MN Sea Grant: Sea Grant Files

By Minnesota Sea Grant

Minnesota Sea Grant partnered with KUMD Radio to produce the Sea Grant Files. The goal of the program is to bring research concerning aquatic systems and coastal communities from the university to the... more

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The podcast currently has 128 episodes available.

MN Sea Grant: Sea Grant Files episodes:

March 30, 2011 Clear Running Waters?
UMD grad Andrea Crouse comments on how land use and weather combine to muddy Lake Superior's streams.
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6min
March 16, 2011 Lake Effect Weather: Winter
National Weather Service warning coordinator meteorologist, Carol Christenson, talks about Lake Superior's warmer by the lake winters.
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6min
March 09, 2011 Contending with Coastal Contaminants
John Lindgren, fisheries specialist with the Minn. DNR, explains how the St. Louis River Estuary became impaired and what has been done to improve this Great Lakes Area of Concern.
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8min
March 02, 2011 Hold the Salt: Winter Road Maintenance and Water Quality
Environmental consultant Connie Fortin describes how road deicers affect lakes and streams, and explains the strategic application of rock salt.
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6min
February 23, 2011 Terns, Gulls, and Habitats
Dr. Gerald Niemi, professor of biology with the University of Minnesota, talks about habitat challenges facing birds that nest around the Great Lakes.
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9min
February 16, 2011 Popular Chemicals Afflict Fish
Gerald Ankley, a toxicologist with the EPA Laboratory in Duluth, talks about endocrine disrupting chemicals, hormone and hormone mimics that affect fish reproduction and development.
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6min
February 09, 2011 History Lesson in a Sediment Core
Josef Werne, associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, describes how sediment cores taken from Lake Superior reflect human activities over the last 200 years.
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9min
February 02, 2011 About Those Spiny Waterfleas...
Donn Branstrator, associate professor with the University of Minnesota Duluth, talks about how invasive zooplankters are altering some Minnesota's waters.
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6min
January 26, 2011 Fishing Pros vs Aquatic Invaders
Professional tournament anglers care about invasive species. Sea Grant's Doug Jensen talks about how masters on the fishing circuit are stopping aquatic hitchhikers.
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7min
January 19, 2011 What is an Invasive Species?
Minnesota Sea Grant's Marte Kitson talks about the nuanced differences in defining introduced, non-native, and invasive species, what makes them successful, and how they spread.
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6min

FAQs about MN Sea Grant: Sea Grant Files:

How many episodes does MN Sea Grant: Sea Grant Files have?

The podcast currently has 128 episodes available.