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- Title
- Does participation in the It’s Not Easy Being Green Camp Program at the Miami Seaquarium lead to improvement in student’s knowledge of endangered animals and marine habitats as well as their attitudes towards conservation and preservation.
- Creator
- Scarlatelli, Summer, Meltzer, Carol, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-08
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164792
- Subject Headings
- Wildlife conservation --Florida --Public opinion, Marine resources conservation, Environmental education
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Mapping, habitat characterization, and fish surveys of the deep-water Oculina coral reef Marine Protected Area: a review of historical and current research.
- Creator
- Reed, John K., Shepard, Andrew N., Koenig, Christopher C., Scanlon, Kathryn M., Gilmore, R. G.
- Date Issued
- 2005
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172802
- Subject Headings
- Oculinidae, Marine biodiversity conservation, Marine resources conservation, Mapping, Habitat conservation, Fish surveys
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Home Ranges of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Environmental Correlates and Implications for Management Strategies.
- Creator
- Mazzoil, Marilyn S., Reif, John S., Youngbluth, Marsh J., Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, Bechdel, Sarah E., Howells, Elisabeth M., McCulloch, Stephen D., Hansen, Larry J., Bossart, Gregory D.
- Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796084
- Subject Headings
- Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Marine mammals, Marine resources conservation, Coastal zone management --Florida --Congresses
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The bioprocess–technological potential of the sea.
- Creator
- Pomponi, Shirley A.
- Date Issued
- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2826598
- Subject Headings
- Aquaculture, Aquatic invertebrates --Cultures and culture media, Marine resources, Marine pharmacology, Mariculture --Management
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Therapeutic potential, mechanism of action, and ecology of novel marine natural products.
- Creator
- Winder, Priscilla L., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Abstract/Description
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The projects described in this dissertation are focused on compounds derived from the marine environment. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to the study of marine natural products to treat human ailments and a thorough review on compounds from lithistid sponges that have been isolated or synthesized since 2000. Chapter 2 describes the isolation and structure elucidation of two sesquiterpene substituted benzoquinone derivatives, petrosiquinones A and B, from a deep-water marine sponge from the...
Show moreThe projects described in this dissertation are focused on compounds derived from the marine environment. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to the study of marine natural products to treat human ailments and a thorough review on compounds from lithistid sponges that have been isolated or synthesized since 2000. Chapter 2 describes the isolation and structure elucidation of two sesquiterpene substituted benzoquinone derivatives, petrosiquinones A and B, from a deep-water marine sponge from the Family Petrosiidae. Although initially purified following activity in a (Sb(B-catenin/Tcf4 assay they were later followed using tumor cell line cytotoxicity assays. Petrosiquinone A was the more active of the two compounds with moderate cytotoxicity in the DLD-1, PANC-1, and AsPC-1 cell lines. In Chapter 3, the isolation and structure elucidation of two new marine-derived macrolides, madeirolide A and B, isolated from a deep-water lithistid sponge of the genus Leiodermatium is described., They were isolated using numerous chromatographic techniques and the structures were elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectra coupled with high resolution-mass spectrometry (HR-MS) data. Madeirolide A and B inhibited the growth of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 12.5 and 25 (So(Bg/mL, respectively, but were not cytotoxic in tumor cell assays under the conditions tested. Chapter 4 describes work performed to determine the molecular target of lasonolide A using affinity chromatography. The target of lasonolide A is of interest since lasonolide A is known to kill cancer cells in vitro through a unique mechanism., This chapter highlights the research performed to create an affinity matrix with immobilized lasonolide. A target has not been confirmed but there are a number of interesting hits that are being pursued. In Chapter 5, a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) screening method was established in order to rapidly identify the metabolites from numerous collections of Lyngbya spp. obtained from Broward and Lee County, Florida sites that may help marine ecologists assess the effects of Lyngbya spp. blooms on the environment. A link between the metabolites produced and nutrients from both the algal tissue and water column was also explored.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/369392
- Subject Headings
- Natural products, Therapeutic use, Sponges, Ecology, Marine resources, Research, Marine biotechnology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An extraction optimization and determination of the absolute configuartion of clathric acid.
- Creator
- Rueda de Leon, Rolando, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Abstract/Description
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Current research in natural products has heavily focused on the identification of potent biologically active compounds, specifically for drug development. The project detailed in this thesis focuses on the extraction of compounds from marine invertebrates as well as defining the absolute configuration for a compound. Utilizing marine invertebrates, the sonications method developed in this thesis provides an alternative approach to rapidly extract compounds for primary screening. This method...
