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Title: Spatial and trophic ecology of the sawtooth eel, Serrivomer beanii, a biomass-dominant bathypelagic fish over the northern Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Creator: Geidner, Megan E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The role of Serrivomer beanii in bathypelagic food webs is poorly known, but abundance and biomass estimates from the 2004 G.O. Sars MAR-ECO Expedition suggest it to have a high level of importance. MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field project, has allowed us to increase our knowledge of S. beanii through spatial analysis, including the congeneric species Serrivomer lanceolatoides, and trophic analysis. Serrivomer beanii abundance and biomass exhibited a decreasing trend along the northern...
Show moreThe role of Serrivomer beanii in bathypelagic food webs is poorly known, but abundance and biomass estimates from the 2004 G.O. Sars MAR-ECO Expedition suggest it to have a high level of importance. MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field project, has allowed us to increase our knowledge of S. beanii through spatial analysis, including the congeneric species Serrivomer lanceolatoides, and trophic analysis. Serrivomer beanii abundance and biomass exhibited a decreasing trend along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge from north to south. In terms of size, S. beanii was found to increase as distance from the ridge decreased, suggesting a topographic aggregation strategy. The diet of S. beanii consisted of crustaceans, cephalopods, and teleosts. The trophic results of this study reveal a likely "alternative" trophic pathway in the deep mid-North Atlantic, and perhaps other, bathypelagic ecosystems: higher trophic-level predators are supported by micronektonic invertebrates as primary prey.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/165941
Subject Headings: Plankton, Ecology, Coral reef animals, Ecology, Deep sea biology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Assessment of extreme precipitation events in florida during amo (atlantic multi-decadal oscillation) phases.
Creator: Goly, Aneesh, Teegavarapu, Ramesh, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2011-04-08
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164531
Subject Headings: Precipitation (Meteorology), Ocean circulation --North Atlantic Ocean, Rain gauges --Evaluation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Near-shore circulation in the lower Florida Keys.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172924
Subject Headings: Tidal currents, Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Ocean circulation --Atlantic Ocean, Spectrum analysis, Harmonic analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: New species of Eustomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the western north Atlantic, with a review of the subgenus Neostomias.
Creator: Sutton, Tracey T., Hartel, K. E., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007110
Subject Headings: North Atlantic Ocean, Eustomias, Teleostei, Stomiidae, Species
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The significance of macroscopic aggregates (marine snow) as sites for heterotrophic bacterial production in the mesopelagic zone of the subtropical Atlantic.
Creator: Alldredge, A. L., Youngbluth, Marsh J.
Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353759
Subject Headings: Detritus, Heterotrophic bacteria, Protozoa, Benthos, Atlantic Ocean
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Habitat and fish populations in the deep-sea Oculina coral ecosystem of the Western Atlantic.
Creator: Koenig, Christopher C., Shepard, Andrew N., Reed, John K., Coleman, F. C., Brooke, S. D., Brusher, J., Scanlon, Kathryn M.
Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3343840
Subject Headings: Corals--Atlantic Ocean, Corals Ecology, Oculinidae
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF NORTH ATLANTIC STORM TRAJECTORIES.
Creator: Lazar, Austin J., Li, Yang, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Storms in the North Atlantic Ocean are observed on a continual basis yearly. Storm trajectories exhibit random behavior and are costly to society. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contains every storm’s track from the year 1851 to 2022. Data of each storm’s track can aid in decision making regarding their behavior. In this article, data analysis is performed on historical storm tracks during the years 1966 to 2022, where access to satellite information is...
Show moreStorms in the North Atlantic Ocean are observed on a continual basis yearly. Storm trajectories exhibit random behavior and are costly to society. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contains every storm’s track from the year 1851 to 2022. Data of each storm’s track can aid in decision making regarding their behavior. In this article, data analysis is performed on historical storm tracks during the years 1966 to 2022, where access to satellite information is available. Analysis on this data will be used to determine if the storms’ trajectory is statistically dependent on other storm’s trajectories at varying distances in space. The proposed model is a spatial statistical model that is fitted on an in-sample data set to determine the spatial relationship for storm trajectories at all pairwise directions or orientations. Afterwards, the model is assessed on an out-of-sample test data set for performance evaluation.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014227
Subject Headings: Spatial analysis (Statistics), Storms, North Atlantic Ocean
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Title: An investigation of summer upwelling across central Florida's Atlantic coast: The case for wind stress forcing.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172959
Subject Headings: Upwelling (Oceanography), Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Atlantic Coast (Fla.) --Environmental conditions, Ocean currents --Atlantic Ocean, Time-series analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Intra and interspecies association patterns of Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis, and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and the effects of demographic changes following two major hurricanes.
Creator: Elliser, Cindy Rogers., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Demographic changes, through immigration/emigration (or death) can affect the social and community structure of a population. This study reports on the effects of demographic changes following 2 intense hurricanes on two sympatric delphinid species: Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis. Thirty percent of the bottlenose population was lost after the hurricanes, with an influx of roughly the same number of immigrants. The stable...
