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Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Fellow: George Crozier

Research Strengths:
- Marine Science Education K-12 and Pubic Outreach through the Estuarium
- Region-wide marine education through BayMobile outreach program
- Habitat Conservation and Restoration
- Experimental Marine and Estuarine Ecology
- Coastal Oceanography

Projects:

- Marine Education and Outreach at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab

- Restoring estuarine landscapes in Alabama coastal waters through creation of oyster reefs.

- Food webs without borders: a case for ecosystem-based management in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Publications:

- Heck, K., Powers, S., Byron, D., & Scyphers, S. (2009). Oyster Reef and Estuarine Landscape Restoration. Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. Mobile, AL.

- Scyphers, S. B., Powers, S. P., Heck, K. L., & Lott, M. A. (2008). Quantifying the Benefits of Landscape-scale Oyster Restoration: A tool for Promoting Living Shorelines? International Conference on Shellfish Restoration. Charleston, SC: SC SeaGrant.

- Powers, S. P., Heck, K. L., & Shipp, R. L. (2008). Alabama Oyster Reef and Fisheries Habitat Enhancement Program. International Conference on Shellfish Restoration. Charleston, SC: SC SeaGrant.

- Heck, K., Powers, S., Byron, D., & Scyphers, S. (2008). Oyster Reef and Estuarine Landscape Restoration. MS-AL Bays and Bayous Symposium. Biloxi, MS.

- Scyphers, S., Heck, K., & Powers, S. (2008). Quantifying the Fisheries Benefits of Oyster Reef Restoration: A tool for Promoting Living Shorelines? MS-AL Bays and Bayous Symposium. Biloxi, MS.

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