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Deepsea coral collection protocols: a synthesis of field experience from deep-sea coral researchers, designed to build our national capacity to document deep-sea coral diversity
Title
Deepsea coral collection protocols: a synthesis of field experience from deep-sea coral researchers, designed to build our national capacity to document deep-sea coral diversity.
Creator
Etnoyer, P., Cairns, S. D., Sanchez, J. A., Reed, John K., Lopez, Jose V., Schroeder, W. W., Brooke, S. D., Watling, L., Baco-Taylor, A., Williams, G. C., Lindner, A., France, Scott C., Bruckner, A. W.
Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172990
Subject Headings
Deep sea corals, Corals --Collection and preservation, Deep-sea ecology, Octocorallia, Coral reef conservation
Format
Document (PDF)
Ecology and gametogenic biology of the genus Umbellula (Pennatulacea) in the North Atlantic Ocean
Title
Ecology and gametogenic biology of the genus Umbellula (Pennatulacea) in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Creator
Tyler, Paul A., Bronsdon, S. K., Young, Craig M., Rice, A. L., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3342316
Subject Headings
Sea pens, Deep-sea animals--Ecology, Gametogenesis, Pennatulacea
Format
Document (PDF)
NOAA CIOERT cruise report: Survey of the pulley ridge mesophotic reef ecosystem
Title
NOAA CIOERT cruise report: Survey of the pulley ridge mesophotic reef ecosystem.
Creator
Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie, Pomponi, Shirley A., Hanisak, M. Dennis, Voss, Joshua
Date Issued
2012-02-15
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360202
Subject Headings
Ocean exploration, Oceanography--Research, Corals Ecology, Deep sea corals
Format
Document (PDF)
Ecosystem-based fisheries management of seamount and deep-sea coral reefs in U.S. waters: conceptual models for proactive decisions
Title
Ecosystem-based fisheries management of seamount and deep-sea coral reefs in U.S. waters: conceptual models for proactive decisions.
Creator
George, R. Y., Okey, T. A., Reed, John K.
Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3177165
Subject Headings
Fishery management, Deep sea corals, Marine ecology--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Two New Cytotoxic Linderazulenes from a Deep-Sea Gorgonian of the Genus Paramuricea
Title
Two New Cytotoxic Linderazulenes from a Deep-Sea Gorgonian of the Genus Paramuricea.
Creator
Reddy, N. Srinivasa, Reed, John K., Longley, Ross E., Wright, Amy E.
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3164111
Subject Headings
Paramuricea placomus, Deep-sea ecology, Cnidaria, Azulene, Spectrum analysis
Format
Document (PDF)
Spatial and trophic ecology of the sawtooth eel, Serrivomer beanii, a biomass-dominant bathypelagic fish over the northern Mid-Atlantic ridge
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)
Taxonomy and ecology of the deep-pelagic fish family Melamphaidae, with emphasis on interactions with a mid-ocean ridge system
Title
Taxonomy and ecology of the deep-pelagic fish family Melamphaidae, with emphasis on interactions with a mid-ocean ridge system.
Creator
Bartow, Kyle Allen., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
Much of the world's oceans lie below a depth of 200 meters, but very little is known about the creatures that inhabit these deep-sea environments. The deep-sea fish family Melamphaidae (Stephanoberyciformes) is one such example of an understudied group of fishes. Samples from the MAR-ECO (www.mar-eco.no) project represent one of the largest melamphaid collections, providing an ideal opportunity to gain information on this important, but understudied, family of fishes. The key to the family...
Show moreMuch of the world's oceans lie below a depth of 200 meters, but very little is known about the creatures that inhabit these deep-sea environments. The deep-sea fish family Melamphaidae (Stephanoberyciformes) is one such example of an understudied group of fishes. Samples from the MAR-ECO (www.mar-eco.no) project represent one of the largest melamphaid collections, providing an ideal opportunity to gain information on this important, but understudied, family of fishes. The key to the family presented here is the first updated, comprehensive key since those produced by Ebeling and Weed (1963) and Keene (1987). Samples from the 2004 MAR-ECO cruise and the U.S. National Museum of Natural History provided an opportunity to review two possible new species, the Scopelogadus mizolepis subspecies, and a Poromitra crassiceps species complex. Results show that Scopeloberyx americanus and Melamphaes indicoides are new species, while the two subspecies of Scopelogadus mizolepis are most likely o nly one species and the Poromitra crassiceps complex is actually several different species of Poromitra. Data collected from the MAR-ECO cruise provided an opportunity to study the distribution, reproductive characteristics and trophic ecology of the family Melamphaidae along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). Cluster analysis showed that there are five distinct groups of melamphaid fishes along the MAR. This analysis also supported the initial observation that the melamphaid assemblage changes between the northern and southern edges of an anti-cyclonic anomaly that could be indicative of a warm-core ring. Analysis of the reproductive characteristics of the melamphaid assemblage revealed that many of the female fishes have a high gonadosomatic index (GSI) consistent with values found for other species of deep-sea fishes during their spawning seasons., This may indicate that melamphaids use this ridge as a spawning ground. Diets of the melamphaid fishes were composed primarily of ostracods, a mphipods, copepods and euphausiids. Scopelogadus was the only genus shown to have a high percent of gelatinous prey in their digestive system, while Melamphaes had the highest concentration of chaetognaths. This work presents data on the ecology and taxonomy of the family Melamphaidae and provides a strong base for any future work on this biomass-dominant family of fishes.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2867331
Subject Headings
Coral reef ecology, Marine biology, Marine ecology, Deep-sea biology
Format
Document (PDF)
Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity
Title
Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity.
