Theses/Dissertations from 2016
An Ecosystem-Based Approach to Reef Fish Management in the Gulf of Mexico, Michelle D. Masi
Photic Stress in Symbiont-Bearing Reef Organisms: Analyses of Photosynthetic Performance, Natasha Mendez-Ferrer
A Habitat Analysis of Estuarine Fishes and Invertebrates, with Observations on the Effects of Habitat-Factor Resolution, Brianna Michaud
Evaluation of Search and Rescue Planning Tools on the West Florida Shelf, Benjamin O'loughlin
West Florida Shelf Connectivity: An Exploratory Study, Amanda Sue Reinert
An Early Paleogene Palynological Assemblage from the Sabrina Coast, East Antarctica: New Species and Implications for Depositional History, Catherine Davies Smith
Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a Surrogate for Enteric Viruses: Implications for Assessing Water Quality, Erin Michelle Symonds
Novel Techniques in Chemical Ecology to Examine Life Histories in Fishes, Orian Tzadik
Influence of Water Quality on Stony Coral Diversity and Net Community Productivity in the Florida Keys, María Vega-Rodriguez
Acropora Habitat Evaluation and Restoration Site Selection Using a Species Distribution Modeling Approach, Katherine Wirt Ames
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Vulnerability of Larval Fish Populations to Oil Well Blowouts in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Emily Chancellor
Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds: Measurement in Tampa Bay, Removal from Sewage and Development of an Estrogen Receptor Model, Monica Mion Cook
Influence of Water Column Stratification and Nutrient Gradients on the Migratory Behavior of the Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, Matthew Garrett
Millennial-scale Variability of a Major East Antarctic Outlet Glacier during the Last Glaciation, Michelle Guitard
Ocean Forcing of Quaternary East Antarctic Ice Sheet Evolution: An Ice-Proximal Sedimentary Perspective, Michelle E. Guitard
Population Dynamics of the Little Gulper Shark (Centrophorus uyato) and Community Analyses of Elasmobranch Species in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Jacquelin Joye Hipes
Comparison of Otolith-Based Growth Rates and Microchemistry in Red Drum Before, During, and After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Brock Charles Houston
Comparison of Isotope-Based Biomass Pathways with Groundfish Community Structure in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Sheri Ann Huelster
Historical and Current Population Patterns of the Staghorn Coral (_Acropora cervicornis_) in Dry Tortugas National Park, Kaitlyn Lizza
Understanding Climate Change and Sea Level: A Case Study of Middle School Student Comprehension and An Evaluation of Tide Gauges off the Panama Canal in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, Juan Carlos Millan-Otoya
Dissolved Nutrient Distributions in the Gulf of Mexico Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Ashley Ann Parks
Insights into the Challenges of Modeling the Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Esa-Matti Tastula
Field Observations and Novel Methodologies for Carbon System Assessments in Coastal Waters, Bo Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dynamics and Survival of Coral and Octocoral Juveniles following Disturbance on Patch Reefs of the Florida Reef Tract, Lucy Bartlett
A Multi-Scale Approach to Study Predator-Prey Interactions and Habitat Use of Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboids, Dinorah Helena Chacin
Cloning and Characterization of IL-1β, IL-8, IL-10, and TNFα from Golden Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) and Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), Kristina L. Deak
Distribution of Dissolved Trace Metals and Carbon System Parameters in the Surface Waters of the Hillsborough River and Tampa Bay, Matthew Matthias Elliott
Influence of Diet on Element Incorporation in the Shells of Two Bivalve Molluscs: Argopecten irradians concentricus and Mercenaria mercenaria, William Noland Elsaesser
Marine Viral Diversity and Spatiotemporal Variability, Dawn Goldsmith
Use of a Towed Camera System for Estimating Reef Fish Populations Densities on the West Florida Shelf, Sarah Elizabeth Grasty
Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms: Their role in structuring the organismal community on the West Florida Shelf, Alisha Marie Gray
Variability in the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Larval Scombrid Abundance in the Gulf of Mexico, Sennai Y. Habtes
Assessments of surface-pelagic drift communities and behavior of early juvenile sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Robert F. Hardy
Growth Rates in Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, Before and After the Deepwater Horizon Blowout, Elizabeth Shea Herdter
Epibenthic Mobile Invertebrates along the Florida Reef Tract: Diversity and Community Structure, Kristin Netchy
Improving Spectrophotometric Carbon System Measurements, Mark Patsavas
Investigations of the Physical and Analytical Chemistry of Iron in Aqueous Solutions, James Patten
Using Otolith Elemental Composition to Track the Habitat Use, Movements, and Life History Patterns of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) and Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in the Tampa Bay Estuary, Holly Jacqueline Rolls
Ontogenetic Diet Shifts and Prey Preference of a Generalist Predatory Fish, Brittany Jalene Scharf
Exploring Variability in Population Dynamics and the Influence of Environmental Factors on Recruitment of an Estuarine Fish, Elizabeth Herdter Smith
Timing of Svalbard/Barents Sea Ice Sheet Decay during the Last Glacial Termination, Tasha Snow
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites as a Biomarker of Exposure to Oil in Demersal Fishes Following the Deepwater Horizon Blowout, Susan Susan Snyder
RNA Detection Technology for Applications in Marine Science: Microbes to Fish, Robert Michael Ulrich
Developing an In-season Predictor of Commercial Landings for Quota Monitoring in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mary Janine Vara
Spatial and Temporal Extent of a Subsurface Hydrocarbon Intrusion Following the Deepwater Horizon Blowout, Kathleen Watson
