ACER Happenings
Habitat Focus: Seagrasses
Keep off the seagrass! Have you ever seen this sign boating? And then wondered what exactly is a seagrass and why you should protect it?
Tool Talk: Simulating the Tide
When testing ideas with experiments, scientists have to balance control and realism.
Word Wednesday: Bacteria and Prokaryotes
Bacteria, microbes, prokaryotes – no matter what you call them, we can’t live without them…
Word Wednesday: Disturbance and Perturbation
In this installment of Word Wednesday we examine how ecologists define disturbance.
Habitat Focus: Oyster Reefs
But I don’t eat oysters, so why should I care about oyster reefs?
Word Wednesday: Ecosystem Services
In this installment of Word Wednesday we answer the question: What are ecosystem services?
ACER at GoMOSES Conference
Last week ACER scientists and staff convened in Tampa to be a part of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences (GoMOSES) conference.
Working with the experts
The goals of ACER’s Education Team include communicating the importance of the northern Gulf of Mexico and the excitement of learning through research to K-12 students.
Tool Talk: What is a mesocosm?
What are some of the tools that scientists use to answer questions through their research? In our Tool Talk series, we explain some of the common methods and technologies scientists are using to conduct ACER research. This week we look at What is a mesocosm?
You may have heard of the cosmos and maybe even a microcosm, and you may guess that meso means middle, so you might guess it’s something between the two…
The Chandeleur Islands – ACER’s primary study site
Many of ACER’s field experiments are being conducted around the Chandeleur Islands. These uninhabited barrier islands lie about 60 miles east of New Orleans and 30 miles south of Biloxi, MS helping to protect eastern Louisiana from waves and storms. Landward (west) of the island chain lies Chandeleur Sound and seaward (east) lies the Gulf of Mexico.