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USCB and partners expand Pritchard's Island research: sea turtles, shorebirds, soundscapes and student internships
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University of South Carolina Beaufort researchers described rapid expansion of research at Pritchard's Island and Richards/Pritchard projects: sea-turtle monitoring, shorebird and bat acoustic studies, trash and invasive-species work, plus artist residencies and internships for widening student research opportunities.
USCB faculty and researchers briefed partners on a rapid expansion of work at Pritchard’s Island, the University’s largely undeveloped research laboratory island in the estuary. Dr. Warren and Dr. Mercer Brugler (USCB) said the island hosted more than 18 research projects in the past year and described student-led monitoring: daily sea-turtle nest monitoring and relocations during nesting season; camera-trap studies with…
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