Invertebrates
Invertebrates
Invertebrates are those animals lacking a vertebral column, also known as a spine. Invertebrate species include insects, mollusks (e.g., snails and bivalves), crustaceans (e.g., shrimp and crabs), cnidarians (e.g., anemones and corals), and echinoderms (e.g., starfish). WARC conducts research on invertebrates found on land – including pollinator species like bees and butterflies – and in the water – like deep-sea corals.
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Monitoring Effects of Barrier Island Restoration on Piping Plovers in Louisiana
The federally threatened piping plover relies on sand-beach habitat year-round for nesting, foraging, and roosting, habitat that is particularly vulnerable to loss and degradation from coastal development, recreation activities, erosion, and sea-level rise.
Life on the Edge: Can Corals in Mangroves Provide Insights into Climate Change and Recovery following Severe Hurricane Damage?
WARC is collaborating with USGS scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and other scientists outside USGS to better understand the role of Hurricane Hole as a refuge from changing climate and ocean acidification.