Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: The Influence of Artificial Reef Associated Fish Assemblages and Varying Substrates On Coral Recruitment, T. Patrick Quinn
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Crinoid Genus Endoxocrinus in the Bahamas: an Assessment of Morphological Variability., Patrick H. Bellew
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
Capstone: The Pelagic Life of Tropical Reef Fish Larvae, Matthew B. Davis
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Analysis of the Acoustic Signals from Three Pygmy Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps), Jennifer Scharnitz
Capstone: Sperm Competition in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Melissa Champagne
Capstone: A Review of the Individual-specific Vocal Behavior of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Killer Whales (Orcinus orca): The Role of the Signature Whistle Hypothesis, Nicole G. Carter
Capstone: Transport and Retention of Fish Larvae in the Complex Physical Oceanographic Regime of the Western Caribbean: Review and Preliminary Results from Year One Fisheries Oceanography Project, Natasha Davis
Capstone: A Comprehensive Review of the Efficacy of Marine Management Programs, Nichole Dean
Capstone: Literature Review of Karenia brevis Research and Possible Management Strategies on the West Coast of Florida, Gregory J. McCormick
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Multiple Predator Effects and Native Prey Behavioral Responses to Two Non-native Everglades Cichlids, Ashley Elizabeth Porter
Capstone: A Clionid Overview with Regards to Biology, Abundance, and Distribution: Including a Comparison of Case Studies of Symbiosis, Bioerosion, and Eutrophication, Amanda Jade Benedict
Capstone: Coral Reefs: A Review of Their Global Importance, Degradation, and Possible Pathways to Recovery, Kirk Kilfoyle
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Factors Influencing Southeast Florida Coral Reef Community Composition, Melissa P. Sathe
Capstone: The Life History and Population Dynamics of a Protogynous Hermaphroditic Grouper (Epinephelus guttatus): Case Studies from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Ben Finkes
Capstone: The Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Vocal Tradition: Acoustic Communication and its Role in the Orca Family Unit, Eileen Kelly
Capstone: A Review of Satellite Telemetry and Geolocation Techniques and Applications with Implications for Future Research, Melissa Magelnicki
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 Biogeography of the Strait of Florida, Stephanie F. Rogers
Capstone: A Comparison of Marine Bacterial Indicators in Shellfish Along the Eastern Seaboard, David W. Matagiese
Capstone: Multibeam Bathymetry as a Tool for Coastal Zone Management with Emphasis in Processing its Data with Bathymetric Algorithms, Henry Charry
Capstone: The Distribution of Fungiid Corals in the Eastern Pacific, Amber Little
Capstone: A Review of Sedimentation and the Effect of Dredging on Scleractinian Corals, Shawn McQuaid
Capstone: Life History and Population Dynamics of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, and Largetooth Sawfish, Pristis perotetti, in North American Waters, Katherine A. Shade
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: 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: Evolution: Beyond Humanity, Nicole Coombs
Thesis - NSU Access Only: In the Shadow of Turtle Mountain, Lyndsay Dustan
Capstone: Examining Gene Expression of the Vertebrate Female Reproductive System: Possible Effects of Pollution on Hormonal Balance, Audrey E. Germane
Capstone: The Role of Marine Education on the Creation, Effectiveness, and Sustainability of Marine Protected Areas, Alastair G. Hebard
Capstone: The General Biology, Conservation and Management of Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) in Florida Waters, Andrea G. Pula
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Ecology, Distribution, and Systematics of Leucothoid Amphipods of the West Florida Shelf Benthic Ecosystem, Joseph D. Hall
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: The Re-Conception of Cate, Cortney Palmacci
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: The Colonial Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum: Population Dynamics on Southeast Florida Reefs, Joanna C. Walczak
Capstones from 2007
Capstone: Beach Renourishment: Worldwide Comparison of Methods and Results, Kelly Egan
Capstone: The Impacts and Sustainability of Marine Based Tourism, Sara R. Hamilton
Thesis: Histopathological Assessment and Comparison Sedimentation and Phosphate Stress on the Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis, Erin Christine Hodel
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: Temporal and Spatial Distribution of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Along the Southeast Coast of the United States, Meghan Bills
Capstone: The Environmental, Economic, and Cultural Aspects of the Modern Cruise Industry with a Focus on South Florida and the Caribbean, Chad Idell Wenger
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
Capstone: New River, North Carolina: Fate and Transport of Non-Point Source Pollutants from a Coastal River to Nearshore Hardbottom Habitat, Erin A. Hague
Capstone: Toxic Shock Syndrome: Deaths of Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) When Exposed to Harmful Algal Blooms, Katherine Moore
Capstone: Salt Marsh Die-Off in Georgia and Lousiana: A Comparison of Two Events, Matthew K. Weathers
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
Capstone: A Look at Fibropalillomatosis in Chelonia mydas, the Green Turtle, Kristi A. Dement
