PAST SCIENCE PROJECTS
Past Science Projects at the FGBNMS
Updated July 16, 2008
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:
Coral degradation: environmental molecular diagnostics - Cheryl Woodley, NCCOS
Coral Diseases at the FGBNMS – Eric Borneman, University of Houston
Coral genetics – (Agaricia and Porites) - Joel Stake, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Metal toxicology of FGBNMS corals – Chuck Holmes, USGS
Phylogeography of the Western Atlantic Corals Montastraea cavernosa and Favia fragum – Gretchen Goodbody, Harvard University
SECORE – Sexual Coral Reproduction and Propagation– Eric Borneman, University of Houston; Dirk Petersen, Rotterdam Zoo, Netherlands
White Plague Coral Disease at the FGBNMS – Beth Zimmer, Florida International University
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CRITTERS:
Cone snail venom characterization – Jason Biggs, University of Utah
Larval input and trophic dynamics of the ichthyofauna of the FGBNMS – Les Kaufman, University of Boston
Mollusk Diversity at the FGBNMS – Fabio Moretzsohn, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Planktonic Foraminiferan Genetics – Eric Schall, Texas A&M University
Queen Conch Genetics – David Hicks, University of Texas Medical Branch - Port Aransas; Craig Burnside, Bainbridge College
Satellite and radio tracking of loggerhead sea turtles at the FGBNMS – Emma Hickerson, FGBNMS/Texas A&M University
Sea turtles – FGBNMS – persistence of individuals using barnacle patterns as identification – Emma Hickerson, FGBNMS
Sensory Ecology of Cephalopods and Pelagic Fishes – Jennifer DeBose, FGBNMS/University of California - Davis
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ALGAE:
Algae biodiversity and genetics – Suzanne Fredericq and Fred Gurgel, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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GEOLOGY
Coral cap coring – FGBNMS, Don Hickey and Chris Reichman, USGS
Superficial sediments of the FGBNMS – Kathy Scanlon, USGS
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OCEANOGRAPHY
Oceanic Characterization and Monitoring of the FGBNMS - Rick Stumpf, NCCOS
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SOCIOECONOMIC
Demographics, attitudes, management preferences and economic impacts of sport divers – Bob Ditton, 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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Return to the Current Science Projects web page.
For more information contact Emma Hickerson – Emma.Hickerson@noaa.gov
