Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Gametogenesis and Spawning of Solenastrea bournoni and Stephanocoenia intersepta and the Fecundity of Four Common Transplanted Coral Species Offshore, Southeast Florida., Jenna R. Lueg
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Observation of Natural and Artificial Features on the Sea Surface from Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Imagery with In-situ Measurements, Christopher Maingot
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Trophic-Level Interaction for Elasmobranch Species in Florida Bay, South Florida, Using Stable Isotope Ratios in Rgard to Mercury-Species, Adam G. Matulik
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Influence of Petroleum Exploration on the Distribution of Cetaceans in the Gulf of Mexico., Alexa Olivia Pennell
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Changes in Northwest Hawaiian Island Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Populations as Evidenced by Stable Isotope Ratios, Nina M. Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Thesis: A Comparison of Copepoda (Order: Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Poecilostomatoida) Density in the Florida Current Off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Jessica L. Bostock
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Transplantation and Parrotfish Predation: A Study on Small Siderastrea siderea Colonies Offshore Broward County, FL USA, Allison S. Brownlee
Thesis: Study of Secondary Metabolite Gene Expression in Marine Microbial Co-Cultures Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Crystal A. Conway
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Predictive Habitat Models for Four Cetaceans in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Cheryl L. Cross
Dissertation: Investigations Into the Application of Single-Beam Acoustic Backscatter for Describing Shallow Water Marine Habitats, Greg Foster
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Water Flow on Bleaching of Palythoa Caribaeorum, Atsushi Fujimura
Thesis: Seasonal Aggregations of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in the Port Everglades and Intracoastal Regions of Fort Lauderdale, Florida., Jaime M. Goldman
Thesis: Biological and Physical Analysis of Currents and Water Masses Off the Coast of Southeast Florida, Stephanie Healey
Thesis: Applying a Molecular Genetics Approach to Shark Conservation and Management: Assessment of DNA Barcoding in Hammerhead Sharks and Global Population Genetic Structuring in the Gray Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos., Rebekah L. Horn
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Seasonal Movement Patterns, Migratory Behavior and Habitat Utilization of the Bblue Shark (Prionace glauca) in the Western North Atlantic, Lucy A. Howey
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Spatial Analysis of the Invasion of Red Lionfish, Pterois volitans/miles, in the Western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, Matthew W. Johnston
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Multi-Experimental Examination of Haemulon Species (Haemulidae) Early-Life Ecology on Southeast Mainland Florida Coral Reefs, Lance K. B. Jordan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Visual Physiology of the Smooth Dogfish (Mustelus canis): Temporal Resolution, Irradiance and Spectral Sensitivities, Mieka Kalinoski
Thesis: Establishment of an Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn Coral) Nursery: an Evaluation of Survivorship and Growth, Elizabeth Anne Larson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Predictive Habitat Model for Rainbow Parrotfish Scarus guacamaia, Ethan G. P. Machemer
Thesis: Seasonal and Salinity Effects on the Distribution of Higher Filamentous Marine Fungi at Rookery Bay, FL., Julia Ossler
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Variations in Composition, Abundance and Cover of Reef Tract Sponge Assemblages in Broward County, Florida, 2002-2006., Melinda R. Peddycoart
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Genetic Connectivity and Microevolution of Reef Associated Taxa, Vincent P. Richards
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Linkage Between Mangrove Fish Community and Nearshore Benthic Habitats in Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA: A Seascape Approach, Rolando O. Santos
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Reproductive Ecology of Siderastrea siderea: Histological Analysis of Gametogenesis, Spawning, and Latitudinal Fecundity Variation, Adam T. St. Gelais
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Spiral Valve Parasites of Selected Tropical Pelagic Elasmobranchs and Internal Parasites of Mesopelagic Teleosts, Mae Taylor
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Water Chemistry Effects on Apple Snail (Pomacea paludosa, Say) Reproductive Patterns in the Northern Everglades, Tiffany Lorraine Trent
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Analysis of a Partial Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) Library and Differential Expression of Genes in Biochemical Morphotypes of the Marine Sponge Discodermia dissoluta, Patricia A. Waikel
Thesis: Diurnal Movements and Site Fidelity of the Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, in Fort Lauderdale, FL., Kym Walsh
Thesis: Occurrence, Density, and Distribution of the Larvae of Three Commercially Important Crab Species in the Florida Current off the Southeast Coast of Florida, U.S., Gabriela L. Wisniewski
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Characterization of Nocturnal Fish Assemblages on Vessel and Natural Reefs of Broward County, Florida, USA, Rachel Lynn Anderson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Oceanographic Effects on the Behavior of Shallow-Set Pelagic Longline Fishing Gear in the Western North Atlantic, Bryan Armstrong
