Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

 

A world leader in marine biological research with focus on coral reef science and shark conservation, The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Oceanographic Center has been at the forefront of graduate and undergraduate marine science education and oceanographic research for over 49 years. Students, scientists, faculty and staff come to the Center from all corners of the globe, with the common goal of learning from the ocean's living classrooms - in one of the most diverse ecosystems known to man.

 The Oceanographic Center serves as a national, regional, and community resource for information. There are several institutes, the National Coral Reef Institute for research and training on coral reef assessment, monitoring, and restoration; the Guy Harvey Research Institute for fish research and conservation, and the Save Our Seas Shark Center specializing in shark studies. The Center also implements the Broward County Sea Turtle Renesting Program. The Center's facilities include a research library for the many disciplines of marine science, conference room, classrooms, staging area, electron microscopy laboratory, darkroom, machine shop, physical oceanography laboratory, computer center, wetlab/classroom coral workshop, filtered seawater facility and research laboratories.

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Submissions from 1983

Photoperiod and Diel Variations of Serum Cortisol, Thyroxine and Protein in Goldfish, Carassius auratus L., Teresa A. Noeske and Richard E. Spieler

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Curidia debrogania, a New Genus and Species of Amphipod (Crustacea: Ochlesidae) from the Barrier Reefs of Belize, Central America, James Darwin Thomas

Transformation of the Leucothoides Morph to the Anamixis Morph (Amphipoda), James Darwin Thomas and J. L. Barnard

Submissions from 1982

Diel Relationships of Microbial Trophic Groups and In Situ Dissolved Carbohydrate Dynamics in the Caribbean Sea, Curtis M. Burney, Paul G. Davis, Kenneth M. Johnson, and John McN. Sieburth

Effects of Drilling Mud on the Reef-Building Coral Montastrea annularis, Richard E. Dodge

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Quantitative Reef Assessment Studies in Bermuda: A Comparison of Methods and Preliminary Results, Richard E. Dodge, Alan Logan, and Arnfried Antonius

Accumulation and Elimination of (9-14C) Phenanthrene in the Reef-Building Coral (Diploria strigosa), A. H. Knap, J. E. Solbakken, Richard E. Dodge, T. D. Sleeter, S. C. Wyers, and K. H. Palmork

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Thyroxine: Effect on Behavioral Thermoregulation in Fishes, William W. Reynolds, Martha E. Casterlin, and Richard E. Spieler

On the Vertical Structure of the Thin Surface Layer of the Ocean During a Weak Wind, Alexander Soloviev

The Vertical Structure of the Thin Surface Layer of the Ocean Under Conditions of Low Wind Speed, Alexander Soloviev and N. V. Vershinsky

Thoracosphaera heimii (Lohmann) Kamptner Is a Dinophyte: Observations on Its Morphology and Life Cycle, Karl Tangen, Larry Brand, Patricia Blackwelder, and Robert R. L. Guillard

Submissions from 1981

Dependence of Dissolved Carbohydrate Concentrations Upon Small Scale Nanoplankton and Bacterioplankton Distributions in the Western Sargasso Sea, Curtis M. Burney, Paul G. Davis, Kenneth M. Johnson, and John McN. Sieburth

Diel Flux of Dissolved Carbohydrate in a Salt Marsh and a Simulated Estuarine Ecosystem, Curtis M. Burney, Kenneth M. Johnson, and John McN. Sieburth

Doubling the Production and Precision of the MBTH Spectrophotometric Assay for Dissolved Carbohydrates in Seawater, Kenneth M. Johnson, Curtis M. Burney, and John McN. Sieburth

Enigmatic Marine Ecosystem Metabolism Measured by Direct Diel ΣCO2 and O2 Flux in Conjunction with DOC Release and Uptake, Kenneth M. Johnson, Curtis M. Burney, and John McN. Sieburth

The Thermal State of the Ocean Surface, Vladimir N. Kudryavtsev and Alexander Soloviev

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Notes on Recent Changes in Tanaidacean Terminology, Charles G. Messing

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Reclassification and Redescription of the Comatulid Comatonia cristata (Hartlaub) (Echinodermata: Crinoidea), Charles G. Messing

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Timing of a Single Daily Meal and Diel Variations of Serum Thyroxine, Triiodothyronine and Cortisol in Goldfish Carassius auratus, Richard E. Spieler and Teresa A. Noeske

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Mouthpart Morphology and Feeding Strategies of the Commensal Amphipod, Anamixis hanseni Stebbing, James Darwin Thomas and George W. Taylor

Experience with Recording the Vertical Microstructure of the Temperature and Electrical Conductivity in the Surface Layer of the Ocean Using a Buoyant Sounder, N. V. Vershinsky, Alexander Soloviev, and Vyacheslav Turenko

