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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June 2018

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June 2018

USGS scientists visited 11 coastal and offshore locations while monitoring beaches, marshes, and offshore areas, and testing new equipment. Here’s a...

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USGS Scientists collect new coral-core archives from the reefs off southeast Florida

USGS Scientists collect new coral-core archives from the reefs off southeast Florida

Lauren Toth (Research Oceanographer, SPCMSC) will be leading an expedition to the nearshore coral reefs of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties in Florida...

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USGS Researcher interviewed on Public Radio's Science Friday

USGS Researcher interviewed on Public Radio's Science Friday

Research marine biologist Ilsa B. Kuffner was interviewed live by Ira Flatow on Public Radio’s Science Friday.

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Recent Publications - June 2018

Recent Publications - June 2018

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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A new study in Marine Micropaleontology proposes a new proxy for winter sea surface temperatures in the past

A new study in Marine Micropaleontology proposes a new proxy for winter sea surface temperatures in the past

Caitlin Reynolds and Julie Richey (Geologists, USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center), along with colleagues from University of South...

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"News & Views" article on coral-reef degradation published in Nature

"News & Views" article on coral-reef degradation published in Nature

USGS Research Marine Biologist Ilsa B. Kuffner describes the significance of new work on the loss of reef-building capacity in the world's coral reefs...

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Christina Kellogg invited to speak at Gordon Research Conference

Christina Kellogg invited to speak at Gordon Research Conference

Dr. Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist) was invited to give a talk entitled “Microbial Ecology of Mesophotic Coral Reefs” at the 2018...

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USGS scientists investigate the millennial-scale history of the "Threatened" elkhorn coral in Dry Tortugas National Park

USGS scientists investigate the millennial-scale history of the "Threatened" elkhorn coral in Dry Tortugas National Park

Dr. Lauren Toth (Research Oceanographer, SPCMSC) and Anastasios Stathakopoulos (Oceanographer, SPCMSC) will collaborate with the National Park Service...

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Julie Bernier to serve as panelist at the 2018 State of the Coast Conference

Julie Bernier to serve as panelist at the 2018 State of the Coast Conference

Julie Bernier (SPCMSC geologist) was invited to serve as a panelist for the session "Extraction Related Subsidence and the Potential for Uplift" at...

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USGS Oceanographer publishes study outlining a framework for modeling barrier island responses to regionally specific scenario-based storm impact in Coastal Engineering

USGS Oceanographer publishes study outlining a framework for modeling barrier island responses to regionally specific scenario-based storm impact in Coastal Engineering

SPCMSC Oceanographer Rangley Mickey's study was published in the journal Coastal Engineering.

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