Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
Submissions from 2008
Natural and Enhanced Coral Reef Recovery After Injury, Alison L. Moulding, David S. Gilliam, Vladimir N. Kosmynin, and Richard E. Dodge
Satellite Imagery as a Predictor for Diversity and Abundance of Reef Fish in Diego Garcia (Chagos Archipelago), Samuel J. Purkis, Nick Graham, and Bernhard Riegl
The View from Above - Are Reefs Fractal Because of Neutral-Random Construction?, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, and Bernhard Riegl
Ultrastructural and Histological Analysis of Dark Spot Syndrome in Siderastrea siderea and Agaricia agaricites, Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Patricia Blackwelder, J. D. Miller, D. J. Gochfeld, and Alison L. Moulding
Coral Ultrastructural Response to Elevated pCO2 and Nutrients During Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Patricia Blackwelder, and Alison L. Moulding
Contrasting Patterns of Population Structure and Dispersal for the Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta) within the Florida Reef Tract and Caribbean, Vincent P. Richards, Kevin A. Feldheim, and Mahmood S. Shivji
Genetic Evidence Supports Larval Retention in The Western Caribbean For An Invertebrate With High Dispersal Capability (ophiothrix Suensonii: Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea), Vincent P. Richards and Mahmood S. Shivji
Reefs, Resilience, and Refuges - Theoretical Considerations and Real-Life Examples, Bernhard Riegl and Samuel J. Purkis
CASI Mapping of the Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia): Ecosystem Processes in an Atypical Red Sea Setting, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, and Philip Renaud
Stony Coral Species Diversity and Cover in the Florida Keys Using Design-Based Sampling, Leanne M. Rutten, Mark Chiappone, Dione W. Swanson, and Steven Miller
Patterns in Southeast Florida Coral Reef Community Composition, M. P. Sathe, David S. Gilliam, Richard E. Dodge, and L. E. Fisher
Quantitative Habitat Characterization and Benthic Assemblage Structure of Deep-Water Scleractinian Reefs Off Eastern Florida, Kartick Prakash Shirur, Charles G. Messing, Carmen Rodriguez, Joshua S. Feingold, John K. Reed, and Sandra Brooke
Gametogenesis of the Hermatypic Coral Siderastrea siderea in Broward County, FL, USA and the Effect of Bleaching on Fecundity, Adam T. St. Gelais, Alison L. Moulding, David S. Gilliam, Vladimir N. Kosmynin, and Richard E. Dodge
Deep-Pelagic Fishes and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Interactions and Vectoring of Gelatinous Carbon to Higher Trophic Levels?, Tracey Sutton, F. M. Porteiro, C. I. H. Anderson, and J. Horne
Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of Mesopelagic Fishes along a Transect across the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Tracey Sutton and Thorsteinn Sigurdsson
Bathypelagic Fish Diversity in the Sargasso Sea, Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Tracey Sutton, Peter Wiebe, Ann Bucklin, and Laurence P. Madin
Phylogeny-Based Species Delimitations: Novel Alignment of Hypervariable Nucleotide Sequences Results in Phylogenies Concordant with Morphology, Timothy D. Swain
Ribosomal RNA Reveals Phylogenetic Conservatism in The Evolution Of Host Associations in Caribbean Symbiotic Zoanthids, Timothy D. Swain
Stable Isotopes And Sr/ca Ratios Indicate Records Of Groundwater Influence On Florida Reefs, Peter K. Swart, Sarah Bellmund, Richard E. Dodge, Kevin P. Helmle, Rene Price, and Jeremy Stalker
Global Phylogeography of the Great (Sphyrna mokarran) and Smooth (Sphyrna zygaena) Hammerhead Sharks, Christine B. Testerman, Paulo A. Prodohl, and Mahmood S. Shivji
Algal Symbiont Communities in Scleractinian Corals in the Galapagos During the 1997-1998 EI Nino-Southern Oscillation Bleaching Event, Lauren Vandepas, Andrew Baker, Peter W. Glynn, and Joshua S. Feingold
Geochemical Analyses From Florida’s ‘monster Coral’: Reconstructing Environmental Changes From The Port Everglades Area Over The Last 100 Years, Amanda J. Waite, Kevin P. Helmle, Richard E. Dodge, Peter K. Swart, and Harold J. Hudson
A Model Framework for Predicting Reef Fish Distributions Across the Seascape Using GIS Topographic Metrics and Benthic Habitat Associations, Brian K. Walker
