Study shows rivers a major transport of black carbon to the ocean
Black carbon, formed from the burning of biomass and fossil fuels, may account for as much as ten percent of the carbon transported by rivers into the ocean and play… Read more »
Research
Congratulations…
… to Skidaway Institute tech Tina Walters! She won a student poster award at the ASLO meeting held in New Orleans last month. The title of her winning poster is:… Read more »
Field stations and marine labs join forces to tackle national environmental challenges
A world threatened by extreme weather, invasive species, emerging disease and increasing uncertainty needs the scientific capacity to face those challenges. Natural laboratories around the country, which have been placing… Read more »
Regents Align Skidaway Institute of Oceanography with UGA
Atlanta — January 8, 2013 The Board of Regents approved today aligning the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) with the University of Georgia (UGA). “The new alignment between the institute… Read more »
Skidaway Institute scientists seek answers to salt marsh questions
Salt marshes are a vital part of the coastal ecosystem. They provide a nursery for many kinds of marine animal life. Sitting in the transition zone between the ocean and… Read more »
Skidaway Institute searching for two faculty positions
The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is currently seeking applications for two faculty positions. Trace Element Geochemist – This is a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in trace element… Read more »
And then a turtle started messin' with it…
Mary Landers from the Savannah Morning News wrote a cute story for the front page of yesterday’s paper about this love sick loggerhead. Click on the picture to read the… Read more »
Berger's co-authors paper in Marine Biology
Stella Berger is one of the co-authors of a paper published recently in the journal, Marine Biology. The project studied the effect climate change has on the timing and magnitude… Read more »
Slash-and-burn activities source of oceanic black carbon
For years, “slash-and-burn” techniques were used to clear Brazil’s massive Atlantic Forest. Although the large-scale burning was halted in 1973, the black carbon left behind from those forest fires is… Read more »
Teacher At Sea
One of the participants in NOAA’s Teacher at Sea program spent some time on board the R/V Savannah this summer. Her blog makes for some interesting reading and nice description… Read more »