Capstones from 2003
Capstone: Risk-Based Environmental Planning Strategies for Oil Spill Contingency Plans, Austin R. Ives
Capstone: A Review of the Wetland Identification, Delineation, and Management Strategies Used in the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, Ronald J. Lauck Jr.
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Feed Trials of Fatty Acid Composition, Feeding Frequency, and Ration Size on Litopenaeus vannamei Grown in Hard, Fresh Water, John L. Reguzzoni
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Occurrence of Higher Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts in Two Coastal Subtropical Habitats, Catherine Vogel
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Long Term Effects of Oil and Dispersed Oil on Mixed Seagrass and Coral Beds: The 18th Year of Studies Following Experimental Dosing, Greg Allen Ward
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Phylogenetic Relationships in the Gorgonian Family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Holaxonia) Based on Two Mitochondrial Genes: Evidence for Multiple Lineages, Herman H. Wirshing
Capstones from 2002
Capstone: The Use of Derelict Vessels as Artificial Reefs, Paul T. Arena
Capstone: The Transplantation of Scleractinian Corals as Applicable to Reef Rehabilitation, Richard C. DeVictor
Capstone: Pharmaceutical Pollution: Problems and Management in the Aquatic Environment, Emerald Gustowt
Capstone: Effects of Nest Relocation on Hatching Success with Analysis of Unsuccessful Eggs (1999-2001) of Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nests in Broward County, Florida, Karen Walby
Capstone: A Review of Marine Protected Areas: Their Objectives, Design and Success, Amanda Burgos
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Nearshore Hardbottom Fishes of Broward County, Florida USA, Robert M. Baron
Capstone: Estimating Fish Populations: A Review, Michele Clayton
Capstone: Effectiveness of Flipper Tagging for Sea Turtle Management, Amy Woodhead
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Effects of Isolation Distance and Reef Size on Associated Fish Assemblages: A Study Using Artificial Reef Modules, Lance K. B. Jordan
Capstone: Chlorination and Chlorination By-Products: The Fate and Effect on Marine Systems, Catrina M. Nelson
Capstone: A Review on the Biological Role and the Economic Importance of Wood Deteriorating Organisms in the Marine Environment, Eduardo J. Koenig
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Biological Assessment of Three Artificial Reef Materials: Tire-Concrete Aggregate, Gravel-Concrete Aggregate, and Limestone Boulder, Brian K. Walker
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Macroinvertebrate Community Structure in MDOS Mesocosms: The Role of Vegetation and Response to Marsh Dry-Out, Michelle Lajti
Capstone: An Overview of Biological Indicators - From Protozoa to Fish, Sean M. Ahern
Capstone: Comparison and Determination of Microbial Fecal Indicators in Marine Waters, Laura A. Bauman
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Beach Renourishment on Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting and Hatching Parameters, Jennifer M. Gibson Hartwig
Thesis: Beach Crawl Width as a Predictive Indicator of Carapace Length in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)., Dawn M. Miller
Capstone: Invasions of Marine and Estuarine Environments by Non-indigenous Species: A Global Problem and its Management, Melinda Parrott
Capstone: Beach Nourishment and its Effects on the Coastal Zone, Jody Sisk
Thesis: Coral Recruitment to Various Artificial Substrata, Miami Beach, FL, Nicholas C. Straccione
Thesis: A Comparison of Aeration Methods and Diets for Larval Culture of the Edible Sea Urchin, Tripneustes ventricosus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Ray Wolcott
Capstones from 2001
Capstone: Seasonal and Annual Variations in Sizes of Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Broward County, Florida as Estimated by Crawl Track Width, Joan Marie Dorrian-Flores
Capstone: Population Dynamics of Four Northern Seals: Population Estimates and the Influence of Internal and External Factors on Population Flux, Jennifer Doland
Capstone: Integrated Coastal Resource Management Plans in Small Island Developing States: Case Study Andros Island Bahamas, Kimberly G. Ferran
Capstone: Sea Turtle Nesting Preferences and Month by Month Study of Sea Turtle Nesting on Broward County Beaches (1992 thru 2000), Gretel M. Porcaro
Thesis: Abundance and Distribution of Commensal Amphipods From Common Marine Sponges of Southeast Florida, Stacie E. Crowe
Capstone: Global Shark Bycatch: Assessment and Solutions, Sean J. Heiss
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Classification of Acropora cervicornis in Nearshore Waters of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Scott A. Herber
Capstone: Solid Waste Landfills in Miami-Dade County: The Leachate Problem, Maurice John Lecours
Capstone: Analysis of Offshore Sea Turtle Occurence and Habitat Structure with Comparison to Onshore Nesting Data from Brevard and Indian River Counties, Sheila Sexton
