Marine Science
Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., is a
Research Professor at Harbor
Branch and Director of the
Indian River Lagoon
Observatory. He has extensive
experience in marine biology
and ecology, with emphasis on
marine plants, particularly macroalgae (seaweeds)
and seagrasses. He has conducted research in the
Indian River Lagoon and in other parts of Florida,
the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Professor
Hanisak is the author of over 70 scientific
publications, a frequently invited participant at
national and international meetings and
workshops, a past President of the International
Phycological Society and a past President and
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Phycological Society of America. His current
research emphasis is the Indian River Lagoon
Observatory.
Harbor Branch Series: The Indian River Lagoon Observatory Network of Environmental Sensors
The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) spans 40 percent of
Florida’s east coast and is one of the most biodiverse
estuaries in North America. With an annual economic
impact of $3.7 billion, this nationally significant
estuary supports an estimated 15,000 full- and parttime
jobs, while providing recreational opportunities
for more than 11 million people per year. The Indian
River Lagoon Observatory (IRLO), based at Florida
Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institute, is conducting long-term, multi-disciplinary,
ecosystem-based research in an effort to understand
the health of the lagoon. IRLO research and education
activities are being enhanced by deployment of an
estuarine observation network of land/ocean
biogeochemical observatory (LOBO) units and
weather sensors. The LOBO units provide real-time,
high-accuracy and high-resolution water
quality/weather data at ten sites in the IRL and the St.
Lucie Estuary that is accessible online to anyone,
anytime at
fau.loboviz.com. The network is designed
to enable researchers to track environmental changes
in the IRL, assist resource and planning managers to
make informed decisions, model and correlate
environmental data to biological, chemical and
physical phenomena, and contribute to education and
public outreach on the lagoon. The network will be
able to observe long-term ecosystem changes and
those driven by events such as freshwater water
discharges, algal blooms, storms and droughts.
Sign up for any four lectures in the Harbor Branch Series and receive a $25 discount.
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| Place: | Room 151 (Annex), Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Thursday, February 23 2017 |
| Time: | 3:45 - 5:15 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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