Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth J. Berens McCabe, Randall S. Wells, Christina N. Toms, Aaron A. Barleycorn, Krystan A. Wilkinson, Valeriy Palubok
Summary: Red tide blooms caused by Karenia brevis have significant ecological effects on the prey fish assemblage of common bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. The impacts vary based on bloom intensity, season, and frequency, with distinct short-term shifts in prey structure during blooms. High K. brevis density is associated with changes in prey abundance and diversity, with recovery to pre-bloom levels typically occurring within one year.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Yonggang Liu, Robert H. Weisberg, Lianyuan Zheng, Cynthia A. Heil, Katherine A. Hubbard
Summary: This study investigates the termination process of the 2018 Karenia brevis harmful algal bloom along the west coast of Florida. The results suggest that a persistent upwelling circulation can quickly dissipate a nearshore bloom without an offshore source of K. brevis cells, and specific geographic features may contribute to higher cell concentrations in certain areas.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Robert H. Weisberg, Yonggang Liu
Summary: This article reviews the evolution of knowledge about the forcing of the west Florida continental shelf and provides examples of how it affects ecological phenomena. The study shows that both local winds and deep-ocean influences impact the shelf and contribute to its large inter-annual variations in ecosystem. The research emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary study in understanding these dynamics.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nicole K. Hayes, Charles J. Walton, David S. Gilliam
Summary: The stony coral tissue loss disease outbreak has had a long-term impact on coral communities, causing changes in population structure and composition. While some species still exist, the likelihood of recovery is limited without immediate action to address local and global stressors.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Shane D. Ross, Jeremie Fish, Klaus Moeltner, Erik M. Bollt, Landon Bilyeu, Tracy Fanara
Summary: Accurately forecasting the respiratory irritation level caused by red tide can greatly improve the lives of people living in affected areas. This study trained two different models, one wind-based and one probabilistic self-exciting Hawkes model, using a database of beach conditions. The models were applied to red tide blooms and showed varying levels of accuracy depending on the beach, with the wind-based model performing the best on half of the beaches.
Article
Forestry
Cameron Clay, Luke Nave, Knute Nadelhoffer, Christoph Vogel, Brooke Propson, John Den Uyl, Laura J. Hickey, Alexandra Barry, Christopher M. Gough
Summary: This study examines the impact of stand-replacing disturbances on carbon cycles in forests. It compares the growth of secondary forests with undisturbed forests and finds that they have similar trends in ecosystem carbon mass, net primary production, and net ecosystem production. However, recent climate change may threaten the future of these long-term terrestrial carbon sinks.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Cameron Clay, Luke Nave, Knute Nadelhoffer, Christoph Vogel, Brooke Propson, John Den Uyl, Laura J. Hickey, Alexandra Barry, Christopher M. Gough
Summary: Effective forest carbon management requires an understanding of how stand-replacing disturbances affect carbon pools and fluxes. The study found that the long-term effects of fire on carbon cycling in the upper Great Lakes region are poorly understood, and the compounding effects of fire and clear-cut harvesting were similar to those from clear-cut harvesting alone. While century-old secondary forests and legacy stands have been consistent carbon sinks, recent extreme temperatures may be threatening this long-term terrestrial carbon sink.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miles Medina, David Kaplan, Eric C. Milbrandt, Dave Tomasko, Ray Huffaker, Christine Angelini
Summary: Karenia brevis blooms have severe impacts on Florida's Gulf Coast ecosystems, coastal economies, and public health. Research shows that river discharge and nitrogen inputs influence the blooms through different causal mechanisms, suggesting the need for watershed-scale nutrient management and modifications to discharge protocols to mitigate the blooms.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Lauren N. Dykman, Stace E. Beaulieu, Susan W. Mills, Andrew R. Solow, Lauren S. Mullineaux
Summary: The study of invertebrate communities in deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems revealed unique succession dynamics where large, fast-growing organisms colonized rapidly, and small, asexually reproducing organisms appeared later. Changes in traits related to feeding ecology and dispersal potential over succession were consistent with expectations from other ecosystems.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Nicole Blank, Sandra Brooke, Brian K. Walker
Summary: This study investigated the coral and sponge communities on the West Florida Shelf (WFS) and revealed differences in species distribution and density among regions. The study also found significant spatial variations in coral size between different areas and observed an increase in the size of stony corals in Tarpon Springs. Overall, the communities showed healthy corals with no disease or bleaching. This research enhances our understanding of WFS hard bottom communities and highlights the need for further research to support long-term management.
BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mya Breitbart, Makenzie Kerr, Michael J. Schram, Ian Williams, Grace Koziol, Ernst Peebles, Christopher D. Stallings
Summary: A study on the West Florida Shelf used DNA metabarcoding to identify fish eggs from 49 stations. They found 37 different taxa from 4,719 fish eggs, and the distribution of eggs corresponded with known habitat types. Metabarcoding was faster and cheaper than barcoding individual eggs; however, it had limitations in determining absolute taxon proportions and detecting contaminating DNA. The study also reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of using metabarcoding vs individual fish egg barcoding for long-term monitoring programs.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Larry Perruso, Shay O'Farrell, David Chagaris, Iliana Chollett
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of red tide events on commercial fisheries in Florida from 2008 to 2019. It was found that red tides did not have negative effects on fleet-level fisheries metrics such as number of fishing vessels, trips, fishing effort, or revenue. However, fishing effort was displaced from the red tide areas, and fishers avoided areas characterized by intense blooms.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kristina A. Confesor, Corday R. Selden, Kimberly E. Powell, Laura A. Donahue, Travis Mellett, Salvatore Caprara, Angela N. Knapp, Kristen N. Buck, P. Dreux Chappell
Summary: This study investigated the presence and environmental preferences of Trichodesmium clades in the waters of the West Florida Shelf. The results showed that T. erythraeum was mainly found in shallow waters, while T. thiebautii preferred deeper waters and was affected by iron limitation.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Iva Apostolova, Magdalena Valcheva, Desislava Sopotlieva, Nikolay Velev, Anna Ganeva, Georgi Nekhrizov
Summary: The natural vegetation recovery on the excavated and subsequently recovered mounds was very successful, with an increase in total species richness and a composition more similar to semi-natural communities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bienvenu H. K. Amani, Anny Estelle N'Guessan, Victor Van der Meersch, Geraldine Derroire, Camille Piponiot, Aka G. M. Elogne, Karidia Traore, Justin K. N'Dja, Bruno Herault
Summary: The study found that biodiversity recovers faster in secondary forests compared to vegetation composition and biomass. The number of remnant trees positively impacts recovery rates, while the duration of agricultural cultivation has a negative impact. Regional climate and soil conditions also play a significant role in the speed of secondary successions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geology
Pamela Hallock, Mona Seddighi
Summary: The text discusses the prevalence of biostromes and low-relief bioherms in Palaeogene and Miocene carbonates, as well as the reproductive strategies of larger benthic foraminifera. It also describes how algal symbiosis played a role in the slow growth and survival of these organisms in specific oceanic conditions, leading to the formation of unique fossil evidence in sedimentary structures.
Article
Ecology
Ahmed M. BadrElDin, Nadia B. E. Badr, Pamela M. Hallock
Summary: This study analyzed sediments from Lake Edku in Egypt to determine the distribution of eight metals and assess pollution and biological effects. The concentrations of trace metals increased upward in the sediment cores, indicating increasing human activities over time. Cd and Pb showed high and moderate ecological risk, respectively, and their increased use in human activities was associated with changes in the lake's environment.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pamela Hallock, Claire E. Reymond
Summary: The basic life cycle of Foraminifera involves alternation between sexual and asexual generations, with several successive asexual generations being a common variation. Research on population dynamics, spatial distributions, and biogeography of specific Foraminifera species has been enhanced by culture studies over the past 50 years. The different stages in the life cycle can contribute to understanding the biogeographic and evolutionary trends observed in large benthic foraminifers. Future studies utilizing genomics, proteonomics, geochemistries, scanning technologies, and other approaches are recommended to further enhance the understanding of both modern and fossil Foraminifera lineages.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Ahmed Mohamed Badreldin, Mohamed Mohamed Abdu Makbool, Mohamed Abdu Elsabrouti, Pamela Hallock
Summary: Studying foraminiferal species in the Red Sea is crucial for understanding their migration to the Mediterranean Sea. Al-Bawadi is an ideal location for this research.
JOURNAL OF FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Abduljamiu O. Amao, Michael A. Kaminski, Carla Bucci, Pamela Hallock, Eqbal Al-Enezi, Amr S. Zaky, Fabrizio Frontalini
Summary: This study evaluates the biodiversity of benthic foraminifera in the Arabian Gulf using a regional-synoptic approach. The analysis reveals 753 species belonging to 236 genera, 99 families, 43 superfamilies, and 11 orders, which is surprisingly high considering the extreme conditions of the Gulf. However, these figures may underestimate the actual diversity due to sampling limitations and taxonomic difficulties.
