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Marine Science

Marine Science

Senior Theses 2008

Courtney Nosach (2008) Environmental Effects on the Germination of the South Florida Submerged Macrophyte Vallisneria americana (wild celery)

Faculty Advisor: Jeannine Lessmann
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Grant Olson (2008)  Adaptations of juvenile mangrove littorinid snails to predation by the puffer Sphoeroides rosenblatti

Faculty Advisor: Bill Szelistowski

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Daniel Widener (2008)  Comparison of three algorithms for automatic detection of bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus whistles
Faculty Advisor: Shannon Gowans
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Misty Carr (2008)  Foraging habits of the Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Forys 
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Noura Randle (2008)  Assessing the integrity of a stratigraphic sequence using paired AMS radiocarbon dates on planktonic formanifera: development of a high resolution chronology
Faculty Advisor: David Hastings
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Kelli Hoover (2008)  Holocene climate and hydrologic variability as recorded in the benthic foraminifera Ammonia beccarii from Tampa Bay, FL
Faculty Advisor: David Hastings
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Student Research

Given the close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and subtropical climate, the Tampa Bay region has a high concentration of marine research and academic institutions. Because of many local connections in the Tampa Bay area, a large number of opportunities are available to our students through government and private marine agencies and laboratories, public aquaria, marine conservation institutions, environmental consulting firms, and commercial aquaculture firms.

$1 Million Renovation Project

GMSL patio

The National Science Foundation awarded Eckerd College $870,720 to renovate research spaces within the Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory during the summer of 2011. Eckerd contributions to the project bring the total renovation budget to over $1 million. Learn more.