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Emerging Area: Seagrass Ecology
Emerging Area: Seagrass Ecology

This project’s emerging seagrass research focused on Halophila stipulacea, an invasive seagrass that has spread through USVI waters in recent years. Additionally, because healthy seagrass beds can buffer wave energy and reduce beach erosion, the team explored how different seagrass species influence water motion and sediment on our coasts.

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University of the Virgin Islands
2 John Brewers Bay
St. Thomas, VI 00802

Contact

email viepscor@uvi.edu
phone 340-693-1215

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No. OIA-1946412.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.