Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Baker Lab
Led by Shirley Baker · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The Baker Lab studies shellfish like clams and oysters in Florida’s coastal ecosystems. They research how water quality affects shellfish growth and develop models to predict these impacts.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Marine organisms
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Biogeochemical and seasonal nutrient dynamics of restored estuarine oyster reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama
2026 · Journal of Environmental Management
- Influence of charismatic animals on youths’ environmental knowledge and connection to water through the application of virtual reality tours
2024 · The Journal of Environmental Education
Shows how virtual reality tours with charismatic animals can teach kids about estuaries.
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- Real-World Experiences in Higher Education: Contributing to the Developing a Systems Thinking Paradigm
2024 · Journal of Experiential Education
Asks faculty how real-world experiences help them develop systems thinking skills.
- Unexpected stability in faunal population abundances following an estuary‐wide collapse of oysters
2024 · Ecosphere
Finds that animal populations in a bay didn’t drop much after oysters disappeared, challenging earlier assumptions.
- A Paradigm Shift Toward Systems Thinking in Colleges of Agriculture
2024 · NACTA Journal
Proposes new models to teach systems thinking in agriculture to help students adapt to complex problems.
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How to reach out
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