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ST. SEBASTIAN RIVER - UNIQUE FISH HABITAT, AND UNIQUE FISH
A few years ago, Dr. Grant Gilmore (formerly of
Harbor Brach Oceanographic) spoke to us about his research on the
unique fish species that are endemic to the St. Sebastian
River. This month we will have a program that is a follow-up
of sorts to that program. Three students at the Florida
Institute of Technology (FIT) have been working with assistance
from Dr. Gilmore, on further research on the fish in the Indian
River Lagoon and the St. Sebastian River.
The students are Sarah
Frias-Torres, Eric Reyier and
Jynessa Dutka-Gianelli, and we hope that they all will be available to present
brief details about the research they have been doing on the St.
Sebastian and its fish. They will be telling us about the
uniqueness of the St. Sebastian River and why there is such a
diversity of fish species in our area. They will also tell us
what they have been learning about the rare fish species we have in
our area.
Our January meeting is also our annual business
meeting where we vote on our Board of Directors candidates.
Please let us know if you are interested in being a board
member. You can contact Tim Glover at 561-589-0636. The
only requirement is to be a member, and have the time and interest
to get involved!
The program will be on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 P.M. at the Roseland Community Center on Bay Street in
Roseland. The Community Center is on the river at the end of
129th Place, which is the second right hand turn off
Roseland Road after crossing the railroad tracks, going westbound
from Route 1. All are invited and refreshments will be
served.
CLIMATE CHANGE MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN U.S. WETLANDS:
STUDY
Evidence suggests that climate change may have
"significant impacts" on coastal and estuarine wetlands in the
United States. So concludes a recent paper in the Journal of the
American Water Resources Association.
Historical trends and models of wetland changes in
the Florida Big Bend region "indicate that salt water encroachment
resulting from sea-level rise will result in large-scale losses of
coastal marsh and sabal palm forests in this region during the next
100 years if sea-level (sic) accelerates as predicted by the IPCC
(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)."
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