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Abundance and Site Fidelity of Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Off the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, Canada Using Photo-identification Methodology, Gemma Barnacle
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparing Catches and Catch Rates by Variable Strength Hooks from Pelagic Longlines to Determine Their Bycatch Reduction Potential for Pilot Whales in the MidAtlantic Bight., Shannon Michael Bayse
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Assessment of Gorgonian Transplantation Techniques Offshore Southeast Florida, Vanessa I. P. Brinkhuis
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Determination of Sea Turtle Nesting Behavior using Thermograph Data Analysis in Broward County, Florida, Brettany L. Cook
Thesis: Analyzing Spatial Patterns in Reefscape Ecology Via Remote Sensing, Benthic Habitat Mapping, and Morphometrics, Shanna K. Dunn
Thesis: Diet Composition of Swordfish, Xiphias gladius, within the Straits of Florida, Amy Marie Heemsoth
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Coral Schlerochronology and the Relationship Between Coral Growth Records and Climate Change, Kevin P. Helmle
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Taxonomic Review and Ultrastructural Analysis of the Commensal Amphipod genus Paraleucothoe (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Magdalena Kwapinska
Thesis: Segregation of Palaemonid Shrimp Along the Shark River Estuary: Implications for Trophic Function, Lauren C. McCarthy
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Distribution of Phyllosoma Larvae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinura: Palinuridae, Scyllaridae and Synaxidae) in the Florida Current, Off Port Everglades, Florida, USA, Madhura P. Mokashi
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Environmental Enhancement Gone Awry: Characterization of an Artificial Reef Constructed From Waste Vehicle Tires, Danielle M. Morley
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Morphological and Physiological Features of Selected Acanthamoeba Strains: Clues to Opportunistic Pathogenicity, Liam Murphy
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Microbial Communities with Emphasis on Coral Disease-Associated Bacteria within Florida Reef Sponges, Karita L. Negandhi
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Population Dynamics and Predictions for the Calcareous Green Algae, Halimeda, on the Coral Reefs of South Florida, Katherine E. Peach
Dissertation: The Influence of Artificial Reef Associated Fish Assemblages and Varying Substrates On Coral Recruitment, T. Patrick Quinn
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Tidal Cycle Effects on the Occurrence of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at the Port Everglades Power Plant, Gina Rappucci
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Scleractinian Coral Recruitment to Reefs Physically Damaged by Ship Groundings, Ewelina Rubin
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Laurencia and Palisada Spp. on Epifaunal Composition Within Thalassia Testudinum Beds on Abaco, the Bahamas, Megan Rebecca Seese
Thesis: Extraction and Analysis of Coral Reef Core Samples from Broward County, Florida., Anastasios Stathakopoulos
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Geomorphic Changes to Florida Bay Within the Past Century, Kristian H. Taylor
Thesis: An Analysis of Policies and Conservation Techniques to Reduce the Accidental Deaths of Sea Turtle Hatchlings due to Light Pollution in Broward County, FL., Megan Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Thesis: A Comparison of Scleractinian Coral Abundance Between Natural and Artificial Substrata in a High-Latitude Environment Off Broward County, Florida, USA, Deron James Bauer
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Crinoid Genus Endoxocrinus in the Bahamas: an Assessment of Morphological Variability., Patrick H. Bellew
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Spatial and Temporal Variation in South Florida Heterotrophic Diatom Communities: Taxonomic Identification and Ecological Implications, Michele V. Blackburn
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Genetic Connectivity and Phylogeography of the Branching Vase Sponge (Callyspongia vaginalis) Across Florida and the Caribbean, Melissa B. DeBiasse
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Boater Compliance with Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Speed Zones in Port Everglades, Broward County, FLorida, Melody J. Fischer
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Ecology, Distribution, and Systematics of Leucothoid Amphipods of the West Florida Shelf Benthic Ecosystem, Joseph D. Hall
Thesis: An Analysis of Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia sp.) Stranding Data in the Southeast United States, Nicole M. O'Brien
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Multiple Predator Effects and Native Prey Behavioral Responses to Two Non-native Everglades Cichlids, Ashley Elizabeth Porter
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Comparison of Mesobenthic Amphipod Diversity on 3-Dimensional Artificial Substrates Versus Natural Substrates in a Shallow Coral Reef Environment, Judy L. Robinson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Biogeography of the Strait of Florida, Stephanie F. Rogers
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Factors Influencing Southeast Florida Coral Reef Community Composition, Melissa P. Sathe
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Analysis of the Acoustic Signals from Three Pygmy Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps), Jennifer Scharnitz
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Quantitative Habitat Characterization and Benthic Assemblage Structure of Deep-water Lophelia pertusa and Enallopsammia profunda Reefs off Eastern Florida, Kartick Prakash Shirur
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Spatial Distribution of the Cyanobacteria Lyngbya Spp. On the Reefs of Broward County, Florida, Maureen C. Trnka
