SCIENCE PROJECTS
Current and Recent Science at the FGBNMS
Updated July 16, 2008
Click on a category to go directly to that section of the list:
Below the Coral Cap
Geology
Monitoring
Oceanography
On the Coral Cap
* Coral
* Critters
* Algae
Additional links are provided directly from each entry when more information is available about that project. Links from researcher's names will take you to their own web sites.
A listing of government acronyms used in these descriptions is available at the bottom of the page.
Please visit our Research Bibliography web page for a chronologic listing of scientific publications and articles associated with sanctuary research.
ON THE CORAL CAP
CORAL:
1. Coral spawning and reproduction - Peter Vize, University of Calgary
2. Baseline Coral Health Assessment in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary – Kim Ritchie, Mote Marine Laboratory
3. Effects of stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) predation on the survival of star and brain coral populations and relationships with herbivore population abundance and fish pressure – Andy Bruckner, NOAA
4. Coral Symbiosis as indicators of connectivity among reefs in the North Caribbean – Todd Lajeunese and Robin Smith, Florida International University
5. Genetics of Acropora at the FGBNMS – Iliana Baums, RSMAS, University of Miami
6. White Plague Coral Disease at the FGBNMS (556kb pdf) – Bob Jonas, Geoff Cook and Pat Gillevet, George Mason University
7. Ecology and evolution of reef color diversity and fluorescence – Mikhail Matz, University of Texas/University of Florida
8. Sponge and coral biology - Kevin Strychar, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
9. Mard Gras Wrasse - Doug Weaver, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
10. Coral recruitment - Sarah Davies, University of Calgary
11. Fossil reef studies - FGBNMS; Bill Precht, ONMS
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CRITTERS:
12. Occurrence of Elasmobranchs at the FGBNMS – FGBNMS (continuation of work by Jeff Childs)
13. Manta ray census and individual identification – FGBNMS (continuation of work by Jeff Childs); Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society; Marissa Nuttall, FGBNMS
14. Sponges of the FGBNMS – G.P. Schmahl, FGBNMS
15. Whale sharks – occurrence of individuals using spot patterns – Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society
16. Satellite tagging of whale sharks – Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society
17. Acoustic tagging of elasmobranchs – Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society
18. Fish surveys – Reef Environmenatl Education Foundation (REEF)
19. Brittlestar reproduction – Peter Vize, University of Calgary
20. Fish cleaning behavior – Mary Wicksten, Texas A&M University
21. Crustaceans of the FGBNMS – Mary Wicksten, Texas A&M University
22. SEAMAP – Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program: Assessment of fish populations on reefs and banks in the Gulf of Mexico – Kevin Rademacher, NMFS Pascagoula
23. Queen conch (Strombus gigas) at the FGBNMS – Craig Burnside, Bainbridge College
24. Genetics of the spiny lobster, Panulirus argus – John Hunt, Florida Wildlife and Fisheries Service
25. Fish recruits on the reefs at the FGBNMS - Jay Rooker, Texas A&M University Galveston; FGBNMS
26. Larval ichthyofauna at the FGBNMS - George Guillen, University of Houston
27. Spawning aggregations in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico - FGBNMS/NCCOS
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ALGAE:
28. Examination of Flower Garden reef for toxic benthic dinoflagellates – Tracy Villareal, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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MONITORING
29. Stetson Bank Long Term Monitoring – FGBNMS
30. East and West Bank Long Term Monitoring – under contract to PBS&J, Geo-Marine, Inc., and Dauphin Island Sea Lab. (Aronson, Deslarzes, Kaufman). Contract administered by FGBNMS and MMS.
31. Fish and Benthic Habitat characterization of the FGBNMS – Chris Caldow, NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
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BELOW THE CORAL CAP
32. Characterization and assessment of deepwater habitat of the FGBNMS – FGBNMS
33. Characterization and assessment of topographic features of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – FGBNMS
34. Gorgonians and antipatharians of the FGBNMS and Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – FGBNMS
35. Deepwater coral reef communities of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico - FGBNMS
36. Taphonomy – Shelf and slope experimental taphonomy initiative – Eric Powell and Karla Hubbard, Oberlin College
37. Genetics of select Antipatharians – Carlos Umana and Juan Sanchez, Universidad de los Andes; Mercer Brugler, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
38. Characterization of Antipatharians – Dennis Opresko, Smithsonian Institute
39. Octocorals of the FGBNMS region – Peter Etnoyer, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
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GEOLOGY
40. High resolution multibeam bathymetry of the FGBNMS and Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – FGBNMS; Jim Gardner, USGS/University of New Hampshire, NOAA
41. Paleoclimatology using cone snails – Ethan Grossman, Texas A&M University
42. Coral paleoclimatology – Niall Slowey and Amy Wagner, Texas A&M University
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OCEANOGRAPHY
43. Dead Zone - Steve DiMarco, Texas A&M University
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Government Acronyms:
FGBNMS – Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
NCCOS – National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
USGS – U.S. Geological Survey
NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service
MMS – Minerals Management Service
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Download a copy of this list (120kb pdf)
View a listing of Past Science Projects at the FGBNMS.
For more information contact Emma Hickerson – Emma.Hickerson@noaa.gov