Capstones from 2000
Capstone: Kings Bay / Crystal River Restoration Action Plan Crystal River, Florida, U.S.A., Denise L. Bristol
Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Investigation of Temporal and Spatial Variability of Egg Production in the Gulf of Mexico: A Study of Six Calanoid Copepods, Lee A. Houchin
Capstone: A Review of the Commercial and Recreational Shark Fishing Industry and its Management Within the South Eastern United States Atlantic Ocean; with Sugguestions for Management, Alexia C. Morgan
Capstone: A Diver Operated Protocol for Mapping the Distribution of the Scleractinian Coral, A. cervicornis Off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, German R. Mendez
Capstone: Nutritional Considerations for Tilapia in Aquaculture, Kevin M. Kittredge
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Comparison of Fauna Between Littoral Shelf Mitigation Areas of Varying Design Parameters, Brian P. Voelker
Capstone: No-Take Marine Reserves for Reef Fisheries and Ecosystem Management, Mark Chiappone
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparative Studies of the Development and Survival of Litopenaeus vannamei Larvae Grown Entirely on Single or Multiple Species of Phytoplankton, Erik DeMicco
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Salt Water Intrusion in Cape Coral, Florida 1980-1999, Keith B. Overton
Thesis: A Taxonomic Evaluation of the Comatulid Genus Stephanometra (Echinodermata:Crinoidea), Dana Lin Rankin
Capstone: A Review of the Impacts Associated from Florida's Red Tide Toxic Dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium breve, and Suggestions for Prediction, Management, and Control, Marella G. Crane
Capstone: Effects of Anthropogenic Eutrophication and Hypoxic Events in Long Island Sound, Brian P. Sharpe
Capstone: An Overview of the Red Drum Fishery and its Management with a Focus on Florida, Kenneth Liddell
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Studies on the Roles of Reef Design and Site Selection in Juvenile Fish Recruitment to Small Artificial Reefs, Robin L. Sherman
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Manuscript 1: Elasmobranch Bycatch Observed on Pelagic Longlines Off the Southeastern U.S. Coast, 1992-1997, Lawrence R. Beerkircher
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Manuscript II: A Demographic Analysis of the Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, Population Off the Southeastern United States, Lawrence R. Beerkircher
Capstone: The Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Program: An Effective Model for Science Program Management?, Dawn M. Boyer (nee Welcher)
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Colonization Rates, Annual Temporal Variation, and Some Ecological Interactions of the Microbial Epibiont Community on the Prop Roots of the Red Mangrove Tree, Rhizophora mangle, Brian Todd Maybruck
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Seasonal Distribution of Marine and Non-Marine Fungi Along the New River Estuary, Fraser Mickle
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effectiveness of Chemical Inducers on Settling and Settlement of Scleractinian Coral Larvae on Various Substrates, Christopher David Petrie
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Initial Inquiry Into the Phylogeny of the Family Comasteridae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) From Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data, Christopher M. White
Capstone: Guidelines for Protecting and Cleaning Cultural Properties Affected by Oil Spills, Richard R. Wingrove
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Depth Distribution, Growth Rates, and Photoacclimation of the Green and Brown Color Morphotypes of the Scleractinian Coral Porites astreoides, Susan L. Thornton
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Juvenile Reef Fish Recruitment Processes in South Florida: A Multifactorial Field Experiment, David S. Gilliam
Capstone: The Effects of Human Induced Disturbances on the Nesting Distribution and Behavior of Sea Turtles Along the Coastal Southeastern United States and Caribbean Territories: A Critical Review, Pedro M. Gonzalez-Hernandez
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Influence of Salinity on Dynamics, Thermodynamics and Mixed-Layer Physics in the Indian Ocean, Weiqing Han
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Development of Techniques for the Cultivation of Fish in a Converted Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kevin L. Mahoney
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Comparison of Growth Rate Between Shallow and Deep Tanks, Using Hybrid Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis aureus, Madelyn T. Martinez
Capstone: Manatee Protection From Flood Gates in Miami-Dade County, Florida U.S.A., Keven Eileen Mayo
Capstone: Oil Spill Cleanup Methods and the Use of ArcView (R) / GIS Desktop Software to Show Appropriate Response Techniques, Jose M. Rios
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Temporal Variability in the Protist Community Structure in Port Everglades, Florida, Kevin C. Spingler
