Past Research Projects

Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring

Rookery Bay NERR volunteers assisted resource management staff in the survival of thousands of Loggerhead Turtles. ...

Key Island Restoration

Beverly Anderson, Jill Schmid,
Michael Shirley
5,000 native plants were reintroduced in the northern part of the island's scrub and hammock habitats ...

Tarpon Bay Hydrologic Restoration Project

Judy Haner, Cheryl Metzger
The reestablishment of the natural flushing between Tarpon Bay and Johnson Bay ...

Ten Thousand Islands Outparcel Acquisition Project

Judy Haner, Karyn Tremper, Michelle Maynard, Pamela Keyes, Amber Castillo
To restore native habitats and increase biodiversity, RBNERR is removing more than 200 acres of invasive vegetation ...

Least Terns

Judy Haner, Cheryl Metzger
Monitoring of the small, threatened bird protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act ...

Reducing Effects of Pesticides on Wildlife

Judy Haner, Cheryl Metzger
Research of experimental spray nozzle systems to eliminate ground deposition ...

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The Effects of Australian Pine Removal on Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Patterns, Keewaydin Island, Florida

Thirteen years of historic nesting data, incubation temperatures, and spatial nesting patterns of the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta,

PVC Pipe Diameter Influences the Species & Sizes of Treefrogs Captured in a Florida Coastal Oak Scrub Community

Varying sizing of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes may influence the detection probability of differing species and sizes of treefrogs.

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Restoration Effects on Fishes in the 10,000 Islands

The development of Golden Gate Estates altered the natural sheetflow, or supply of fresh water, to the bays and estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands.

Shark Nurseries in the Ten Thousand Islands Estuaries

Sharks utilize local shallow, protected estuarine bays to give birth to their young.

Water Quality Monitoring

Long-term environmental monitoring to better understand natural processes and human impacts within estuaries

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