Thesis: The Colonial Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum: Population Dynamics on Southeast Florida Reefs, Joanna C. Walczak
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Identification and Estimation of Sensitive Life History Parameters for Cetaceans in Response to Acoustic Disturbances with Implications for Conservation, Kathryn Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Secretion of Exopolymeric Substances (EPS) and Acanthamoeba sps. Adherence to Contact Lenses, Husain Ala Al Sayegh
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Microvascular Anatomy of Fetal Respiration in the Yellow Stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis), Bethany L. Basten
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Temporal and Spatial Distribution of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Along the Southeast Coast of the United States, Meghan Bills
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: From Microsatellite DNA Profiling to Satellite Telemetry: Integrating Behavioral Ecology Into Shark Conservation., Demian D. Chapman
Thesis: Comparison of Fish Assemblages between Mitigation Boulder Reef and Neighboring Natural Hardbottom in Broward County, Florida, USA, Jessica A. Freeman
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Statistical Analysis of Eight Years of Ocean Color and SST Data in the Tropical Pacific, Peter Gaube
Thesis: Histopathological Assessment and Comparison Sedimentation and Phosphate Stress on the Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis, Erin Christine Hodel
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Gametogenesis and spawning of the elliptical star coral, Dichocoenia stokesi (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in Southeast Florida, S. Michael Hoke
Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Assessment of Sea Turtle Relative Abundance, Distribution, Habitat, and Population Characteristics Within the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve, Hawai'i, Cheryl S. King
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Review of International Coral Reef Mooring Programs and the Effect of Mooring Use on Coral Reefs Offshore Broward County, Florida, USA, Lindsey Habakuk Klink
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Classification and Spatial Analysis of the Benthic Facies of the Southeastern Arabian Gulf Using Passive Optical Remote Sensing, Linda C. Knoeck
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Seasonal Distribution of Higher Filamentous Marine Fungi Along the Salinity Gradient of the Loxahatchee River: Jupiter, Florida, Laura N. Kukich
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Delimiting Species of Crinoids: Comparing New mtDNA Phylogenies with Current Species Designation and Reevaluating Overlapping Morphological Characters, Christopher L. Owen
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Temporal and Spatial Analysis of a Macroinvertebrate Infaunal Assemblage in John U. Lloyd State Park, Florida, USA, Eric D. Rosch
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Stony Coral Transplantation Associated with Coastal and Marine Construction Activities, Nicole R. Stephens
Thesis: Surface Associated Amoebae on the Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis sp., Connie S. Versteeg
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Effects of Ecological Light Pollution and Silhouette Height on the Nesting Densities of Caretta caretta in Broward County, Florida, Jessica A. Watters
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: Effects Associated with Dredging for Beach Renourishments on Reef Fish Communities Offshore of Miami-Dade County, Florida:, Christian L. Avila
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Integrated Approach for Evaluation and Assessment of Ecosystem Management and Restoration, Tomma Kay Barnes
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Archived Subcutaneous Blubber Samples in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Melinda Michelle Bigelow
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Reef Fish Communities on Natural Substrate and Vessel-Reefs Along the Continental Shelf of Southeastern Florida Between 50 and 120m Depth., David R. Bryan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Spectral Modeling Strategy for the Analysis of Mixed Pixels (Broward County, Florida), Adrienne Patricia Carter
Thesis: The Influence of Supplemental Feeding on the Movement Patterns of the Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana, at Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Mark John Corcoran
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Reef Macrobenthos Adjacent to a Major Navigational Inlet: Port Everglades, Florida, Jessica A. Craft
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparison of Stony Coral Coverate Data Obtained by In Situ Measurements and Image Analysis, Shaun M. Gill
Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Optical Remote-Sensing Evaluation of the Status of Acropora palmata in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Luz Raquel Hernandez-Cruz
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Ecological Assessment of the Coral Reef Community in Northeastern Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Archipelago, Elizabeth Anne Lacey
Thesis - NSU Access Only: DNA Diagnostics for Internationally Protected and Commercially Traded Shark Species, Jennifer E. Magnussen
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Seasonal Trends and Factors Influence Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, Sightings in Port Everglades, Florida, Sarah L. Maurer
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Stress Response in Montastraea cavernosa as a Result of Sediment Loading: Quantitative Histological and Ultrastructural Analysis, Aaron Miller
Thesis: Testing the Effectiveness of Pollution Control Measures at the South Dade Landfill: The Reduction of Un-ionized Ammonia in Landfill Leachate, Matt Mitchell