Show moreCurrent research in natural products has heavily focused on the identification of potent biologically active compounds, specifically for drug development. The project detailed in this thesis focuses on the extraction of compounds from marine invertebrates as well as defining the absolute configuration for a compound. Utilizing marine invertebrates, the sonications method developed in this thesis provides an alternative approach to rapidly extract compounds for primary screening. This method is viable compared to a traditional overnight extraction method, without suffering compound degredation... Previously, clathric acid was isolated from an unknown Clathria sp. This compound is a bibyblic C-21 terpenoid shown to have mild antimicrobial activity against gram positive bacteria. With only its relative configuration established, additional amounts of clathric acid were required to define the overall absolute configuration. Identifying the Clathria sp. to be Clathria compressa, through spicule analysis, additional sponge tissues were then collected off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida to isolate additional quatities of clathric acid. The absolulte configuration was determined through circular dichroism and the octant rule to establish a final configuration for clathric acid's four carbon stereocenters to be: (3S, 7S, 8R, and 12S).
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- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3355874
- Subject Headings
- Organic compounds, Analysis, Extraction (Chemistry), Natural products, Therapeutic use, Marine biotechology, Marine resources, Research, Sponges, Ecology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Modeling and control of the "C-Plane" ocean current turbine.
- Creator
- VanZwieten, James H., Florida Atlantic University, Driscoll, Frederick R., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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The "C-Plane" is a submerged ocean current turbine that uses sustained ocean currents to produce electricity. This turbine is moored to the sea floor and is capable of changing depth, as the current profile changes, to optimize energy production. A 1/30th scale physical prototype of the C-Plane is being developed and the analysis and control of this prototype is the focus of this work. A mathematical model and dynamic simulation of the 1/30th scale C-Plane prototype is created to analyze this...
Show moreThe "C-Plane" is a submerged ocean current turbine that uses sustained ocean currents to produce electricity. This turbine is moored to the sea floor and is capable of changing depth, as the current profile changes, to optimize energy production. A 1/30th scale physical prototype of the C-Plane is being developed and the analysis and control of this prototype is the focus of this work. A mathematical model and dynamic simulation of the 1/30th scale C-Plane prototype is created to analyze this vehicle's performance, and aid in the creation of control systems. The control systems that are created for this prototype each use three modes of operation and are the Mixed PID/Bang Bang, Mixed LQR/PID/Bang Bang, and Mixed LQG/PID/Bang Bang control systems. Each of these controllers is tested using the dynamic simulation and Mixed PID/Bang Bang controller proves to be the most efficient and robust controller during these tests.
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- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12980
- Subject Headings
- Marine turbines--Automatic control, Ocean energy resources, Marine turbines--Mathematical models
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Oceans and human health: emerging public health risks in the marine environment.
- Creator
- Fleming, L.E., Broad, K., Clement, A., Dewailly, E., Elmir, S., Knap, A., Pomponi, Shirley A., Smith, S., Solo Gabriele, H., Walsh, P.
- Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1784217
- Subject Headings
- Marine resources conservation, Pollution marine, Pollution --Environmental aspects, Marine animals --Effect of water pollution on, Seafood --Contamination
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Discovery of Loxosomella vivipara (Entoprocta: Loxosomatidae) in the Marine Sponge Hippospongia cf. gossypina (Porifera: Spongiidae) in the Florida Keys.
- Creator
- Plunkett, Rachel, Pomponi, Shirley A., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Populations of a marine invertebrate symbiont were found on the outer surface and internal spaces of a keratose sponge from a shallow bay in the Florida Keys in May 2014. A total of 24 specimens of the seagrass and reef-dwelling sponge were collected between May 2014 and August 2015 to provide material to identify both host and symbiont, and elucidate information on the nature of the association. Based on a morphological analysis via light microscopy, histology, and scanning electron...
Show morePopulations of a marine invertebrate symbiont were found on the outer surface and internal spaces of a keratose sponge from a shallow bay in the Florida Keys in May 2014. A total of 24 specimens of the seagrass and reef-dwelling sponge were collected between May 2014 and August 2015 to provide material to identify both host and symbiont, and elucidate information on the nature of the association. Based on a morphological analysis via light microscopy, histology, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and 99% similarity in aligned partial sequences from 28S and 18S nuclear ribosomal genes (rDNA), the symbiont was identified as the solitary entoproct Loxosomella vivipara Nielsen, 1966 (Entoprocta: Loxosomatidae). A partial sequence from the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region 2 (ITS2) of L. vivipara was registered to GenBank for the first time. The identity of the host sponge, based on a morphological investigation, is resolved as “velvet sponge” Hippospongia cf. gossypina Duchassing and Michelotti, 1864 (Demospongiae: Spongiidae). This is the first report of an entoproct commensal from Hippospongia cf. gossypina, a sponge that formerly had great commercial value when it was abundant throughout the Bahamas, Florida Keys and Gulf of Mexico. Other common sponge species at the study site were collected to investigate the host specificity of L. vivipara. Evidence that L. vivipara favorably selects the sponges Hippospongia cf. gossypina and Chondrilla nucula over other potential host sponges at the study site is provided. Commensalism is the most plausible justification for this relationship: L. vivipara is dependent on sponges for protection and food particles, while the sponges are unaffected by its presence. Further evidence of host-specific inquilinism is provided for L. vivipara associated with Hippospongia cf. gossypina, but not for L. vivipara associated with C. nucula. An inquilinistic association between an entoproct and sponge is a rare discovery only mentioned in one previous study. Sponge aquiferous qualities such as aperture and canal size, canal and choanocyte chamber arrangement, seawater pumping rate, and food particle size selection are likely factors that inhibit or enable inquilinism in sponge-entoproct associations – a potential topic for future researc
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004791, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004791
- Subject Headings
- Marine invertebrates--Florida., Sponges--Habitat--Florida., Marine resources--Florida--Management., Aquatic biology., Entoprocta--Classification.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Jaws of significance: the conservationist's perception of the shark in South Florida.
