MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL | BENTHIC INFAUNAL RESPONSES TO SHORELINE RESTORATION 2025

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Presented by Jessica Cline, Research Coordinator

at Marine Resources Council

May 6th, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern (US and Canada)

Benthic infauna are small animals living in underwater sediments, including worms, mollusks, and arthropods in the Indian River Lagoon. They support ecosystem functions like water filtration and nutrient cycling. This shoreline project at MRC uses infauna to measure restoration success, aiming to reduce erosion, track ecological changes, and compare living shorelines to hardened methods.

 

The seminar will end with a live Q&A session. Given the limited seating in the Lagoon House, and an increased demand for in-person tickets, there is now a $5 in-person attendance fee. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. Coffee and cookies will be provided. Viewing Lagoon at Noon presentations via Zoom continues to be free. We thank you for your continued support of our Lagoon at Noon Program.



When registering for online viewing, the Zoom link will be in your confirmation email. A recording of the presentation will be posted to 

MRC's YouTube page for future viewing.

 

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Jessica Cline is MRC’s Research Coordinator. Hailing from Tennessee, she majored in General Biology at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. While working in environmental protection and restoration was always her goal, the call of oceans and estuaries brought her to Florida. She is currently working toward a master’s degree in Biological Oceanography at Florida Institute of Technology. Her field of study is benthic ecology, and her research focuses on using benthic and sessile organisms as indicators of coastal restoration success.

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