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Title: Marine larval ecology gets a meeting of its own.
Creator: Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353884
Subject Headings: Marine ecology, Larvae--Ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: It's not easy being brownish-green.
Creator: Ross, Benjamin J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Sorites dominicensis is a common epiphytic foraminifera living throughout the Carribean and South Florida, and is commonly found living on turtle grass, Thalassia Testudinum. S. dominicensis plays host to algal symbionts related to those found in coral. Estimates for the numbers in these symbiotic populations are few, of limited scale, and vary widely. In this thesis we performed a large scale survey of the populations of algal symbionts living within the S. dominicensis population of Jupiter...
Show moreSorites dominicensis is a common epiphytic foraminifera living throughout the Carribean and South Florida, and is commonly found living on turtle grass, Thalassia Testudinum. S. dominicensis plays host to algal symbionts related to those found in coral. Estimates for the numbers in these symbiotic populations are few, of limited scale, and vary widely. In this thesis we performed a large scale survey of the populations of algal symbionts living within the S. dominicensis population of Jupiter Sound. We then used this data to propose a linear model for the relationship between foraminiferal size and endosymbiont population, and to suggest explanations for the variability seen in the Jupiter Sound population.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77684
Subject Headings: Algae, Ecology, Endosymbiosis, Marine ecology, Molecular evolution
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Trophic Ecology of the Slender Snipe Eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus (Anguilliformes: Nemichthyidae).
Creator: Feagans, Jennifer N., Sutton, Tracey T., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Roughly 92% of the total volume of Earth's oceans is considered deep sea. The eel species, Nemichthys scolopaceus, inhabits these waters, and little is known of its diet, its place within pelagic food webs, and its overall ecological impact. In this study we quantitatively estimate the abundance, feeding and predation impact of this key predator. Specimens were collected in 2004 along Georges Bank as part of the Census of Marine Life Gulf of Maine project. Gut contents were analyzed,...
Show moreRoughly 92% of the total volume of Earth's oceans is considered deep sea. The eel species, Nemichthys scolopaceus, inhabits these waters, and little is known of its diet, its place within pelagic food webs, and its overall ecological impact. In this study we quantitatively estimate the abundance, feeding and predation impact of this key predator. Specimens were collected in 2004 along Georges Bank as part of the Census of Marine Life Gulf of Maine project. Gut contents were analyzed, revealing thirteen prey types, primarily euphausiids and decapod crustaceans. Other potential prey (i.e. fishes) were absent from the diet, suggesting a fairly selective feeding preference. Of the 85 fish species collected, N scolopaceus ranked second in abundance and first in total fish biomass. Therefore, this species is not only a large biomass contributor, but perhaps cycles a great deal of macrocrustacean carbon through deep-pelagic fishes in this, and likely other, ecosystems.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000760
Subject Headings: Predatory marine animals--Ecology, Marine ecosystem management, Aquatic ecology
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Title: The Role of Chemical Cues in Locating Pelagic Sargassum by the Associated Fish Stephanolepis hispidus.
Creator: Cox, Derek, Brooks, W. Randy, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The ecosystem created by pelagic Sargassum is important in the life histories of a number of economically and ecologically important associated organisms. Fishes play a vital role in this food web and nutrient flow within these systems, but it is unknown how they locate these floating habitats. This study examined the role of natural chemical cues from Sargassum patches and the synthetic chemical Dimethylsulfonionpropionate (DMSP) for an associated fish, the planehead filefish (Stephanolepis...
Show moreThe ecosystem created by pelagic Sargassum is important in the life histories of a number of economically and ecologically important associated organisms. Fishes play a vital role in this food web and nutrient flow within these systems, but it is unknown how they locate these floating habitats. This study examined the role of natural chemical cues from Sargassum patches and the synthetic chemical Dimethylsulfonionpropionate (DMSP) for an associated fish, the planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus) and a control fish species not associated with Sargassum, the masked goby (Coryphopterus personatus). Choice trials with a Y-maze apparatus determined that S. hispidus responded significantly to chemical cues from Sargassum while C. personatus did not. DMSP cues did not result in any significant behavioral responses for either fish. Demonstrating that S. hispidus can respond to chemical cues from Sargassum helps further our understanding of this unique floating algal reef and how fishes may locate it.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004684, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004684
Subject Headings: Animal behavior, Habitat (Ecology), Marine algae, Marine chemical ecology, Predation (Biology), Sargassum -- Ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Acoustical detection of high-density demersal krill layers in the submarine canyons off Georges Bank.
Creator: Greene, C. H., Wiebe, P. H., Burczynski, J., Youngbluth, Marsh J.
Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007059
Subject Headings: Georges Bank, Krill, Bioacoustics, Euphausiidae, Marine ecology, Food chains (Ecology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Effects of simulated saltwater intrusions on the growth and survival of Wild Celery, Vallisneria americana, from the Caloosahatchee Estuary (South Florida).
Creator: Doering, Peter H., Chamberlain, Robert H., McMunigal, J. Michael, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3173001
Subject Headings: American wildcelery --Ecology, Angiosperms, Marine plants, Plant ecology, Simulation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Prey selectivity of the fishes Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio on the Sargassum shrimps Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis.
Creator: Hutchinson, Kimberly A., Florida Atlantic University, Brooks, W. Randy
Abstract/Description: Predator-prey relationships were studied between the shrimps Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis and the predatory fishes Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio, all found within pelagic Sargassum communities. Average survival times of shrimps were compared in species, size/density, and habitat selection studies. The results showed that S. hispidus had a preference for prey species while H. histrio did not. 30 mm shrimp survived longer than the 10 mm shrimp for both S. hispidus and...
Show morePredator-prey relationships were studied between the shrimps Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis and the predatory fishes Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio, all found within pelagic Sargassum communities. Average survival times of shrimps were compared in species, size/density, and habitat selection studies. The results showed that S. hispidus had a preference for prey species while H. histrio did not. 30 mm shrimp survived longer than the 10 mm shrimp for both S. hispidus and H. histrio. Density was a factor in the survival times of the 20 mm shrimps with S. hispidus only. L. tenuicornis survived longer in artificial Sargassum habitats with H. histrio. The larger shrimps survived longer in the artificial habitats than the smaller shrimps with S. hispidus. Both fish predators employ optimal foraging strategies with similarities and differences, the latter of which are likely related to behavioral differences in the these predator and prey.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13156
Subject Headings: Predation (Biology), Fishes--Ecology, Ocean bottom ecology, Marine animals
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Title: Nematocyst replacement in the sea anemone Aiptasia Pallida following predation by Lysmata Wurdemanni: an inducible defense?.
Creator: Jennings, Lucas, Laramore, Susan E., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The sea anemone Aiptasia pallida is a biological model for anthozoan research. Like all cnidarians, A. pallida possesses nematocysts for food capture and defense. Studies have shown that anthozoans, such as corals, can rapidly increase nematocyst concentration when faced with competition or predation, suggesting that nematocyst production may be an induced trait. The potential effects of two types of tissue damage, predator induced (Lysmata wurdemanni) and artificial (forceps), on nematocyst...
Show moreThe sea anemone Aiptasia pallida is a biological model for anthozoan research. Like all cnidarians, A. pallida possesses nematocysts for food capture and defense. Studies have shown that anthozoans, such as corals, can rapidly increase nematocyst concentration when faced with competition or predation, suggesting that nematocyst production may be an induced trait. The potential effects of two types of tissue damage, predator induced (Lysmata wurdemanni) and artificial (forceps), on nematocyst concentration was assessed. Nematocysts were identified by type and size to examine the potential plasticity associated with nematocyst production. While no significant differences were found in defensive nematocyst concentration between shrimp predation treatments versus controls, there was a significant difference in small-sized nematocyst in anemones damaged with forceps. The proportions of the different types of nematocysts between treatment types were also found to be different suggesting that nematocyst production in A. pallida is a plastic trait.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004204, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004204
Subject Headings: Coral reef ecology, Marine ecology, Nematocysts, Predation (Biology), Sea anemones
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Title: The role of chemical and visual cues by two Sargassum shrimps in locating and selecting habitats.
Creator: Jobe, Corrine F., Florida Atlantic University, Brooks, W. Randy, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The Sargassum community is comprised of a unique and diverse assemblage of organisms. Habitat detection by two of the most common invertebrates, Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis , was investigated. Results of this study do not support that either L. fucorum or L. tenuicornis respond to chemical cues released by the Sargassum habitat in the absence of other information. Habitat selection of both shrimp species was examined as well. Both L. fucorum and L. tenuicornis selected live...
Show moreThe Sargassum community is comprised of a unique and diverse assemblage of organisms. Habitat detection by two of the most common invertebrates, Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis , was investigated. Results of this study do not support that either L. fucorum or L. tenuicornis respond to chemical cues released by the Sargassum habitat in the absence of other information. Habitat selection of both shrimp species was examined as well. Both L. fucorum and L. tenuicornis selected live Sargassum over artificial Sargassum . Moreover, L. fucorum selected Sargassum natans over Sargassum fluitans when only visual cues were available, whereas large-sized L. tenuicornis selected S. fluitans under the same conditions. Conversely, habitat selection trials combining both chemical and visual cues resulted in no preference between the two Sargassum species by either shrimp species. Additional ecological factors that possibly influence habitat location and selection are discussed as well as the importance of Sargassum in terms of pelagic fisheries management.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13381
Subject Headings: Habitat (Ecology), Sargassum, Marine chemical ecology, Animal behavior
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Habitat location and selection by the Sargassum crab Portunus sayi: the role of sensory cues.
