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The 79°N glacier in Greenland. Credit: Stephen Krisch

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The Southern Ocean Science (SOS) group carries out wide-ranging interdisciplinary research in Earth’s polar regions, providing new insights into how processes occurring thousands of miles away affect us here in Florida. Enjoy recent research highlights from this group, whose work on the bottom (and top!) of the world affects us here in Florida.

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BLOGS & PERSPECTIVES

Erosion of dunes following Tropical Storm Eta. (Credit: Justin Birchler, USGS. Public domain.)

Providing the best tools for coastal management, protection, and resiliency

Monday, May 3, 2021

The Ocean Visions network, whose mission is to transform science and engineering into scalable, equitable, and sustainable ocean solutions, held its third virtual “Coastal Solutions” workshop April 27-28, 2021.

Antarctic krill. Photo Credit: Tracy Shaw, USF College of Marine Science

Concern for Antarctic Krill

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Over the past 90 years historical hotspots for krill, who like it cold, have shifted southward in response to the warming water. Juvenile abundance has also declined since the 1970s.

CMS in the News

Trace metal clean sampling bottles lined up like little soldiers, ready to be deployed on rosette for collection of water from different depths. Credit: Delfina Navarro-Estrada

The Effects of Nutrient and Light on Phytoplankton Communities: Implications for Carbon Export

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

In the sunlit portion of the ocean exist single-celled microscopic organisms called phytoplankton. They are called the ‘grass of the sea’ because these tiny plants and algae perform many of the same ecological functions as plants on land.