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Author: Virginia Schutte

I just finished my graduate education in the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. I received my Ph.D. in Ecology in August 2014. My dissertation is all about the creatures that make the habitat for an ecosystem just by growing themselves. I've done my research in mangroves; trees that live at the edge of the ocean in the tropics. Before coming to UGA, I earned my B.S. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I worked on a variety of marine ecology projects.
Science Communication

Why I want to talk about science with you

I’ve been a writer here at Oceanbites for about a year, but now it’s time for me to hang up…
December 18, 2015December 18, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Human impacts

Oil spills leave a deadly legacy

This study shows that after several days of exposure to oil-contaminated water, coral larvae survival isn’t reduced very much (hooray!).…
November 19, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Physical oceanography

Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 3)

This is part 3 of 3 in a series on the recent ArcticMix expedition aimed at improving ocean models that…
October 22, 2015October 23, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Ecology

Activity at one end of a migration affects fitness at the other

Effectively managing migratory species requires an understanding of what impacts them along their entire migratory route. This paper evaluates how…
September 23, 2015September 27, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Ecology

Small ocean currents can make a big difference in population connectivity

Marine population connectivity studies that reveal unexpected dispersal limitation have in the past attributed this pattern to “chaotic genetic patchiness”.…
August 24, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Coastal Management

Profiling developing countries to improve marine resource management

This study quantifies the higher quality of life found in coastal communities in developing countries. It also highlights the need…
July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Coastal Management

Stop, collaborate and listen: decision-oriented data collection improves marine conservation

Managers often need specific information in order to best preserve a particular marine resource. This paper details a step-wise approach…
June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 Virginia Schutte
ocean engineering

Staying ahead of commercial exploitation in the deep sea

The first seafloor massive sulfide mine in the Pacific is expected to begin commercial operation in 2017. Licenses have already…
May 26, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Ecology

Epic: sperm whales hunt squid

Bad environmental news can seem overwhelming at times. No matter how environmentally aware you are, you will still need to…
April 27, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Conservation Fisheries

Survival at different stages of the fishing process informs management strategies for the silky shark

Knowing that a species has low survival rates after encountering a fishing vessel is useful. But knowing exactly what about…
March 25, 2015March 9, 2016 Virginia Schutte
Fisheries

Analyzing bycatch to better understand natural fish communities

Commercial shrimp trawlers haul in 3 to 15 times more of anything else than they do shrimp. Most of these…
January 26, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Coastal Management Ecology Policy

Local natural resource management can combat the effects of global environmental disturbances

Global environmental problems can't be solved overnight by one person, but there are things we can do locally to positively…
December 29, 2014December 29, 2014 Virginia Schutte
Biology Ecology Genetics

Puncture wounds hold the key to new marine forensic technique

Identifying the culprits responsible for injury is a very useful thing, but tricky in the ocean, where saltwater cleans wounds…
December 6, 2014 Virginia Schutte
Ecology

Manta ray movement and motivations

Everyone loves manta rays, but how much do we actually know about their basic ecology?
October 31, 2014 Virginia Schutte
Ecology technology

Digitally partnering with spearfishers to survey fish communities

Cameras mounted on spearfishing guns are a viable source of scientific data, which could lead to new citizen science partnerships
September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 Virginia Schutte

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