Capstone: Rehabilitation and Patho-Physiological Effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris), Rashmee Subbaiah
Capstone: The Use of Artificial Reefs for Rehabilitation and Mitigation of Anthropogenically Damaged Coral Reefs in South Florida, Susan Teel
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Dissertation: Experiments to Maximize Growth in Captive Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), Brian J. Hicks
Capstone: Restoration of Coastal Wetlands in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Gary R. Milano
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Diel Patterns of Glucosidase Activity and Dissolved Carbohydrates in South Florida Coastal Waters, Tom Quinney
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Barium and Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Chronologies from Two Southeast Florida Coral Species- Environmental Implications, Daniel Anderegg
Dissertation: Variability in Copepod Hatching Success: Observations on Natural Populations and Experiments on the Role of Maternal Diet, Carol A. Burkart
Capstone: A Review of Mercury in the Aquatic Environment: Mercury in FIsh, Steve Christensen
Capstone: Coral Reef Monitoring and Assessment Needs and Methods, Mark Ford
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationships Between Skeletal Architecture and Density Banding in the Reef Coral Diploria strigosa From X-Radiography, X-Ray Computed Tomography and Image Analysis Techniques, Kevin P. Helmle
Capstone: A Review and Analysis of Entrepreneurial Wetland Mitigation Banking in Florida, Jin-Seok Kim
Thesis: The Occurrence of PCBs and Chlorinated Pesticide Contaminants in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a Resident Community: Comparison with Age, Gender and Birth Order, Kathleen M. Kuss
Capstone: Remote Sensing Use in Coastal Zone Management: With Emphasis on Identification of Nearshore Hardbottom Communities and Sensitive Marine Communities, Roy Leavitt
Capstone: Summary of Current Information on the Anemonefishes (Genera Amphiprion and Premnas), Elizabeth M. Lu
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Effects of Various Salinities on the Growth, Reproduction, and Pathology of Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus), David Z. McMahon
Capstone: Global Sea-Level Rise and its Impacts on Coastal Areas, Bisman Nababan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Diel Relationships of Bacterial Growth Rates, Bacterivore Grazing Rates, and Dissolved Carbohydrates in Subtropical Marine Coastal Waters, Sean O'Brien
Capstone: Considerations for Developing and Implementing a Prescribed Fire Management Plan for Southeast Florida Coastal Scrub Ecosystems, Kevin J. Petrovsky
Capstone: A Review of the Distribution, Migration, and Reproduction of Selected Species in Five Families of Coastal and Pelagic Sharks in the Western North Atlantic Ocean (Alopiidae, Ginglymostomatidae, Lamnidae, Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae), Suzanne Piccini
Capstone: Freshwater Wetlands Compensatory Mitigation: Is "No-Net-Loss" a Reality?, Sarah Suggs
Capstones from 1997
Capstone: The Role of Volunteer Recreational Scuba Divers in Coral Reef Ecosystem Survey and Monitoring: A Status Report on Programs, Methods, Criticisms and Implications for the Future, Alexander Frederick Brylske
Capstone: A Review of Florida Bay Biology and History, with an Emphasis on Phytoplankton Compositions, Erin L. Kerby
Dissertation: Coastal Circulations Driven by River Outflow, Shuliang Zhang
Capstone: An Analysis and the Effectiveness of the Current Rescue and Rehabilitation Techniques for Live Stranded Cetaceans, Michele L. Biringer
Capstone: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Origin and Chemistry of Toxins, Pharmacology in Mammalian Systems, and Public Health Impacts in the Caribbean, Clay Beauregard
Capstone: Reducing Bycatch of the Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Northwestern Atlantic, Gregory Y. Bonnet
Capstone: The Use of Satellite Imagery in Coastal Zone Management (Selected Studies and Applicability), Drew C. Brown
Capstone: The Relationship Between the Hydrodynamic Environment, the Food Environment, and Egg Production of the Calanoid Copepod, Acartia tonsa, Susan Finkle
Capstone: The Relationship Between Environmental Quality and Fish Health and the Impact of Degraded Ecosystems on Fish Populations and Future Fish Abundance, Neysa Foy Gabriel
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Daily Feeding Rhythm to Demand Feeders and the Effects of Timed Meal-Feeding on Growth of Juvenile Florida Pompano, Trachinotus carolinus, Matthew J. Heilman
Capstone: The Effects of Nutrient Pollution on Coral Reef Communities, Carin Klein
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Effects of the H1 Histamine Antagonist Chlorpheniramine on Reinforcement, Learning and Memory in Goldfish, Carassius auratus, Carrie A. Nelson
Capstone: The Effects of Oil Spills on the Rhizophora (Red Mangrove) Ecosystem in the Southern United States, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Regions, Jennifer Parris