Capstone: A Comprehensive Review of the Biology and Preliminary Investigation of Interactions with the U.S. Pelagic Longline Fishery for the Shortfin (Isurus oxyrinchus) and Longfin (Isurus paucus) Mako Sharks, Juan Carlos Levesque
Capstone: A Review of the Significance of Herbivory in Structuring Coral Reef Ecosystems, Kristin Nugent
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
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Statistical Analysis of Eight Years of Ocean Color and SST Data in the Tropical Pacific, Peter Gaube
Capstone: Non-Framework Coral Communities in the Gulf of California, Mexico, Brenda Garza
Capstone: Magnetoreception in Marine Organisms with Emphasis on Bacteria, Fish, Sea Turtles, and Cetaceans, Karen Schanzle
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: Stony Coral Transplantation Associated with Coastal and Marine Construction Activities, Nicole R. Stephens
Capstone: The Phylogeny, Biology and Conservation Status of Freshwater Stingrays (Family Potamotrygonidae) in South America and Recommendations for Future Conservation, Rose Laucci
Capstone: The Role of Bioeroding Sponges in the Benthic Community Clionaid Sponges as Bioindicators of Eutrophication, Stacy E. Prekel
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: Delimiting Species of Crinoids: Comparing New mtDNA Phylogenies with Current Species Designation and Reevaluating Overlapping Morphological Characters, Christopher L. Owen
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: The Microvascular Anatomy of Fetal Respiration in the Yellow Stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis), Bethany L. Basten
Capstone: Use of Satellite and Airborne Remote Sensing to Map Coral Reefs for Coastal Management and Conservation Applications, Amanda M. Bittinger
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: From Microsatellite DNA Profiling to Satellite Telemetry: Integrating Behavioral Ecology Into Shark Conservation., Demian D. Chapman
Capstone: Impacts of African Dust on Caribbean Corals and Human Health, Kristina Evans
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: Seasonal Distribution of Higher Filamentous Marine Fungi Along the Salinity Gradient of the Loxahatchee River: Jupiter, Florida, Laura N. Kukich
Capstone: The Atlantic Bluefin Fishery: A Case for Unity Through Policy Change, Danielle Parker
Thesis: Surface Associated Amoebae on the Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis sp., Connie S. Versteeg
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparison of Stony Coral Coverate Data Obtained by In Situ Measurements and Image Analysis, Shaun M. Gill
Capstone: Avoidance and Minimization of Potential Impacts to Seagrass Communities in Broward County, Florida Resulting from Docks and Related Over-water Structures, Julie A. Krawczyk
Capstone: A Review of Nutrient Loading and Effects on South Florida Estuarine and Coastal Systems, Kelly Logan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Spectral Modeling Strategy for the Analysis of Mixed Pixels (Broward County, Florida), Adrienne Patricia Carter
Capstone: The Biology and Ecology of Shallow Tropical Western Atlantic Gorgonians, Lauren S. Floyd
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Ecological Assessment of the Coral Reef Community in Northeastern Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Archipelago, Elizabeth Anne Lacey
Capstone: A Historical Review and Present Status of Marine Mammal Morbillivirus, Rachel Ariane Sayre
Capstone: Applying Life History Traits of the Florida Manatee, Trichechus Manatus latirostris, to Future Conservation Strategies, Corinne Annunziata
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: Patterns of Scleractinian Health in Broward County, Florida, Melody J. White
Thesis - NSU Access Only: "Coral of Opportunity" Survivorship, Growth, and Use with "Coral Nurseries" and "Integrated Stakeholder Involvement" in Coral Reef Restoration, Jamie A. Monty
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Integrated Approach for Evaluation and Assessment of Ecosystem Management and Restoration, Tomma Kay Barnes
Capstone: Viral Pathogens of Economically Important Penaeid Shrimp, Marisa J. Magrino
Capstone: A Review of Coral Reef Diseases and Disease Management in the Caribbean, Michele E. Morgado
Capstone: The Urbanization of the Coastal Zone: Florida, Mark Music
Capstone: An Overview of Persistent Organic Pollutants: With Emphasis on Endocrine Disruption in Harbor Seals, Lindsay Dreger
Capstone: An Analysis of Serologic and Physiologic Data from Standed Steno bredanensis, Danica Walcutt
Capstone: The Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, Papillomavirus: Can it Help Prevent Human Cervical Cancer?, Scott Withers
Capstone: Establishing and Maintaining Fully Functional Marine Protected Areas, Brendan M. Bray
Thesis: Testing the Effectiveness of Pollution Control Measures at the South Dade Landfill: The Reduction of Un-ionized Ammonia in Landfill Leachate, Matt Mitchell
Capstone: A Review of the Biology and Ecology of Gastropod Corallivores, Dana Wingate
Capstone: A Possible Management Plan to Prevent the Decline of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaskan Waters, Becca Raffel
Thesis: Effects Associated with Dredging for Beach Renourishments on Reef Fish Communities Offshore of Miami-Dade County, Florida:, Christian L. Avila
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
Capstone: Issues Concerning Endocrine Disrupter Chemicals (EDCs) Associated with Coastal Areas, Angela L. Delaney
Capstone: Marine Protected Areas as a Method for Integrating Marine Resource Conservation and Fisheries Management in the Caribbean: Case study in Trinidad and Tobago, WI., Meiling Ewing-Chow