LIDAR-Derived Benthic Habitat Maps Enable the Quantification of Potential Dredging Impacts to Coral Reef Ecosystems, Brian K. Walker, Richard E. Dodge, and David S. Gilliam
The Importance of Stealth: Recent Findings with the Eye-in-the-Sea Deep-Sea Observatory, Edith A. Widder, E. H. Raymond, and Tracey Sutton
The Numerical Hatchling Orientation Value Index, Megan Wilson, Curtis M. Burney, Laura Wright, Michele V. Blackburn, and Louis Fisher
Beach Renourishment Impacts of Sea Turtle Nesting and Live Hatchling Production Rates in Broward County, Florida, USA, Laura Wright, Louis Fisher, and Curtis M. Burney
Environment Shapes Barnacle Penis, Kevin Zelnio and J. Matthew Hoch
Submissions from 2007
Active Learning Strategies in a Nontraditional Teacher Education Program, Paul E. Baldauf
Andean Uplift and Foreland Basin Formation in Western Argentina, Mendoza Province, 34°30'-35°30'S, Paul E. Baldauf, Ana M. Combina, Francisco E. Nullo, and George Stephens
Aquaculture Protocol Improvement Through Modelling, Joana Figueiredo, Gil Penha-Lopes, Luis Narciso, and Junda Lin
Are There Physiological Differences Between the Photoreceptors of Juvenile and Adult Ontogenetic Migrators?, Tamara M. Frank
Evaluation of Methods to Enhance Reef Restoration, David S. Gilliam, Alison L. Moulding, Vladimir N. Kosmynin, Vanessa I. P. Brinkhuis, and Richard E. Dodge
Development and Functional Variation of Barnacle Penis Morphology, J. Matthew Hoch
Seasonal Dynamics of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in Port Everglades, FL, Edward O. Keith
Management of Sea Turtle Nesting on Highly Urbanized Beaches in Broward County, Florida: To Relocate or Not to Relocate?, Stefanie Ouellette and Curtis M. Burney
Modelling Survival and Growth of Mithraculus forceps Larvae and Juveniles in Aquaculture, Gil Penha-Lopes, Joana Figueiredo, and Luis Narciso
Can Larvae Produced From Stored Sperm in the Ornamental Crab Mithraculus forceps Be Used in Aquaculture?, Gil Penha-Lopes, Andrew L. Rhyne, Joana Figueiredo, Junda Lin, and Luis Narciso
Analysis of Factors Influencing Southeast Florida Coral Reef Community Composition, M. A. Phillips, David S. Gilliam, L. K. B. Jordan, Richard E. Dodge, and Louis E. Fisher
Status and Recovery of the Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz, Mexico, Enrique Portilla-Ochoa, Alejandro Ortega-Argueta, Blanca Cortina-Julio, Crystell Contreras-Torres, Jesus Hernandez-Montero, and Edward O. Keith
Fish and Coral Reef Communities of the Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (Veracruz Coral Reef System National Park) Veracruz, Mexico: Preliminary Results, Marcos Alberto Rangel Avalos, Lance K. B. Jordan, Brian K. Walker, David S. Gilliam, Elvira Carvajal Hinojosa, and Richard E. Spieler
Microscopy and Microanalysis in Marine Invertebrate Biology, Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Patricia Blackwelder, Husain Ala Al Sayegh, and D. A. Portnoy
Adhesion of Human Lysozyme to Balafilcon A (FDA Group III) Contact Lenses, S. Shah, Y. J. Lin, Prerna Thomas, Lamiaa Roughi, and Edward O. Keith
Coupled Renewal Model of Ocean Viscous Sublayer, Thermal Skin Effect and Interfacial Gas Transfer Velocity, Alexander Soloviev
An Approach to Estimation of Near-Surface Turbulence and CO2 Transfer Velocity from Remote Sensing Data, Alexander Soloviev, Mark A. Donelan, H. Graber, Brian K. Haus, and Peter Schluessel
Meso- and Bathypelagic Fish Interactions With Seamounts and Mid-ocean Ridges, Tracey Sutton, Filipe M. Porteiro, John K. Horne, and Cairistiona I. H. Anderson
Meso- and Bathypelagic Fish Interactions with Seamounts and Mid-Ocean Ridges, Tracey Sutton, F. M. Porteiro, J. Horne, and C. I. H. Anderson
Specificity of Caribbean Sponge-Zoanthid Symbioses, Timothy D. Swain
Visual Adaptations of Life History Stages of Ontogenetically Migrating Crustaceans, Elizabeth A. G. Whitehill and Tamara M. Frank
Integrated At-Sea Morphological and Molecular Assessment of Zooplankton Biodiversity in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean From the Surface to 5000 m, Peter Wiebe, Ann Bucklin, Laurence P. Madin, Martin V. Angel, Tracey Sutton, Francescn Pages, and Russell R. Hopcroft
Submissions from 2006
