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NSU Researchers Study on Spread of Lionfish Receives Media Attention
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Just when you thought hurricanes couldn’t get any scarier, think again.
Their names roll of the tongue like a rogues’ gallery: Floyd, Frances, Irene, Wilma and Andrew. But these aren’t the names of notorious criminals; rather, they are just a few of the hurricanes since 1992 that have helped spread invasive marine species throughout the Florida Straits.
Researchers Matthew Johnston, Ph.D. and Sam Purkis, Ph.D. at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center have discovered that storms don’t only have a dramatic impact on land; they have an equally dramatic effect on ocean currents, which helps the spread of marine invasive species throughout a region. More specifically, NSU researchers looked at the distribution of lionfish in the Florida Straits.
The research findings have been featured by the following media:
– Yahoo! News
– Science Newsline
– Underwater Times