Dr. Lieurance featured in ABC News article "Invasive ocean species detected in Florida waters"
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- Sep 12, 2024
- 1 min read
An aggressive species of invasive seagrass that has been traversing the oceans for more than a century has been detected in the U.S. for the first time.
Halophila stipulacea, a small-body seagrass native to the Indian Ocean, began spreading in the 1800s following the opening of the Suez Canal in Egypt, a man-made waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and serves as a key trade route between Europe and Asia, Justin Campbell, a professor at Florida International University specializing in marine ecosystems, told ABC News...
...In 2021, the species was determined to be a high risk for arrival, establishment and potential impacts in Florida, researchers found. In addition, invasive species tend to do well when there are disturbances, and the warming of temperatures in ocean waters could be assisting in the spread, Deah Lieurance, an assistant professor of invasive species and biology management, told ABC News.
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