A Novel Invasive Predator Threatens Salt Marsh Ecosystem Function, B. J. Allen, J. Matthew Hoch, P. Bourdeau, S. Gray, and G. Bernatchez
Adapting Earth Science to a Web-Distributed, Inquiry-based Approach: Results of Collaborative Course Design, Paul E. Baldauf, Robert Hill, and Lori Williams
Genetic Resolution of Lake Whitefish Population Units and Distinctiveness in Ontario, Andrea Bernard, C. C. Wilson, M. M. Ferguson, D. L. G. Noakes, and B. J. Morrison
Genetic Assessment of Stock Structure, Diversity, and Conservation Status of Lake Whitefish in Ontario Waters, Andrea Bernard, C. C. Wilson, D. L. G. Noakes, M. M. Ferguson, and B. J. Morrison
Effects of Sedimentation Stress on Ultrastructure and Calcification in Montastraea cavernosa, Patricia Blackwelder, Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, A. W. Miller, D. A. Portnoy, Richard E. Dodge, and David S. Gilliam
Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Mesopelagic Fishes with special reference to Vinciguerria lucetia (Phosichthyidae:Pisces) in the Humboldt Current Region Off Peru, R. Comejo, R. Koppelmann, and Tracey Sutton
Morphological and Phylogenetic Description of an Unusual Amphidinium (Dinophyceae) Species, Tyler Cyronak and Isaac R. Santos
Ecological, Morphological, and Toxicological Analysis of an Unusual Dinoflagellate, Amphidinium massartii, Tyler Cyronak and C. R. Tomas
Application of Paleoclimatology to Coral Reef Monitoring and Management, C. Mark Eakin, Peter K. Swart, Terrence M. Quinn, Kevin P. Helmle, Jennifer M. Smith, and Richard E. Dodge
Growth and Survivorship of Scleractinian Coral Transplants and the Effectiveness of Plugging Core Holes in Transplant Donor Colonies, Elizabeth Glynn Fahy, Richard E. Dodge, Daniel P. Fahy, T. Patrick Quinn, David S. Gilliam, and Richard E. Spieler
How Efficient are Emerald Crabs Mithraculus sculpus as Bubble Algae Valonia spp. Controllers?, Joana Figueiredo, Luis Narciso, Ralph Turingan, and Junda Lin
UV Photosensitivity in a Deep-sea Benthic Crab, Tamara M. Frank
Using Stable Isotopes and Mercury as Tracers of Paleoenvironmental Change in the Gulf of Alaska, Amy Hirons, M. S. Murray, L. K. Duffy, and J. M. Schaaf
Variance in Barnacle Penis Characteristics and Implications for Sex Allocation, J. Matthew Hoch
Implications of Natural Variation of Fish Assemblages to Coral Reef Management, Lance K. B. Jordan and Richard E. Spieler
Diel Vertical Migration of Loosejaw Dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae) in the Atlantic Ocean, Christopher P. Kenaley and Tracey Sutton
Visual_HEA: Habitat Equivalency Analysis Software to Calculate Compensatory Restoration Following Natural Resource Injury, Kevin E. Kohler and Richard E. Dodge
Coral of Opportunity Survivorship and the Use of Coral Nurseries in Coral Reef Restoration, Jamie A. Monty, David S. Gilliam, Kenneth Banks, David K. Stout, and Richard E. Dodge
Enhancement of Reef Restoration Through Applied Science, Alison L. Moulding, David S. Gilliam, Vladimir N. Kosmynin, and Richard E. Dodge
Ecological Influences on Rabies Infections in the Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus, Lauren E. Nadler, M. S. Moore, and T. H. Kunz
The Influence of High Temperature and Two Hurricanes on the Success of Late Season Loggerhead Nests in Broward County, Florida, in 2005, Stefanie Ouellette and Curtis M. Burney
A Comparison of Reef Fish Assemblages on the East and West Sides of Central Eleuthera, Bahamas, Robert B. Patterson, Lance K. B. Jordan, David R. Bryan, and Richard E. Spieler
Fishes of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Collected During the MAR-ECO Cruise in June/July 2004, F. M. Porteiro, Tracey Sutton, F. Uiblein, M. Biscoito, I. Byrkjedal, C. Cotton, John K. Galbraith, T. Iwamoto, Gui Menezes, P. R. Moller, A. M. Orlov, O. Bjelland, A. Dolgov, G. Gjelsvik, M. Heino, A. S. Hoeines, N. King, Sven Klimpel, K. Nakaya, R. S. Santos, Tone Falkenhaug, O. R. Godoe, and Odd Aksel Bergstad
Fractal Patterns of Coral Communities: Evidence from Remote Sensing (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, U.A.E.), Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, and Richard E. Dodge (editor)
Comparative Phylogeography, Dispersal Strategy, and Biodiversity in Three Commensal Invertebrates and Their Host Sponge, Vincent P. Richards, M. B. DeBiasse, and Mahmood S. Shivji