Creator: West, Lorin E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The Sargassum community consists of a unique and idverse assemblage of fauna critical to pelagic food chains. Associated organisms presumably have adaptations to assist in finding Sargassum. This study investigated cues used for habitat location and selection by the Sargassum crab, Portunus sayi. Chemical detection trials were conducted with a two-chamber choice apparatus with Sargassum spp. and Thalassia testudinum as source odors. Visual detection trials (devoid of chemical cues) and...
Show moreThe Sargassum community consists of a unique and idverse assemblage of fauna critical to pelagic food chains. Associated organisms presumably have adaptations to assist in finding Sargassum. This study investigated cues used for habitat location and selection by the Sargassum crab, Portunus sayi. Chemical detection trials were conducted with a two-chamber choice apparatus with Sargassum spp. and Thalassia testudinum as source odors. Visual detection trials (devoid of chemical cues) and habitat selection trials were conducted in which crabs were given a choice of habitats. Results showed that P. sayi respoded to chemical odors from Sargassum spp. Crabs visually located habitats but did not visually distinguish between different habitats. In habitat selection trials, crabs selected Sargassum spp. over artificial Sargassum and T. testudinum. These results suggest that crabs isolated from Sargassum likely use chemoreception from longer distances ; within visual proximity of a potential patch, crabs use both chemical and visual information.
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Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3356901
Subject Headings: Habitat (Ecology), Sargassum, Ecology, Marine chemical ecology, Chemoreceptors, Animal behavior, Animal communication, Portunus sayi, Ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park.
Creator: Gelatt, Tom, Trites, Andrew W., Hastings, Kelly, Jemsion, Lauri, Pitcher, Ken, O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory
Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1199309
Subject Headings: Sea lions --Alaska, Marine mammals --Alaska, Marine mammals --Ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The many faces of gene expression profiling: transcriptome analyses applied towardselucidating marine organismal interactions and metabolism.
Creator: Lopez, Jose V., Mouzon, B., McCarthy, Peter J., Kerr, Russell G.
Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007286
Subject Headings: Gene expression, Transcriptome, Molecular biotechnology, Marine ecology, Marine organisms
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Ultraviolet absorption in transparent zooplankton and its implications for depth distribution and visual predation.
Creator: Johnsen, Sonke, Widder, Edith A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2783214
Subject Headings: Zooplankton, Marine animal --Physiology, Marine ecology, Ultraviolet radiation --Physiological effect
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Life on a hot, dry beach: behavioural, physiological and ultrastructural adaptations of the littorinid gastropod Cenchritis (Tectarius) muricatus.
Creator: Emson, Roland H., Morritt, D., Andrews, E. B., Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2783232
Subject Headings: Gastropoda --Ecology, Marine animals --Bahamas, Marine animals --Physiology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Larval predation by barnacles: effects on patch colonization in a shallow subtidal community.
Creator: Young, Craig M., Gotelli, Nicholas J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172815
Subject Headings: Barnacles, Predation (Biology), Marine invertebrates --Larvae, Balanus, Marine ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Feeding behavior by Asteroporpa annulata, a gorgonocephalid brittlestar with unbranched arms.
Creator: Hendler, Gordon, Miller, John E., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171637
Subject Headings: Marine ecology, Marine animals --Food, Fishes, Plankton, Oceanographic submersibles
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: In vitro culture of the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata to supply the antitumor compounds ecteinascidins.
Creator: Duckworth, Alan R., Samples, Gail A., Wright, Amy E., Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2827818
Subject Headings: Ascidians, Microalgae --Congresses, Marine ecology, Marine ecosystem management, Antineoplastic agents
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Growth of Florida fighting conch, Strombus alatus, in recirculating systems.
Creator: Shawl, Amber L., Jenkins, Dave, Davis, Megan, Main, Kevan L.
Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2100807
Subject Headings: Aquaculture, Queen conch, Marine ecology --Caribbean Area
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Larval ecology of marine invertebrates: a sesquicentennial history.
Creator: Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3352925
Subject Headings: Larvae--Ecology, Marine invertebrates, History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Effects of dietary calcium and substrate on growth and survival of juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas) cultured for stock enhancement.
Creator: Shawl, Amber L., Davis, Megan
Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2144514
Subject Headings: Queen conch, Aquaculture, Marine ecology --Caribbean Area
Format: Document (PDF)

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