Kelly M. Darnell - Annual Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas

Kelly McKay Darnell, PhD candidate at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, will present the worldwide importance of seagrasses, and more specifically, about the reproductive ecology and ecological and economic value of the 5 seagrass species that are found along the Texas coast.

TOPIC: “Underwater Flowering Plants Offer Food, Shelter, and Essential Habitat”

SESSION: Friday, February 22 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

LOCATION: The University of Texas Marine Science Institute Auditorium