Spatial Patterns in Arabian Gulf Coral Assemblages (Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.) in Response to Temperature-Forcing, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, and Richard E. Dodge
Tires: Unstable Materials For Artificial Reef Construction, Robin L. Sherman and Richard E. Spieler
Overlap Between Pelagic and Demersal Fishes at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Tracey Sutton, F. M. Porteiro, F. Uiblein, M. Biscoito, I. Byrkjedal, C. Cotton, John K. Galbraith, T. Iwamoto, Gui Menezes, P. R. Moller, A. M. Orlov, O. Bjelland, A. Dolgov, G. Gjelsvik, M. Heino, Age Hoines, N. King, Sven Klimpel, K. Nakaya, R. S. Santos, Tone Falkenhaug, O. R. Godo, and Odd Aksel Bergstad
Bathypelagic Fish Association with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Tracey Sutton, F. Uiblein, I. Byrkjedal, A. Dolgov, M. Heino, J. Horne, N. King, Tone Falkenhaug, O. R. Godo, and Odd Aksel Bergstad
Specificity of Symbiosis as the Foundation for Understanding the Adaptive Significance of Caribbean Zoanthid-Sponge Symbioses, Timothy D. Swain
Specificity of Zoanthid-Sponge Symbioses in the Central Western Atlantic Region, Timothy D. Swain
Marine Hotspots Revisited, James Darwin Thomas
An Experimental Histopathological Rating Scale of Sedimentation Stress in the Caribbean Coral Montastraea cavernosa, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Bernhard Riegl, David S. Gilliam, and Richard E. Dodge
A Census of Marine Zooplankton in the Tropical/Subtropical Atlantic from the Surface to 5000 m., Peter Wiebe, Ann Bucklin, Laurence P. Madin, Martin V. Angel, Tracey Sutton, Francesc Pages, and Russell R. Hopcroft
Submissions from 2005
Cetacean Biology, Conservation, and Management in the Southern Tañon Strait, Philippines, Lemnuel V. Aragones, Nicole M. Knauer, Jennifer L. Way, Amy L. Kingery, and Edward O. Keith
Fish Colonization of a Newly Deployed Vessel-reef off Southeast Florida: Preliminary Results, Paul T. Arena, Lance K. B. Jordan, Patrick Quinn, Arlo H. Hemphill, David R. Bryan, Brian Buskirk, and Richard E. Spieler
Designing an Innovative Earth Science Course in Collaboration with Education Students in a Nontraditional Program, Paul E. Baldauf, Robert Hill, and Lori Williams
Cryptic Stock Structure of Lake Whitefish in Eastern Lake Ontario, Andrea Bernard, B. J. Morrison, D. L. G. Noakes, and C. C. Wilson
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Subcutaneous Blubber of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Melinda Michelle Bigelow and Edward O. Keith
Mating Systems of the Bonnethead and Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks in the Southeast United States, as Revealed by Microsatellite DNA Profiling, Demian D. Chapman, Paulo A. Prodohl, James Gelsleichter, and Mahmood S. Shivji
Monthly Variability in Florida Bay Benthic Foraminifera Community Structure, C. Featherstone and Patricia Blackwelder
Aquaculture, a Challenge for This Century, Joana Figueiredo
Streamlined Genetic Identification of Ridgeback Sharks for Fisheries Management and Conservation, Marcy Henning and Mahmood S. Shivji
A Preliminary Study of Variation in Penis Characteristics and Other Reproductive Traits in Barnacles, J. Matthew Hoch
Sexual Allocation, Sexual Selection and Environmental Constraints in the Barnacle Semibalanus balanoides, J. Matthew Hoch
A Corrosion Casting Study of the Structure of Cetacean Kidneys, Nicole A. Justice, Walter J. Justice, and Edward O. Keith
Survival of White Marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) Released from Commercial Pelagic Longline Gear in the Western North Atlantic, David W. Kerstetter and John E. Graves
Efficient Genetic Identification of Species and Geographic Origin of Body Parts From CITES and/or Legislatively Protected Shark Species, Jennifer E. Magnussen and Mahmood S. Shivji
The Status of Sea Turtle Nesting in Broward County, Florida, Stefanie Ouellette and Curtis M. Burney
Diversity and Movement of Reef-Associated Elasmobranchs at a Caribbean Oceanic Atoll (Glover's Reef, Belize): Implications for Marine Reserve Design, Ellen K. Pikitch, Demian D. Chapman, Elizabeth A. Babcock, Mahmood S. Shivji, and Phaedra Doukakis