Creator
Littler, Mark M., Littler, Diane S., Blair, Stephen M., Norris, James N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1986
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353774
Subject Headings
Plant communities, San Salvador Island (Bahamas), Deep-sea ecology, Primary productivity (Biology)
Format
Document (PDF)
Correlation between photosensitivity and downwelling irradiance in mesopelagic crustaceans
Title
Correlation between photosensitivity and downwelling irradiance in mesopelagic crustaceans.
Creator
Myslinski, Trevor J., Frank, Tamara M., Widder, Edith A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796041
Subject Headings
Photosensitivity disorders, Light --adverse effects, Photobiology, Crustacea, Deep-sea ecology
Format
Document (PDF)
Ultrastructure and development of dimorphic sperm in the abyssal echinoid Phrissocystis multispina (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): Implications for deep sea reproductive biology
Title
Ultrastructure and development of dimorphic sperm in the abyssal echinoid Phrissocystis multispina (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): Implications for deep sea reproductive biology.
Creator
Eckelbarger, Kevin J., Young, Craig M., Cameron, J. Lane, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1989
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171590
Subject Headings
Echinoderms, Echinodermata, Sea urchins, Deep-sea ecology, Spermatogenesis in animals
Format
Document (PDF)
Deep-water reefs off the southeastern U.S.: recent discoveries and research
Title
Deep-water reefs off the southeastern U.S.: recent discoveries and research.
Creator
Reed, John K., Ross, S. W.
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007074
Subject Headings
Southeastern United States, Deep sea corals, Reefs, Oculinidae, Corals--Ecology, Trawl fishing, Coral declines
Format
Document (PDF)
Habitat and fauna of deep-water Lophelia pertusa coral reefs off the southeastern US: Blake Plateau, Straits of Florida, and Gulf of Mexico
Title
Habitat and fauna of deep-water Lophelia pertusa coral reefs off the southeastern US: Blake Plateau, Straits of Florida, and Gulf of Mexico.
Creator
Reed, John K., Weaver, Doug C., Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172090
Subject Headings
Coral reef ecology, Corals --Habitat --Congresses, Deep sea corals, Oceanographic submersibles, Remote submersibles
Format
Document (PDF)
Preliminary Cruise Report. 2015 HBOI-FAU Cruise. Mesophotic and deepwater reef ecosystems- ROV/AUV surveys of SW Florida Shelf including Northern Pulley Ridge and Howell Hook regions. May 7-20, 2015
Title
Preliminary Cruise Report. 2015 HBOI-FAU Cruise. Mesophotic and deepwater reef ecosystems- ROV/AUV surveys of SW Florida Shelf including Northern Pulley Ridge and Howell Hook regions. May 7-20, 2015.
Creator
Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie, Pomponi, Shirley A., Price, Melissa, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007518
Subject Headings
Deep sea corals, Corals--Ecology, Pulley Ridge, Continental shelf--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Deep-Water Biogenic Sediment off the Coast of Florida
Title
Deep-Water Biogenic Sediment off the Coast of Florida.
Creator
Zuccarelli, Claudio L., Oleinik, Anton E., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
Biogenic “oozes” are pelagic sediments that are composed of > 30% carbonate microfossils and are estimated to cover about 50% of the ocean floor, which accounts for about 67% of calcium carbonate in oceanic surface sediments worldwide. These deposits exhibit diverse assemblages of planktonic microfossils and contribute significantly to the overall sediment supply and function of Florida’s deep-water regions. However, the composition and distribution of biogenic sediment deposits along these...
Show moreBiogenic “oozes” are pelagic sediments that are composed of > 30% carbonate microfossils and are estimated to cover about 50% of the ocean floor, which accounts for about 67% of calcium carbonate in oceanic surface sediments worldwide. These deposits exhibit diverse assemblages of planktonic microfossils and contribute significantly to the overall sediment supply and function of Florida’s deep-water regions. However, the composition and distribution of biogenic sediment deposits along these regions remains poorly documented. Seafloor surface sediments have been collected in situ via Johnson- Sea-Link I submersible along four of Florida’s deep-water regions during a joint research cruise between Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Sedimentological analyses of the taxonomy, species diversity, and sedimentation dynamics reveal a complex interconnected development system of Florida’s deep-water habitats. Results disclose characteristic microfossil assemblages of planktonic foraminiferal ooze off the South West Florida Shelf, a foraminiferal-pteropod ooze through the Straits of Florida, and pteropod ooze deposits off Florida’s east coast. The distribution of the biogenic ooze deposits is attributed to factors such as oceanographic surface production, surface and bottom currents, off-bank transport, and deep-water sediment drifts. The application of micropaleontology, sedimentology, and oceanography facilitate in characterizing the sediment supply to Florida’s deep-water regions.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004857
Subject Headings
Marine sediments., Sediment transport., Deep-sea ecology., Ecosystem management., Micropaleontology
Format
Document (PDF)