- Creator
- Nason, Patrick., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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In examining the intentional relationship between the conservationist and the shark in South Florida, this thesis considers the latter as both a scarce natural resource - caught up in what Clifford Geertz citing Weber referred to as "webs of significance" (Geertz 1973:5) - and as a reflection of dynamic human conceptions of nature : a meta shark. This complex relationship is described by interpretations of conservation discourse recorded through ethnographic interviews that demonstrate how...
Show moreIn examining the intentional relationship between the conservationist and the shark in South Florida, this thesis considers the latter as both a scarce natural resource - caught up in what Clifford Geertz citing Weber referred to as "webs of significance" (Geertz 1973:5) - and as a reflection of dynamic human conceptions of nature : a meta shark. This complex relationship is described by interpretations of conservation discourse recorded through ethnographic interviews that demonstrate how these perceptions have been influenced by factors such as personal experiences, film and text, and broad changes in the relationship between humans and nature since the early days of the environmental movement. By linking these perceptual changes with changes in American shark conservation policy, this work not only explains a relationship between culture, perception, and policy, but also celebrates the emergence of a multispecies marine community.
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- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3358755
- Subject Headings
- Sharks, Conservation, Predation (Biology), Wildlife conservation, Aquatic resources conservation, Marine animals, Ecology, Human-animal relationships
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- Document (PDF)
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- Environmental siting suitability analysis for commercial scale ocean renewable energy: a southeast Florida case study.
- Creator
- Mulcan, Amanda, Hanson, Howard P., Hindle, Tobin, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis aims to facilitate the siting and implementation of Florida Atlantic University Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (FAU SNMREC) ocean current energy (OCE) projects offshore southeastern Florida through the analysis of benthic anchoring conditions. Specifically, a suitability analysis considering all presently available biologic and geologic datasets within the legal framework of OCE policy and regulation was done. OCE related literature sources were consulted to...
Show moreThis thesis aims to facilitate the siting and implementation of Florida Atlantic University Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (FAU SNMREC) ocean current energy (OCE) projects offshore southeastern Florida through the analysis of benthic anchoring conditions. Specifically, a suitability analysis considering all presently available biologic and geologic datasets within the legal framework of OCE policy and regulation was done. OCE related literature sources were consulted to assign suitability levels to each dataset, ArcGIS interpolations generated seafloor substrate maps, and existing submarine cable pathways were considered for OCE power cables. The finalized suitability map highlights the eastern study area as most suitable for OCE siting due to its abundance of sand/sediment substrate, existing underwater cable route access, and minimal biologic presence. Higher resolution datasets are necessary to locate specific OCE development locales, better understand their benthic conditions, and minimize potentially negative OCE environmental impacts.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004220, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004220
- Subject Headings
- Marine resources development -- Case studies, Ocean energy resources -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies, Ocean wave power -- Case studies, Renewable energy sources -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Coral-Algal Symbioses in Mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Creator
- Polinski, Jennifer, Voss, Joshua, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Mesophotic reefs represent biodiverse ecosystems that may act as a refuge for depth-generalist coral species threatened in shallow habitats. Despite the importance of coral-algal symbioses, few studies focus on mesophotic zooxanthellae assemblages and their influence on connectivity. This study compared zooxanthellae in Montastraea cavernosa at shallow and mesophotic depths at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and McGrail Bank. Mesophotic corals contained more zooxanthellae and...
Show moreMesophotic reefs represent biodiverse ecosystems that may act as a refuge for depth-generalist coral species threatened in shallow habitats. Despite the importance of coral-algal symbioses, few studies focus on mesophotic zooxanthellae assemblages and their influence on connectivity. This study compared zooxanthellae in Montastraea cavernosa at shallow and mesophotic depths at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and McGrail Bank. Mesophotic corals contained more zooxanthellae and more chlorophyll a and c2 per unit area coral. Increased zooxanthellae within mesophotic corals may represent an adaptive strategy to optimize light capture in low-light environments. Genetic profiles for zooxanthellae assemblages from shallow and mesophotic corals showed similar diversity across banks and between depths. The dominant sequence making up assemblages was identified as Symbiodinium type C1. Similar assemblage diversity suggests that zooxanthellae assemblages will not limit connectivity potential between shallow and mesophotic corals at these reefs.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004665, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004665
- Subject Headings
- Adaptation (Biology), Coral reef biology, Coral reef ecology -- Research, Coral reefs and islands -- Monitoring, Corals -- Habitat, Marine biodiversity, Marine resources conservation
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- Document (PDF)