A Multi-Proxy Approach to Understanding Abrupt Climate Change and Laurentide Ice Sheet Melting History Based on Gulf of Mexico Sediments, Clare Carlisle Williams
Eukaryotic Gene Expression Patterns of Microorganisms in the Amazon River Plume Parallel the Biogeochemistry of Plume Waters, Brian L. Zielinski
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Investigation of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Optical Properties, Nutrients, and Salinity in Coastal Florida: Springshed to Estuaries, Ana Rosa Arellano
The Combined Effects of Light and Temperature on Coral Bleaching: A Case Study of the Florida Reef Tract Using Satellite Data, Brian Burnel Barnes
The Spectrophotometric Analysis of Lead Carbonate Complexation and Carbonate Saturation States in Seawater, Regina Anita Easley
Hearing and Echolocation in Stranded and Captive Odontocete Cetaceans, Danielle Greenhow
Investigation of Condition Effects on Batch Fecundity of the Common Snook, Centropomus undecimalis, in Tampa Bay, Florida, Catherine Michelle Bruger Hayslip
Understanding Transport Variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Using Ocean Bottom Pressure, Jessica Makowski
Biochemical Aspects of the Thermal Sensitivity and Energy Balance of Polar, Tropical and Subtropical Teleosts, Eloy Martinez
Structure and Function of Pinniped Vibrissae, Christin Taylor Murphy
Impacts of the Anomalous Mississippi River Discharge and Diversions on Phytoplankton Blooming in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Brendan O'connor
Gradients in Season, Latitude, and Sea Ice: Their Effect on Metabolism and Stable Isotopic Composition of Antarctic Micronekton, Erica H. Ombres
Light-Environment Controls and Basal Resource Use of Planktonic and Benthic Primary Production, Kara Radabaugh
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Sediments within the Hillsborough Bay Watershed, Candice Simmons
Harmful Algal Blooms of the West Florida Shelf and Campeche Bank: Visualization and Quantification using Remote Sensing Methods, Inia Mariel Soto Ramos
Investigations for utilizing pteropods as bioindicators of environmental change along the western Antarctic Peninsula, Paul Mark Suprenand
Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Thermal Stress in Archaias angulatus (Class Foraminifera), Heidi M. Toomey
Use of Stable Isotope and Trace Metal Signatures to Track the Emigration of Female Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from Tampa Bay, Sky Barrington Williams
Synoptic to interannual variability in volumetric flushing in Tampa Bay, FL using observational data and a numerical model, Monica Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
An Ecological Assessment of a Juvenile Estuarine Sportfish, Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), in a Tidal Tributary of Tampa Bay, Florida, Adam Benjamin Brame
A CTD Biotag for Mid-sized Marine Predators, Heather Broadbent
Production of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites by Florida Harmful Bloom Dinoflagellates Karenia brevis and Pyrodinium bahamense, Cheska Burleson
Florida Fishery-Wide Reproductive Indices of Stone Crab, Menippe mercenaria, and Their Application to Stock Assessment and Management, Claire Elizabeth Crowley
Evidence for Viral Infection in the Copepods Labidocera aestiva and Acartia tonsa in Tampa Bay, Florida, Darren Stephenson Dunlap
Thermal Determinants of Nest Site Selection in Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, at Casey Key, Florida, Lindsey Nicole Flynn
Assessment of Diver Impact During the Spiny Lobster Sport Season, Florida Keys, USA, Mark Lewis Hartman
Remote Sensing of Whitings in the Bahamas, Ryan Allen Lloyd
A Study of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Tampa Bay: Effects of Perkinsus marinus on Reproduction and Condition, Bridgit Melora Mccrickard
Occurrence, Toxicity, and Diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia in Florida Coastal Waters, Sheila O'dea
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Remotely Sensed Ocean Color Parameters in Coral Reef Regions, Daniel Brooks Otis
Micronekton and Macrozooplankton of the Western Antarctic Peninsula and the Eastern Ross Sea: Contrast Between Two Different Thermal Regimes, Melanie Leigh Parker
Responses to Chemical Exposure by Foraminifera: Distinguishing Dormancy From Mortality, Benjamin James Ross
On the spatial and temporal variability of upwelling in the southern Caribbean Sea and its influence on the ecology of phytoplankton and of the Spanish sardine (Sardinella aurita), Digna Tibisay Rueda-Roa
Optical Detection and Classification of Phytoplankton Taxa through Spectral Analysis, Daniel Tyler Sensi
Dolphin Sound Production and Distribution on the West Florida Shelf, Peter Simard
Sea surface height: A versatile climate variable for investigations of decadal change, Philip Robert Thompson
Shelf-scale Mapping of Fish Distribution Using Active and Passive Acoustics, Carrie Christy Wall
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Influence of Temperature on Yolk Resorption by Centropomus undecimalis Larvae, Claudia Catalina Baron-Aguilar
Initial Ablation of the Laurentide Ice Sheet Based on Gulf of Mexico Sediments, Elizabeth A. Brown
Taxonomy and Geochemistry of the Globigerinoides ruber-elongatus Plexus, with Paleontological Implications, Elizabeth Ann Brown
A Comparative Study of Eucalanoid Copepods Residing in Different Oxygen Environments in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific: An Emphasis on Physiology and Biochemistry, Christine J. Cass
Aging of Florida Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus, Through the Biochemical Extraction of Lipofuscin, Claire Elizabeth Crowley
Microbial Landscapes of Corals and Ctenophores, Camille Arian Daniels
Spatial and Temporal Variations in the Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes of Florida Bay, Christopher Michael Dufore
Microbial Ecology and Functional Genomics of Deep-Water Coral-Associated Microbes, Julia Parker Galkiewicz
Cataloguing Diseases and Pests in Captive Corals, Adrienne George
Evaluating Lethal and Sub-Lethal Effects of Catch-and-Release Angling in Florida's Central Gulf Coast Recreational Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) Fishery, Kathryn Yvonne Guindon
