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Description
Coastal erosion is heavily impacting coastal ecosystems across the Gulf. For instance, the state of Louisiana loses a football field worth of land every 100 minutes (Couvillion, 2017). The drastic loss of coastline highlights the dire need for restoration in the Northern Gulf Coast. An unexpected solution to this sediment loss may solve two major environmental issues at once by diverting millions of tons of glass waste from entering America’s landfills each year. By crushing glass to create sand and gravel for coastal restoration, we may generate a consistent and sustainable source of substrate. Our goal is to determine the viability of glass sand (Figure 1) by measuring the impact on a critical indicator organism in coastal dune ecosystems, the Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata).
Publication Date
5-2025
City
Mobile
Disciplines
Animal Experimentation and Research | Behavior and Ethology | Biology | Environmental Engineering | Marine Biology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Other Life Sciences | Sustainability | Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Recommended Citation
Parrish, Emily, "Ghosts in Glass: Ghost Crabs (Ocypode quadrata) as Judges of Glass Sand for Coastal Restoration" (2025). Poster Presentations. 39.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/honors_college_posters/39
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