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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on changing hurricane seasons- and what they mean for communities.
In a special edition of the Network for Engineering With Nature’s (N-EWN) Nature at Work series, Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA Geography provided expertise on hurricanes and the impact of a changing hurricane season on coastal communities. Shepherd is a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences and an accomplished meteorologist. On […]
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New publication finds positive relationships between biodiversity and green infrastructure in coastal Georgia
In a new study in Conservation Biology, researchers from UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, and East Carolina University explore the relationship between infrastructure development and coastal biodiversity to predict changes in biodiversity under different infrastructure scenarios. Natural or “green” infrastructure uses natural processes as a foundation for built […]
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COAST lab continues monitoring of Jekyll Island
If you were enjoying a beach day at Jekyll Island, GA this month, you might have seen some of our researchers out and about! The Coastal Ocean Analysis and Simulation Team (COAST) recently headed out to continue their quarterly survey to understand how the beach and dunes recover from storm events. The group set out to work […]
