Marsh Life

Marsh crabs build creeks!

Post author:Marc Hensel
Post published:November 15, 2016
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Some very cool new research has come out of the Pennings Lab at the University of Houston last month. Huy Vu et al reports, in Ecology, that purple marsh crabs…

Trophic Cascades from HHMI

Post author:Marc Hensel
Post published:May 14, 2016
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HHMI made this amazing video about trophic cascades a few weeks ago. I HIGHLY recommend watching this. Featuring kings of ecology Jim Estes and Bob Paine http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/some-animals-are-more-equal-others-keystone-species-and-trophic-cascades Like the video…

Check out this parasitoid!

Post author:Marc Hensel
Post published:March 30, 2016
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We are slowly working our way through insect samples from salt marshes around New England and our undergrad Martina found something pretty insane recently. The following picture is of a…

Marsh Chat with Rebecca Atkins

Post author:jebyrnes
Post published:March 30, 2016
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#MarshChat with Rebecca Atkins (@RL_Atkins on twitter) This week's #marshchat is with Rebecca Atkins, a PhD student at the University of Georgia. Take a look at our chat where we…

MarshChat with Gina Wimp!

Post author:Marc Hensel
Post published:November 18, 2015
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We just had another awesome MarshChat, this time with Dr Gina Wimp from Georgetown! Gina is a fantastic ecologist who focuses on the effects of changes (i.e. fragmentation, nutrients) on the…

Marsh Chat with Christine Angelini

Post author:jebyrnes
Post published:October 21, 2015
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As part of our MIT Sea Grant project on marsh life (which funds this site!), we're beginning a series of conversations with Salt Marsh scientists, managers, and folk who just…

Donuts from @hensel_pencil for his lab students! #marshlife

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Post published:October 14, 2015
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Donuts from @hensel_pencil for his lab students! #marshlife via Instagram http://ift.tt/1VSpMQI

Ready to measure some Spartina in the morning! #marshlife @umassboston @envschool

Post author:jebyrnes
Post published:October 14, 2015
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Ready to measure some Spartina in the morning! #marshlife @umassboston @envschool via Instagram http://ift.tt/1K8DhVG

Mornings in the marsh with marine bio students! #marshlife @umassboston @envschool

Post author:jebyrnes
Post published:October 14, 2015
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Mornings in the marsh with marine bio students! #marshlife @umassboston @envschool via Instagram http://ift.tt/1OBrFkh

.@hensel_pencil introducing undergrads to the marshes of Boston. #marshlife @envschool @umassboston

Post author:jebyrnes
Post published:October 7, 2015
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.@hensel_pencil introducing undergrads to the marshes of Boston. #marshlife @envschool @umassboston via Instagram http://ift.tt/1Om9cIo