Southeast Ecological Science Center
Greater Everglades || Marine and Coral Studies || Ecotoxicology || Manatee - Sirenia || Nonindigenous Aquatic Species || Coastal Ecology || Freshwater Fisheries || Herpetology Creation of a Geodatabase of the Digital Aerial Photography Archives for the Greater Everglades of South Florida and the Southern Inland and Coastal System Presented at the Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, Palm Harbor, FL April 2003. South Florida Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) Mortality Following Three Seasons of Prescribed Burns Presented a the 45th Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, March 3-8, 2002, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Life History Parameters and Population Dynamics of Freshwater Fishes of South Florida Canal Systems Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 81st annual meeting, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania (5-10 July 2001). Amphibian Inventory of the National Parks of South Florida and the Virgin Islands Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the Herpetologist's League, Indianapolis, Indiana. June 2001. Dispersal and Successional Patterns of the Fish Community of the Rocky Glades of Southern Florida Presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists at Penn State University in June, 2001. Modeling Alligator Production Probabilities in the Everglades Presented at the15th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group, IUCN, Varadero, Cuba. 2000. Amphibian Inventory of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Presented at the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Naples, FL, December 2000. The Effects of Canals on Alligators in the Everglades Presented at the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Naples, FL. December 2000. Thermoregulation of the American Alligator in the Everglades Presented at the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Naples, FL. December 2000. Home Range and Movement of Alligators in the Everglades Response of Roseate Spoonbills Nesting in Florida Bay to Hydrologic Restoration The Effects of Harvest on Pig Frog Populations from the Everglades Community Structure and Habitat Association of Reef Fishes on a Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) Reef in Broward Co., Florida, U.S.A. Presented at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia. Oct. 23-27, 2001. Feeding Ecology and Functional Morphology of Western Atlantic Groupers (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) Presented at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia. Oct. 23-27, 2001. Applying Landscape Ecology Principles to the Design and Management of Marine Reserves Achieving Eco-relevant Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations in Eggs Through Maternal Exposure in Alligator Mississippiensis Presented at the 12th International Symposium on Pollution Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO12), May 9-12, 2003, Tampa, FL. Predicting Contaminant Body Burdens From Eggs and Evidence of Maternal Transfer in Alligator Mississippiensis Presented at the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 16 - 20, 2002. Organochlorine Pesticides and Embryonic Mortality in Alligators and Largemouth Bass: Investigating Causal Relationships and Mechanisms Presented at the Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, November 3-6, 2002. An Evaluation of Ovarian Status and Vitellogenin for American Alligators from Contaminated Lakes in Florida Presented at the The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) meeting in November 2002. Effect of In Vivo Exposure to p,p-DDE and Dieldrin on Seasonal Gonadal Development and Steroidogenesis in Female Largemouth Bass Presented at the The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) meeting in November 2002. Comparison of Anal Fin Morphology in Female Gambusia Among Three Florida Pulp & Paper Mills Presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Salt Lake City, UT, November 16-20, 2002. Considerations in Mosquitofish & Papermill Effluent Studies: Analysis of Methodology Presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, November 11-15, 2001. Responses of Eastern Mosquitofish to Papermill Effluent Exposure Presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, November 11-15, 2001. An Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants and Developmental Toxicity for the American Alligator in Central Florida Presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in San Fransisco, CA, March 25-29, 2001. Effects of Paper Mill Effluents on Secondary Sex Characteristics in Mosquitofish Presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in San Fransisco, CA, March 25-29, 2001. Mercury in Feathers from Birds of the Southeastern Pacific: Influence of Location and Taxonomic Affiliation Presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in San Fransisco, CA, March 25-29, 2001. Use of Microsatellite and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis to Study Early Embryonic Mortality in Florida Alligators Presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in San Fransisco, CA, March 25-29, 2001. Effects of Low Levels of Methyl Mercury on the Development of Gonads in the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Presented at