Show moreDemographic changes, through immigration/emigration (or death) can affect the social and community structure of a population. This study reports on the effects of demographic changes following 2 intense hurricanes on two sympatric delphinid species: Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis. Thirty percent of the bottlenose population was lost after the hurricanes, with an influx of roughly the same number of immigrants. The stable community split into two cohesive units. Preferences in association in relation to reproductive status and sex remained. Immigrants assimilated well into the population, especially males. There is a conflict of interest between resident males and females in accepting immigrants and often females find more resistance than males. Long-term analysis of spotted dolphins revealed a community structure defined by long-term site fidelity, natal philopatry of both sexes and three social clusters., Female associations were influenced by reproductive status and social familiarity within clusters. Males formed long-term alliances and shorter-term coalitions. Some movement between clusters occurred. Alliance formation crystallized in adulthood. Mating strategies and sex were the primary factors shaping social structure. Thirty-six percent of the spotted dolphin population was lost after the hurricanes with no influx of immigrants. The spotted dolphin community differed little from long-term analysis, including definitive social clusters and sex preferences. Social cohesion increased within units and across age classes. Some juveniles had associations of alliance level. Loss of individuals resulted in subtle changes in social structure. Interspecies associations reveal striking differences in association patterns between species. Group sizes and re-sightings of spotted dolphins were larger than for bottlenose dolphins, particularly for aggressive encounters., Male alliances and coalitions were prevalent for spotted dolphins, but not for bottlenose dolphins. After the hurricanes lower re-sighting and group sizes for spotted dolphin males and less aggressive behavior documented, indicates a re-structuring period of relationships between the species. This study shows that environmental variations may alter the structure of mammal societies through demographic upheaval and survival of populations may depend on their social structure and the social adaptability of the species.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1927313
Subject Headings: Social behavior in animals, Dolphins, Geographical distribution, Population genetics, Weather, Environmental aspects
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Systematics andecology of the sea-urchin genus Centrostephanus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from the Atlantic andeastern Pacific Oceans.
Creator: Pawson, David L., Miller, John E., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007096
Subject Headings: Atlantic Ocean, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Sea urchins--Ecology, Centrostephanus, Sea urchins--Pacific Ocean
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Embryonic pressure tolerancesof bathyal and littoral echinoids from the tropical Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Creator: Young, Craig M., Tyler, Paul A., Emson, Roland H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007415
Subject Headings: Echinodermata--Atlantic Ocean, Echinodermata--Pacific Ocean, Echinodermata--Embryos, Littoral, Hydrostatics
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Title: Characterizing the western boundary current front between the Florida current and the littoral waters at 26°N latitude.
Creator: Meir, Ariel., Florida Atlantic University, Dhanak, Manhar R., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: Six survey missions of one day duration were preformed at 26°N latitude off the coast of south Florida in order to examine the characteristics of the Florida Current front on the coastal side of the current. Observations were made from the R/V Stephan using a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) package and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), corresponding meteorological observations were recorded by NOAA C-MAN stations at Fowey Rocks and Lake Worth Florida. The six survey...
Show moreSix survey missions of one day duration were preformed at 26°N latitude off the coast of south Florida in order to examine the characteristics of the Florida Current front on the coastal side of the current. Observations were made from the R/V Stephan using a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) package and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), corresponding meteorological observations were recorded by NOAA C-MAN stations at Fowey Rocks and Lake Worth Florida. The six survey missions were preformed over an 8-month period of March 2002 to October 2002. The data collected confirms observations made by previous theoretical studies, which used dynamical models of the Florida Current. The overall picture is of a turbulent cyclonic front with strong vertical shearing and vertical mixing. In addition, the data suggest internal wave generation and intermittent episodes of upwelling that appear to be related to the position of the current and the steepness of the front.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13059
Subject Headings: Ocean currents--Florida, Oceanography--Gulf Stream, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Taonia abbottiana sp.nov. (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the tropical western Atlantic.
Creator: Littler, Diane S., Littler, Mark M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007426
Subject Headings: Atlantic Ocean, Brown algae, Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae, Marine algae--Classification
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A systematic revision of the central west Atlantic Halichondrida (Demospongiae,Porifera). Part III: Description of valid species.
Creator: Diaz, Maria Cristina, Pomponi, Shirley A., Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007221
Subject Headings: Halichondrida, Demospongiae, Porifera, Atlantic Ocean, Animals--Classification
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Biogeographic and bathymetric ranges of Atlantic deep-sea echinoderms and ascidians: the role of larval dispersal.
Creator: Young, Craig M., Sewell, Mary A., Tyler, Paul A., Metaxas, Anna, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3318893
Subject Headings: Echinodermata --Atlantic Ocean, Sea squirts, Larvae--Dispersal
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Western Atlantic midwater hydrozoan and scyphozoan medusae: in situ studies using manned submersibles.
Creator: Larson, R. J., Mills, C. E., Harbison, G. R., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333168
Subject Headings: Medusae, Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology), North Atlantic Ocean
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Across-shelf heat transport off the Atlantic Coast of South Florida.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007273
Subject Headings: Atlantic Coast (Fla.), Continental shelf, Oceanic mixing--Congresses
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: In situ observations of feedingbehavior of thecosome pteropod molluscs.
Creator: Gilmer, R. W., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007205
Subject Headings: North Atlantic Ocean, Thecosomata, Pteropoda, Cavolinia, Animals--Food
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Transparency and visibility of gelatinous zooplankton from the northwestern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Creator: Johnsen, Sonke, Widder, Edith A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171569
Subject Headings: Zooplankton, Zooplankton --Atlantic coast (U.S.), Marine zooplankton --Atlantic Ocean, Marine zooplankton --Greenland, Marine biology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of North Atlantic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from West Greenland, Svalbard and the White Sea.
Creator: O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory, Lydersen, C., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Hansen, Lauren, Mukhametov, L. M., Dove, O., Kovacs, K. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3166887
Subject Headings: Beluga, White whale --Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean), Microsatellites (Genetics), Nucleotide sequence, Bayesian statistical decision theory
Format: Document (PDF)

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