UCF Marine Turtle Research Crew

Our research on fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) is done in collaboration with Dr. Llewellyn Ehrhart's Marine Turtle Research Group. Doc Ehrhart and his students have studied marine turtles in central Florida for over 25 years. Their long-term data sets and willingness to collaborate enable researchers at UCF and throughout the nation to answer questions about sea turtle biology. To learn about our research on fibropapillomatosis, click on the links below. Our projects are generously supported by grants from the Sea Turtle License Plates Grant Program and Sea World-Busch Gardens' Conservation Fund.

Dr. Lew Ehrhart (standing in boat on left) and members of the UCF Marine Turtle Research Crew. Turtles are ready to be released into Indian River Lagoon.

Project 1: Identifying environmental cofactors associated with fibropapillomatosis. Project 2: Historical and current associations between agricultural biocides and fibropapillomatosis.