Submissions from 1980

Finding the Age of Coral with X-Rays!, John R. Burger and Richard E. Dodge

Coccoliths in Pleistocene-Holocene Nannofossil Assemblages, W. C. Dudley, J. C. Duplessy, Patricia Blackwelder, L. E. Brand, and R. R. L. Guillard

Fine Structure of the Ocean Surface Layer on the JASIN Test Range, N. V. Vershinsky and Alexander Soloviev

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Habitat Effects on the Occurrence of Parasites Inhabiting the Sergeant Major, Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnealus), with a List of Parasites of Caribbean Damselfishes, Steven E. Yeo and Richard E. Spieler

Submissions from 1979

Coccolith Morphology and Paleoclimatology - 2. Cell Ultrastructure and Formation of Coccoliths in Cyclococcolithina leptopora (Murray and Blackman) Wilcoxon and Gephyrocapsa oceanica Kamptner., Patricia Blackwelder, Larry E. Brand, and Robert R. L. Guillard

Dissolved Carbohydrate and Microbial ATP in the North Atlantic: Concentrations and Interactions, Curtis M. Burney, Kenneth M. Johnson, Dennis M. Lavoie, and John McN. Sieburth

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X-Rays Provide Researchers with Views of Coral Growth Patterns, Richard E. Dodge

Annual Periodicity of the 18O16O and 13C12C ratios in the coral Montastrea annularis, Richard G. Fairbanks and Richard E. Dodge

Thermal Fine Structure of the Ocean Surface Layer in the Region of the POLYMODE-77 Test Range, Alexander Soloviev

Diel Rhythms of Circulating Prolactin, Cortisol, Thyroxine, and Triiodothyronine Levels in Fishes: A Review, Richard E. Spieler

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Ambient Salinity and the Daily Variation of Circulating Prolactin in the Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis, Richard E. Spieler, Albert H. Meier, and Teresa A. Noeske

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Diel Variations in Circulating Levels of Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine in Goldfish, Carassius auratus, Richard E. Spieler and Teresa A. Noeske

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A Redescription of the Wood-Rasping Amphipod Trophichelura gomezi Ortiz, 1976 (Cheluridae) from the Florida Keys, with Notes on its Distribution and Ecology, James Darwin Thomas

Occurrence of the Amphipod Leucothoides pottsi Shoemaker in the Tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata Herdman from Big Pine Key, Florida, U.S.A., James Darwin Thomas

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A New Species of Cerapus Say, 1817 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico, with Notes on its Ecology, James Darwin Thomas and Richard W. Heard

Submissions from 1978

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Modified Staaland Device with Automatic Recording Techniques for Determining Salinity Preference in Fishes, Albert J. Fivizzani Jr. and Richard E. Spieler

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Serologic and Hematologic Values of Bison in Colorado, Edward O. Keith, James Ellis, Robert W. Phillips, and Maxine M. Benjamin

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A Revision of the Comatulid Genus Comactinia A. H. Clark (Crinoidea: Echinodermata), Charles G. Messing

Pentametrocrinus atlanticus (Perrier) (Crinoidea: Echinodermata): A Review, Charles G. Messing

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Zoogeography of Tropical Western Atlantic Crinoidea (Echinodermata), David L. Meyer, Charles G. Messing, and Donald B. Macurda Jr.

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A 200 Year Record of Carbon-13 and Carbon-14 Variations in a Bermuda Coral, Y. Nozaki, D. M. Rye, K. K. Turekian, and Richard E. Dodge

Timing of a Single Daily Meal Affects Daily Serum Prolactin Rhythm in Gulf Killifish, Fundulus grandis, Richard E. Spieler, Albert H. Meier, and Teresa A. Noeske

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Temperature-Induced Phase Shift of Daily Rhythm of Serum Prolactin in Gulf Killifish, Richard E. Spieler, Teresa A. Noeske, and Albert H. Meier

Submissions from 1977

Dissolved Carbohydrates in Seawater. II, A Spectrophotometric Procedure for Total Carbohydrate Analysis and Polysaccharide Estimation, Curtis M. Burney and John McN. Sieburth

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Coral Populations and Growth Patterns: Responses to Sedimentation and Turbidity Associated with Dredging, Richard E. Dodge and J. Rimas Vaisnys

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Mouthless Cypriniform Fishes from Louisiana and Arkansas, Patrick S. Hambrick and Richard E. Spieler

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Neotanais persephone, a New Species of Hadal Tanaidacean (Crustacea: Peracarida), Charles G. Messing

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Effects of Thermocycles on Body Weight Gain and Gonadal Growth in the Goldfish, Carassius auratus, Richard E. Spieler, Teresa A. Noeske, Victor DeVlaming, and Albert H. Meier

