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Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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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

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Influence of Salinity on Dynamics, Thermodynamics and Mixed-Layer Physics in the Indian Ocean, Weiqing Han

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Development of Techniques for the Cultivation of Fish in a Converted Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kevin L. Mahoney

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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

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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

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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

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Barium and Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Chronologies from Two Southeast Florida Coral Species- Environmental Implications, Daniel Anderegg

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Fine Structure of the Gill Vasculature of the Yellow Stingray (Urolophus jamaicensis), Robin L. Sherman

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Microplankton Biomass and Composition in Relation to the Gulf Stream Front Off Southeast Florida, Gayle Louise Stone

Capstones from 1996

Capstone: Factors Affecting Rhizophora mangle (Red Mangrove) Recruitment in Florida, Kathy Baier

Capstone: The Conservation and Management of the Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in South America, Scott William Byrnes

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Thesis: Phosphorous Limitation and Trophic Status in Limestone Quarry Lakes, Dade County, FL, Isaac Peter Chase

Capstone: Orcinus orca: "Flaccid" Fin Syndrome - Natural or Captive Phenomenon, Wende Alexandra Evans

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Seasonal Variation in the Biochemical and Energetic Composition and Diets of Two Bathyal Stalked Crinoids: Endoxocrinus parrae and Neocrinus decorus (Echinodermata:Crinoidea:Isocrinidae), Charles M. Featherstone

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Skeletal Architectural Variability as Basis of Density Banding in the Reef Coral Montastrea annularis, Rowena Garcia

Capstone: The Biology of Trichechus manatus and the Effect of Florida's Power Plants on the Manatee, Christopher Lee Gudeman

Capstone: Florida Stormwater Management Practices - Emphasizing Wet Detention Basins, Todd L. Hiteshew

Capstone: The Effect of Produced Water on the Marine Environment and Alternative Disposal Methods, Yasser M. Kattan

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Population Dynamics, Life Histories, and Patterns of Emergence in an Assemblage of Inshore Cumaceans (Crustacea: Percarida) in South Florida, Barbara A. Maloney

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Thesis: Diet and Seasonal Feeding Habits of the Yellow Stingray, Urolophus jamaicensis, T. Patrick Quinn

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Investigation of Damage by the Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata) to the Nests of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) on Hillsboro Beach, Florida, Terri S. Schmidt

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Dissertation: Regulation of Beta-Glucosidase in Marine Bacteria, Dennis Stetter

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Preliminary Study of the Population Density, Size Distribution Age and Growth of the Stingray, Urolophus jamaicensis, in Southeastern Florida, James Sulikowski

Capstone: Sea Turtle Nest Relocation as a Management Tool in Florida, Michelle Zurawski

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Descriptive Study of the Percussive Behavior of Orcas, Orcinus orca, in Johnstone Strait, British Colombia, Nicole Marie Adimey

Capstone: The Use of Dispersants to Treat Oil Spills in the Marine Environment, Saoud Al-Habsi

Capstone: Review of Sea Turtle Management Options in the Sultanate of Oman, Saleh Al-Hinai

Capstone: Coral Reefs of the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman: Effects of Oil Pollution, Salama Al-Marri

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Equilibrium Profile Response to Restored and Renourished Beaches in South Florida, Jeffrey Lee Andrews

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Variability in Coastal Circulation on Plankton Distributions Along the Continental Shelf of Southeast Florida, John M. Braker

Capstone: The Conservation of the West Indian Manatee in Florida, Heather Alicia Carman

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Egg Production of Calanoid Copepods in Coastal Waters of Florida and its Relation to the Nutritional Environment, Kevin Carter

Capstone: Selachian Dentition From the Devonian to the Present, with Descriptions of Tooth Sets from Extant Coastal Galeoids of East Central Florida, Gregroy Robert Fairclough

Capstone: The Effects of Coastal Management Practices on Regional Sand Movement between Hillsboro Inlet and Port Everglades Inlet, Inger Elisabeth Hansen

