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The Alfred Goldstein Institute for Climate Change Studies is part of Mote's Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key, Florida. The Institute was established thanks to...
Climate change and climate variability are affecting marine mammal species and these impacts are projected to continue in the coming decades. Vulnerability assessments provide a framework for evaluating climate impacts over a broad...
Threatened coral reefs will have more powerful allies in the Florida Keys following the official opening of Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on May 25 at Summerland Key,...
Threatened coral reefs will have more powerful allies in the Florida Keys following the official opening of Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on May 25 at Summerland Key,...
Researchers from six nations gather for the 1st International Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Climate Change on Corals and Coral Reefs, which was led by Mote Marine Laboratory and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine...
High school and undergraduate educators can access a new, free lesson to help their students investigate the impacts of varying climate and other ocean conditions on coral reefs. The guided, inquiry-based lesson “How Do Upwelling...
Ocean acidification (OA) is hard to describe. Many do not realize it's even there, but why would they? It doesn’t have a taste or smell. Despite its mysterious nature, OA is impacting the ocean at an exponential rate. Scientists...
Understanding the factors shaping patterns of ecological resilience is critical for mitigating the loss of global biodiversity. Throughout aquatic environments, highly mobile predators are thought to serve as important vectors of energy...
That coral reefs are in decline worldwide, particularly in the Caribbean,will come as no surprise. This decades-long decline has reached a potential tipping point as the weight of the effects of climate change have come decidedly to...
Presently: Director, Marine Policy Institute at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida, USA (since 2011). A number of MPI projects involve collaborations with the International Union for...
About the CAOS System The Climate and Acidification Ocean Simulator (CAOS) System at Mote Marine Laboratory's Elizabeth Moore International Center for...
Seagrass is critically important to the ecology and economy of coastal ecosystems, serving vital functions for various fisheries, nursery habitats for a variety of keystone species, shoreline/sediment stabilization, absorbing nutrients,...
Ocean Acidification Program REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Emily Hall The Ocean Acidification...
Introduction In September 2020, scientists undertook one of their deepest and most challenging missions yet into the Gulf of Mexico’s blue holes—underwater caves, springs and sinkholes being explored for their unique...
Sumit joined the Mote Phytoplankton Ecology group in February 2018. Sumit is interested in fine scale phytoplankton dynamics and the role of phytoplankton in the ocean carbon cycle and quantitative understanding of the perturbations...
Dr. Emily Hall joined the staff at Mote Marine Laboratory in the Chemical Ecology Program in 2005 where she was most involved with research and monitoring of nutrient patterns in relation to harmful algal blooms in the west-central...
The sensitivity of reef-building coral to elevated temperature is a function of their symbiosis with dinoflagellate algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae. Changes in the composition of the endosymbiont community in response to thermal...
Aquatic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by multiple human-induced stressors associated with climate and anthropogenic changes, including warming, nutrient pollution, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, and changes in CO2 and pH....
Coastal fish communities are under increasing levels of stress associated with climate variation and anthropogenic activities. However, the high degree of behavioral plasticity of many species within these communities allow them to...
Assessing the linkage between breeding and non-breeding areas has important implications for understanding the fundamental biology of and conserving animal species. This is a challenging task for marine species, and in sea turtles...
Present in every population of plants and animals are distinct individuals who are resistant to disease. An important question is what genetic insights can be obtained from studying these individuals. In the case of coral, many of...
Reese joined the team at the end of 2021, after graduating with a degree in Marine Biology with a minor in Environmental Science from the University of South Florida. She assists the Benthic Ecology, Chemical & Physical Ecology,...
Florida Keys Field Trips Experienced Mote Educators lead your field trip program giving your students access to Mote’s world-class marine research and helping them explore a variety of science topics. Mote field...
Biologist in Training Summer Day Camps In this series of exciting and educational day camps, young minds will dive into the fascinating world of coral reefs! Each camp is designed to...
What is a Coral Kit? Mote's Coral Kits are a free, educational experience from Mote's Summerland Key lab to your classroom. There are 4 interactive lessons to choose from to teach students about coral reef biology and ecology,...
Caribbean king crabs are highly adaptable invertebrates and are able to live in polar or temperate aquatic ecosystems. This species of crab is helping coral reef communities battle environmental stressors caused by human activity....
Dr. Williams first worked at Mote back in 2012 as a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates intern, but officially joined the Mote team as a Postdoctoral Researcher in October 2020. She completed her Ph.D....
Dr. Muller's research focuses on identifying corals that are resilient to major threats such as climate change and coral disease to help inform Mote’s coral restoration activities. Additionally, her...
The Marine Microbiology Program studies microscopic living things (called microorganisms or microbes), their roles in the marine environment and their ability to produce natural products that can benefit marine animal and human health.