From January to September 2025, Whitney Laboratory graduate student Harrison Hobbs worked with the St. Johns River Water Management District to investigate a spontaneous seagrass recovery in Florida’s Mosquito Lagoon observed in winter 2023.
During this internship, his research explored the drivers behind this event, providing key insights into water quality/seagrass population dynamics, restoration stressors, and future management strategies for the Indian River Lagoon. "I learned more about seagrass growth dynamics during this internship than I could have in years of classes," said Harrison.
Harrison Hobbs is a graduate student in Dr. Osborne’s Estuarine Biogeochemistry Lab at Whitney Lab studying seagrass restoration ecology.