research paper by University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Aron Stubbins has been selected by the Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences to be featured as… Read more »
Scientists track microplastic pollution on the Georgia coast
Savannah, Ga. – In recent years, the public has become attuned to the problem of trash in the ocean, especially plastic, as images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist authors paper on coral superoxide production
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Julia Diaz recently co-authored a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science. The paper, “Dark Production of Extracellular Superoxide by… Read more »