Who eat more marsh cordgrass, grasshoppers or snails? In the Grass

In this installment of In the Grass, we look at the two major species that feed on smooth cordgrass- periwinkle snails and grasshoppers. Dr. Randall Hughes has set up an experiment to quantify the effects of each individually and in tandem.

Part of the "In the Grass, On the Reef" project:

http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/

Music in this piece from Ric Edmiston's CD, "Good Grief."

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• periwinkle snails salt marsh
• smooth cordgrass
• grasshopper
• spartina alteniflora
• coastal ecology
• FSU Coastal and Marine Lab
• Florida State University
• marine biology