MARINE MICROPALEONTOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Min Meng, Kefu Yu, Pamela Hallock, Guoquan Qin, Wei Jiang, Tianlai Fan
Summary: This study provides a detailed analysis of foraminiferal faunas from the CK2 core in Xisha Islands, South China Sea, and demonstrates the significance of foraminiferal morphology and assemblage composition in interpreting paleobathymetry and paleo-depositional environments. The study reveals the biostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the study area, covering a period from the Early Miocene to the present.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Ahmed M. BadrElDin, Pamela M. Hallock
Summary: Benthic foraminifers have diversified to inhabit various habitats, including epiphytic species on algal fronds. This study examined the presence of benthic foraminifers on common algal species in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea. The majority of the foraminiferal assemblage consisted of epiphytic species, with two algal species hosting nearly 70% of the specimens.
EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Claire E. E. Reymond, Pamela Hallock, Hildegard Westphal
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Natalia B. Lopez-Figueroa, Tina L. Walters, Abdiel E. Laureano-Rosario, Sebastian P. Digeronimo, Pamela Hallock, Marc E. Frischer, Aurea E. Rodriguez-Santiago, Deidre M. Gibson
Summary: The responses of zooplankton communities in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) to physical dynamics were evaluated monthly at two sites between December 2015 and December 2017. The study found that zooplankton abundance varied significantly due to factors such as ocean mixing induced by hurricanes and river runoff. It also discovered the largest bloom of Dolioletta gegenbauri in the SAB middle shelf region.
JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Savannah Hartman, Pamela Hallock, Frank Muller-Karger
Summary: The distributions of many sea- and shorebird species are ideal for monitoring ecosystem changes and long-term environmental trends. This study examined whether a global open-access data archive, OBIS, contains enough temporal and spatial data to support detailed investigations into multi-decadal-scale responses in bird distributions. Over 680,000 occurrence records of 210 species collected from 1965 to 2018 were compiled and evaluated by marine ecoregion. The majority of the records were from North American marine ecoregions, and additional observations are encouraged to allow comprehensive analyses of marine and shore-bird communities and biodiversity.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Luis Pomar, Pamela Hallock, Guillem Mateu-Vicens, Juan Baceta
Summary: Calcium carbonate precipitation associated with biotic activity in Archaean rocks is studied, and the advantages of carbonates precipitation for photosynthesizing aquatic prokaryotes and algae are explained. The study proposes the Phosphate Extraction Mechanism (PEM) to explain the benefits of biomineralization and the prolific production of carbonates during times of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Ahmed Mohamed BadrElDin, Pamela Hallock
Summary: This study found new introduced and alien foraminiferal species, particularly in areas where natural conditions have changed. The presence of these species has significant impacts on sedimentation and microenvironments, which becomes increasingly urgent with climate change and rising water temperatures.
MARINE MICROPALEONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Kyle E. Amergian, Sean Beckwith, Christian Gfatter, Corday Selden, Pamela Hallock
Summary: The Springs Coast of Florida, USA, has a large system of springs with high alkalinity and calcium concentrations. This study shows that discharge areas from limestone lithofacies may provide refugia for calcifying organisms.
JOURNAL OF FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Davide Bassi, Juan C. Braga, Giovanni Di Domenico, Johannes Pignatti, Sigal Abramovich, Pamela Hallock, Janine Koenen, Zoltan Kovacs, Martin R. Langer, Giulio Pavia, Yasufumi Iryu
Summary: The study of the alveolinoid Borelis species reveals their evolutionary patterns and paleobiogeographic distribution in geological history, shedding light on their evolutionary dynamics. The lineage evolution and migration pathways of different Borelis species point to distinct evolutionary trajectories. A clearer understanding of the paleobiogeography and relationships between species is achieved through the study of fossil and modern specimens.
PAPERS IN PALAEONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
A. Caragnano, D. Basso, S. Spezzaferri, P. Hallock
Summary: This study examined the benthic community structure at three islands in the central Maldivian archipelago two years after the 2016 El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and associated mass-bleaching events. The results indicated that reefs with higher oceanic influence showed higher live coral cover and larger coral colonies, suggesting a greater potential for recovery in these areas compared to reefs with minimal exposure to oceanic influence.
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2021)