From Seeds to Shoreline: Nursery Production of Spartina alterniflora for Salt Marsh Restoration

Coastal salt marshes protect shorelines from storms and provide vital nursery habitat for commercially important fish and seafood, but these habitats are being threatened by human activities and global climate change. Learn about efforts to propagate smooth cordgrass from wild-collected seeds as part of a project that aims to restore degraded salt marshes while simultaneously cleaning up aquaculture waste.

Presented by: Dr. Heather Joesting, Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University

Florida Oceanographic Society’s 2022 Coastal Lecture Series is held on Tuesday evenings from January through March.  Expert speakers will cover a variety of exciting topics relevant to coastal Florida.  For more information, or to register for other upcoming lectures, please visit https://www.floridaocean.org/coastal-lecture-series.