[ Back to EurekAlert! ]

Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
barbgo@rsmas.miami.edu
305-421-4704
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

Rachael Heuer, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

Caption: Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science Marine Biology and Fisheries student, Rachael Heuer, is one of four UM students to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Using Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta), Heuer is studying how these fish might cope with ocean acidification, or changes in ocean chemistry resulting from rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that are absorbed by the ocean.

Credit: UM/RSMAS

Usage Restrictions: None

Related news release: University of Miami grad student receives NSF GRF to study impact of ocean acidification


[ Back to EurekAlert! ]