Capstone: Shark Fisheries: Value and Management, Roseline Hernandez Marston

Capstone: The Biolac (R) Aeration System - A Bioremedial Plan for Wastewater Technology, Christine Marie Hofmann Hall

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Serological Changes in Three Species of Sharks (Bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo; Blacktip, Carcharhinus limbatus and Bull, C. leucas) Associated with Capture and Restraint, Eric V. Hull

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Assessment of the Extent and Types of Environmental Crime in Florida, With a Focus on Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, As Measured by Local Prosecutors' Records, Christine M. H. Orthmann

Capstone: Environmental Education at Nova Southeastern University: An Assessment, Sara C. Schenker

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Sublethal Impacts of an Oil Spill on Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, and Laguncularia racemosa seedlings., Brant W. Touchette

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Thesis: Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Phosphorus Limitation in Marine Macroalgae from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas, Christine M. Urnezis

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Investigation of the North Atlantic Boundary Layer as Impacted by Air Pollution Originating from Eastern North America, Michelle Patricia Zetwo

Capstones from 1994

Capstone: Ecological Restoration and Its Application to Anthropogenically Damaged Coral Reefs, Eric D. Fleek

Capstone: Carcinogenesis in Fish Livers: Is Pollution a Factor?, Monika Grossmann

Capstone: The Review of Sea Turtle Management in the U.S.A., Jung-Hee Cho

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Feasibility Study of Penaeid Shrimp and Tilapia in Tank Polyculture, Kenneth Arlen Cook

Capstone: Gymnodinium breve as a Causative Agent in the Occurence of Florida Red Tides, Melanie Denes

Capstone: Toxic Phytoplankton, Lloyd Krassner

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Distributions of Fish Populations in the Natural and Mitigated Mangroves Forests in Southeast Florida., Karen Roberts

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Carbon Budgets and the Influence of Water Quality on Production in Intensively Managed Shrimp Ponds, Sofia Elodia Russell

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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Thesis: Microzooplankton Distributions in the Irish Sea, Carol A. Burkart

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Thesis: A Survey of the Stony Coral Community Composition of Pompano Ledge, Broward County, Florida, with a Preliminary Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Mooring Buoys in Reducing Coral Damage, John D. Hocevar

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Nesting Periodicity of Caretta caretta in Broward County, Florida., William E. Margolis

Capstone: A Comprehensive Approach to Dune Restoration in South Florida; Key Elements in the Coral Cove Project Palm Beach County, Florida, Kevin E. McAllister

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Overview of Xeriscape, Water Conserving Landscape Techniques, Glenn W. Morris

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Dredging-Induced Sedimentation and Turbidity on Two Species of Stony Corals of Southeast Florida, Stephanie M. Morris

Capstones from 1992

Capstone: Ocean Dumping of Sewage Sludge in the United States: A Management Review, Li-Chieh Chang

Capstone: The Management of Oil Spilled in the Coastal Zone, Steven A. Chasens

Capstone: Methodology Comparison and Evaluation of Proposed Revisions (14 Aug 1991) to the 1989 Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands, Bryan W. Alcox

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Wetland Mitigation in Broward County, Florida Permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Vicki Cruse

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Water Quality, Cyanobacteria and Disease Studies in an Operational Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Farm: Belize, Central America, Helen Marie Dixon

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Instability of Density Fronts in Layer and Continuously Stratified Models, Yasushi Fukamachi

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Effect of Demersal Reef Fish on Two Species of Gorgonian Coral, Kevin G. Kuta

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Evolutionary Significance of Brain Structure in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Christopher Douglas Marshall

Capstone: Wetlands Considerations for Proper Mitigation, Dean Teeples

Capstone: Gelatinous Zooplankton: Validity of the Concept and Roles of Component Organisms as Predators, Prey and Sources of Marine Aggregates, Denice Teeples