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[PAST EVENT] Ghost forests, zombie shrimp, and space fish: strange but true tales of the salt marsh

October 11, 2017
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location
VIMS - Seaside Hall (Eastern Shore Laboratory)
40 Atlantic Avenue
Wachapreague, VA 23480Map this location
Access & Features
  • Open to the public

New Date! Rescheduled for next week - Salt marshes are beautiful grasslands, like inter-tidal prairies. Beneath its plentiful grasses a salt marsh hides strange animals wonderfully adapted to life between the tides. Dr. Johnson, Assistant Professor, VIMS, will reveal the stories of these animals, answer a series of questions, and perhaps provide you with Halloween costume ideas. Why was NASA interested in a ?fish-out-of-water? story? Why do zombie crustaceans mindlessly wander the marsh? Why can?t a snail let go of its past? And as our estuaries change, how are animals adapting?

There is no charge for this presentation. Seating limited to 60 people.


Contact

Linda Ward 757-787-5816