the 20th annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - Philadelphia, PA Nov 1999, and printed for the Center Review in September 2000. Effects of Paper Mill Effluents on Reproductive Success of Florida Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) Presented at the SETAC 20th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14 -18, 1999. An Assessment of Potential Contaminant Effects on Freshwater Mussels in the South Florida Ecosystem An Evaluation of Methyl Mercury as an Endocrine Disruptor in Largemouth Bass Bioaccumulation of Methyl Mercury by the Freshwater Mussel, Elliptio buckleyi Chlorinated Pesticides and Growth and Development of American Alligators Embryonic Development of the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Relationship Between Egg Thiamine Concentrations and Embryo Mortality in the American Alligator Detailed Movements and Habitat Use Patterns of Radio Tagged Manatees in the Western Everglades Poster presentation at the 15th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 15-19 December 2003, Greensboro, North Carolina. Preliminary Molecular Characterization of Manatee Papilloma Virus from Skin Lesions of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Presented at the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, 10-14 May 2003, Waikaloa, Hawaii. Application of the Manatee Photo-identification Database for Population Research Presented at the Manatee Population Ecology and Management Workshop, 1-4 April 2002, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Development of Genetic Tools to Better Understand Manatee Population Biology Presented at the Manatee Population Ecology and Management Workshop, 1-4 April 2002, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Structure and Parameterization of an Agent-based Manatee Model for Southwestern Florida Presented at the Manatee Population Ecology and Management Workshop, 1-4 April 2002, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Biological Assessment and Handling of Captured Free-ranging Manatees in Belize Presented at the 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 28 November - 3 December 2001, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Cytogenetic Characterization of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) by Chromosome Banding Techniques Presented at the 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 28 November - 3 December 2001, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Radio Tracking Manatees to Assess the Impact of Hydrologic Changes in Southwest Florida Poster presented at the16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, St. Petersburg Beach, November 4 - 8, 2001. Using Strip-transect Aerial Surveys to Estimate Manatee Abundance in the Ten Thousand Islands Region of Southwest Florida Poster presented at the16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, St. Petersburg Beach, November 4 - 8, 2001. A Data-logging GPS Tag for Sirenians Poster presentation at the Thirteenth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, Maui, HI, 28 November - 3 December 1999. Salinity tolerance of goldfish: a widely-distributed non-native cyprinid in the U.S.A. Presented at the Southern Division, American Fisheries Society meeting, San Antonio, TX, February, 2006. Establishment of the Green Mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758), (Mollusca: Mytilidae) on theWest Coast of Florida Presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species February 25 to March 1, 2002, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia. Nonindigenous Fishes Introduced into Inland Waters of the United States Nonindigenous Fishes Book poster. 1999. Created for a visit by Secretary Babbitt. Nonindigenous Fishes of Florida, With a Focus on South Florida Presented at the South Florida Restoration Science Forum. Boca Raton, Florida. May 1999. Nonindigenous Species Introduced into South Florida Presented at the South Florida Restoration Science Forum. Boca Raton, Florida. May 1999. Nonindigenous Crustaceans in the United States Presented at the Zebra Mussel and Other Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference Duluth, MN. April 1999. Injury Assessment of Sea Turtles Utilizing the Neritic Zone of the Southeastern United States Presented at the FlSC Strategic Review in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 9-12, 2006 Winter habitat use by juvenile Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee Estuary as revealed by automated acoustic telemetry Presented at the FlSC Strategic Review in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 9-12, 2006 Stable Isotope Analysis of Trophic Structure Reveals Dual Carbon Sources Fueling the GOM Outer Continental Shelf Ecosystem Presented at the FlSC Strategic Review in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 9-12, 2006 Investigating the reproductive migration and spatial ecology of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) on Little Cayman Island using acoustic tags – An Overview Presented at the FlSC Strategic Review in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 9-12, 2006 Sequential Video Frame Analysis of Fish Community Structure on Lophelia Reefs - Northern GOM Continental Slope Presented at the FlSC Strategic Review in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 9-12, 2006 Parasitic Isopod