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Diel Variations in Sensitivity of Fishes to Potentially Lethal Stimuli, Richard E. Spieler, Teresa A. Noeske, and Gregory L. Seegert

A Probe for Studying the Surface Layer of the Ocean, N. V. Vershinsky and Alexander Soloviev

Submissions from 1976

Effects of Calcium, Strontium, and Magnesium on the Coccolithophorid Cricosphaera (Hymenomonas) carterae. I. Calcification, Patricia Blackwelder, R. E. Weiss, and K. M. Wilbur

Dissolved Organic Matter and Heterotrophic Microneuston in the Surface Microlayers of the North Atlantic, John McN. Sieburth, Paula-Jean Willis, Kenneth M. Johnson, Curtis M. Burney, Dennis M. Lavoie, Kenneth R. Hinga, David A. Caron, Frederick W. French III, Paul W. Johnson, and Paul G. Davis

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Short-Term Serum Prolactin Concentrations in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Subjected to Serial Sampling and Restraint, Richard E. Spieler and Albert H. Meier

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Photoperiodic Effects on Salinity Selection in the Gulf Killifish, Fundulus grandis, Richard E. Spieler, Albert H. Meier, and Harold C. Loesch

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Seasonal Variations in Circadian Levels of Serum Prolactin in Striped Mullet, Mugil cephalus, Richard E. Spieler, Albert H. Meier, and Harold C. Loesch

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Effect of Handling and Methylpentynol Anaesthesia on Serum Glucose Levels in Goldfish, Carassius auratus Linnaeus, Richard E. Spieler and Max Allen Nickerson

Effects of Calcium, Strontium, and Magnesium on the Coccolithophorid Cricosphaera (Hymenomonas) carterae. II. Cell Division, R. E. Weiss, Patricia Blackwelder, and K. M. Wilbur

Submissions from 1975

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Hermatypic Coral Growth Banding as Environmental Recorder, Richard E. Dodge and J. Rimas Vaisnys

Notes on Anomalous Fishes from Louisiana, Patrick Hambrick and Richard E. Spieler

Studies on Shell Regeneration—I. Matrix and Mineral Composition of the Normal and Regenerated Shell of Pomacea paludosa, V. R. Meenakshi, Patricia Blackwelder, P. E. Hare, Karl M. Wilbur, and Norimitsu Watabe

The Effects of 2-Br-Alpha-Ergocryptine on Sodium Levels in Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis) and Other Vertebrates, Richard E. Spieler, Albert J. Fivizzani Jr., Paul F. Terranova, and Teresa A. Noeske

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Shell Growth in the Scallop Argopecten irradians. I. Isotope Incorporation with Reference to Diurnal Growth, Alfred P. Wheeler, Patricia Blackwelder, and Karl M. Wilbur

Submissions from 1974

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Animal-Sediment Relations in a Tropical Lagoon: Discovery Bay, Jamaica, Robert C. Aller and Richard E. Dodge

Coral Growth Related to Resuspension of Bottom Sediments, Richard E. Dodge, Robert C. Aller, and John Thomson

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The Natural Radiochemical and Growth Records in Contemporary Hermatypic Corals from the Atlantic and Caribbean, Richard E. Dodge and John T. Thomson

Studies on the Formation of Calcified Egg-Capsules of Ampullarid Snails, V. R. Meenakshi, Patricia Blackwelder, and Norimitsu Watabe

The Influence of Substrata on Calcification Patterns in Molluscan Shell, V. R. Meenakshi, Gabrielle Donnay, Patricia Blackwelder, and Karl M. Wilbur

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Short-Term Serum Cortisol Concentrations in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Subjected to Serial Sampling and Restraint, Richard E. Spieler

Submissions from 1973

An Ultrastructural Study of Shell Regeneration in Mytilus Edulis (Mollusca: Bivalvia), V. R. Meenakshi, Patricia Blackwelder, and Karl M. Wilbur

Submissions from 1972

Electron Microscopy of Quartz Grain Surface Textures: The U.S. Eastern Atlantic Continental Margin, Patricia Blackwelder and Orrin H. Pilkey

Aragonite Crystals within Codiacean Algae: Distinctive Morphology and Sedimentary Implications, Ronald D. Perkins, Michael D. McKenzie, and Patricia Blackwelder

Submissions from 1971

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A Carp-Goldfish Hybrid with No Caudal Fin, Richard E. Spieler

Submissions from 213

Carbon Cycling Hysteresis in Permeable Carbonate Sands over a Diel Cycle: Implications for Ocean Acidification, Tyler Cyronak, Isaac R. Santos, Ashly McMahon, and Bradley D. Eyre