July 2026 - Dual conference presentations!
Ph.D. candidate Jezebel Powers presents new research on the spread and distribution of an invasive seagrass in Biscayne Bay at the 2026 Everglades Invasive Species Summit in Davie, Florida. Congrats Jezebel!
Ph.D. candidate Hayden Acors presents dissertation research on seagrass invertebrate prey communities as drivers of functional connectivity with coral reefs at the 2026 International Coral Reef Symposium in Auckland, New Zealand. Congrats Hayden!
May 2026 - Conference presentation!
The Campbell Lab attends the 2026 Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit and presents research on the growth dynamics of an invasive seagrass in South Florida. This is new work funded by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
March 2026 - Ph.D. Defense and graduation!
Dr. Will Wied successfully defends his dissertation, “Nutrient contributions of marine consumers in coastal marine habitats” and graduates! Congratulations Will and best of luck at your new position with The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
March 2026 - Conference presentation!
Ph.D. candidate Jezebel Powers presents dissertation research on the effects of Sargassum inundations on sediment organic carbon in seagrass meadows at the 2026 Benthic Ecology Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. Congrats Jezebel!
December 2025 - Conference presentation!
Research technician, Aliana Pineiro, presents at the Undergraduate Biology Research Forum at Florida International University. Her poster, Turn up the heat: regional variation in the tolerance of tropical seagrasses to heatwave event, highlights some of our restoration work with Mote Marine Laboratory. Congrats Aliana!
August 2025 - New paper alert !
Dr. Danielle Hatt publishes dissertation research entitled “Physiological responses of pelagic Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) to thermal stress vary by species and morphotype. Congrats Danielle!
December 2024 - Ph.D. Defense and graduation!
Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Hatt for a successful defense of her dissertation research, “ The broader ecological impacts of sargasso influxes on South Florida”! Wishing you all the best for your next position as a postdoc at Florida Atlantic University!