Infestations on Post-Spawning Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) from Little Cayman, Cayman Islands Presented at the 58th GCFI Conference San Andres Colombia November 2005 Reproduction and Mating Behavior of Cheilopogon melanurus off North Carolina Presented at the 2005 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005. Seagrass presence structures densities and distributions of two estuarine gobies: laboratory and field evidence Presented at the Estuarine Research Foundation biennial meeting in Seattle, WA September 2003. Factors Affecting the Distribution of Two Gobies (Microgobius gulosus, Gobiosoma robustum) in Florida Bay, U.S.A. Presented at the Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, Palm Harbor, FL April 2003. Mangrove prop-root habitat as essential fish habitat in northeastern Florida Bay Presented at the Florida Bay Science Conference, April 2001, Key Largo, Florida. Egress of Adult Sport Fish from an Estuarine Fish Replenishment Zone within Merritt Island National Wildife Refuge, Florida Presented at Mar 2000 Benthic Ecology/Southeastern Estuarine Research Society at Wilmington NC, and Mar 2000 American Fisheries Society at Brooksville, FL. Test of Salt Marsh as a Site of Production and Export of Fish Biomass Baseline Glycogen Levels for Elliptio mcmichaeli (Clench and Turner, 1956); Seasonality Between two sites in the Choctawhatchee River Watershed and Laboratory Holding Presented to the Freshwater Mollusks Conservation Society. March 12-14, 2001. Pittsburgh, PA. Freshwater Mussels of the Choctawhatchee River Drainage in Alabama and Florida Poster presentation to the Southern Division American Fisheries Society Midyear Meeting Symposium on the "Conservation of Freshwater Nongame Aquatic Fauna in the Southeast - Challenges for the New Millennium." February 5-6, 2000. Savannah, Georgia. Observations of Degrowth in Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) During Field Studies in Kentucky Lake, Kentucky Poster and abstract presented at the First Annual Symposium of Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, Chattanooga, TN, 16-19 March 1999. Unionid Fauna within a Selected Reach of the Coosa River, Alabama
Terrestrial herpetofaunal community structure along a faunal break in north central Florida Presented at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists the week of July 10, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Evaluation of seven aquatic sampling methods for amphibians Presented at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists the week of July 10, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Amphibian Research and Monitoring on National Wildlife Refuges in the Southeastern United States Presented at the 2005 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005. An evaluation of three aquatic sampling techniques for amphibians: implications for inventory and monitoring project design Presented at the 2005 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005. Ecology of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, in northwestern Florida Presented at the 2005 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005. Factors affecting Southern Leopard Frog, Rana sphenocephala, distribution and detection in five coastal plain refuges Presented at the 2005 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005. Results of automated acoustic sampling of anurans at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Poster presentation. 2004 Joint Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, American Elasmobranch Society, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norman, Oklahoma. 2004 Calendar - Frogs of North Florida Produced by Water Resources of Florida Outreach Publications Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Southeast Region Presented at the National ARMI Program Year-end Workshop, Austin, Texas. November 10-14, 2003. Developing a monitoring protocol for Siren and Amphiuma in the Southeastern United States Presented at the Joint Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Herpetologists' League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Kansas City, Missouri. July 3-8, 2002. Using Artificial Refugia to Sample Hylid Frogs in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Presented at the Joint Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Herpetologists' League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Kansas City, Missouri. July 3-8, 2002. Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) in the Appalachian Region Presented at the USGS Appalachian Region Integrated Science Workshop, Oct 22-26, 2001, Gatlinburg, TN. Factors Affecting Hylid Treefrog Use of PVC Refugia in North Central Florida Presented at the 1999 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, American Elasmobranch Society, Herpetologists' League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania. Amphibian Research and Monitoring at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Declining Amphibians: The Southeastern Perspective The Cave Associated Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Greater Everglades || Marine and Coral Studies || Ecotoxicology || Manatee - Sirenia || Nonindigenous Aquatic Species || Coastal Ecology || Freshwater Fisheries || Herpetology |
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