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National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina- Wilmington `National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina- Wilmington

Publications from 1984 - 2004
Updated: May 31, 2004

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS


Abgrall, M. J. and L. J. Walters. 2003. Temporal Diversity and Abundance of Drift Macroalgae and Associated Organisms in Mosquito Lagoon, Volusia County,
Florida. Florida Scientist 66:113-127.
Aharon, P. 1994. Geology and biology of modern and ancient submarine hydrocarbon seeps and vents: An introduction. Geo-Marine Letters 14(2-3): 69-73.
[NURC/UNCW J-94-22]
Aharon, P., E.R. Graber, and H.H. Roberts. 1991. Detection of hydrocarbon venting on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor from determinations of dissolved inorganic carbon and 13
C of the water column overlying seeps. GCAGS Trans. XLI: 2-9. [NURC/UNCW J-91-07]
Aharon, P., E.R. Graber, and H.H. Roberts. 1992. Dissolved carbon and d
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C anomalies in the water column caused by hydrocarbon seeps on the northwestern Gulf of
Mexico slope. Geo-Marine Letters 12(1): 33-40. [NURC/UNCW J-92-03]
Aharon, P., H.H. Roberts, and R. Snelling. 1992. Submarine venting of brines in the deep Gulf of Mexico: Observations and geochemistry. Geology 20(6): 483-486.
[NURC/UNCW J-92-18]
Aharon, P., H.P. Schwarcz, and H.H. Roberts. 1997. Radiometric dating of submarine hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. Geological Society of America Bulletin.
109(5): 568-579. [NURC/UNCW J-97-11]
Alker AP, GW Smith, K Kim. 2001. Characterization of Aspergillus sydowii, a fungal pathogen of Caribbean sea fan corals. Hydrobiologia. Vol. 460, no. 1-3, pp. 105-
111. Sept 2001

and dissolved oxygen in the Mississippi River plume/inner Gulf shelf region. Estuaries. 17(4):886-899. [NURC/UNCW J-94-35]
Anthony, K R N and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2003. Variation in coral photosynthesis, respiration and growth characteristics in contrasting light microhabitats: an
analogue to plants in forest gaps and understoreys? Functional Ecology 17, 895-899.
Aronson, R.B. 1993. Hurricane effects on backreef echinoderms of the Caribbean. Coral Reefs 12(3/4): 139-142. [NURC/UNCW J-93-32]
Aronson, R.B. 1998. Decadal-scale persistence of predation potential in coral reef communities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 172:53-60. [NURC/UNCW J-98-06]
Aronson, R.B., P.J. Edmunds, W.F. Precht, D.W. Swanson, and D.R. Levitan. 1994. Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: Simple, quick, inexpensive
techniques. Atoll Research Bulletin (421): 1-19.
Arp, A.J. and C.R. Fisher. 1995. Introduction to the Symposium: Life with Sulfide. Amer. Zool. 35(2): 81-82. [NURC/UNCW J-95-32]
Assmann, M., Lichte, E., Pawlik, J.R., and Köck, M. 2000. Chemical defenses of the Caribbean sponges Agelas wiedenmayeri and Agelas conifera. Marine Ecology
Progress Series, 207: 255-262. [NURC/UNCW J-00-16]
Ault, J.S., and J. Luo. 1998. Coastal bays to coral reefs: Systems use of scientific data visualization in reef fishery management. International Council for the Exploration of
the Seas. ICES D.M. 1998/S:3.
Ault, J.S., G.A. Meester, J. Luo, S.G. Smith and , K.C. Lindeman. 2000. Dry Tortugas National Park natural resources affected environment. General Management Plan
and Environmental Impact Statement. National Park Service. Denver, CO. 250 p.
Ault, J.S., J.A. Bohnsack and S.G. Smith. (in press). Towards sustainable multispecies fisheries in the Florida USA coral reef ecosystem. Bulletin of Marine Science.
Ault, J.S., J.A. Bohnsack, and G.A. Meester. 1997. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: retrospective (1979-1995) assessment of reef fish and a case for protected marine
areas, pp. 415-425. In: Developing and Sustaining World Fisheries Resources: The State of Science and Management. Hancock, D.A., D.C. Smith, A. Grant,
and J.P. Beumer (eds.). 2
nd
World Fisheries Congress, Collingwood, Australia. Fishery Bulletin 96:395-414.
Ault, J.S., J.A. Bohnsack, and G.A. Meester. 1998. A retrospective (1979-1996) multispecies assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida Keys. Fishery Bulletin
96(3):395-414. [NURC/UNCW J-98-23]
Ault, J.S., M.P. Crosby, G. Davis, and E. Reese 2000. Ecological assessments. Chapter 4, Pages 45-48 in Alternative Access Management Strategies for Marine and
Coastal Protected Areas. U.S. Man and the Biosphere, Washington, DC. 168 p.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, G.A. Meester, J. Luo, E.C. Franklin, J.A. Bohnsack, D.E. Harper, D.B. McClellan, S.L. Miller, M. Chiappone, and D.W . Swanson. (2002).
Synoptic habitat and reef fish surveys support establishment of marine reserves in Dry Tortugas, Florida USA. Reef Encounter 31:22-23.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, G.A. Meester, J. Luo and J.A. Bohnsack. 2001. Site Characterization for Biscayne National Park: assessment of fisheries resources and habitats. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-468. 165 p.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, J. Luo, G.A. Meester, J.A. Bohnsack, and S.L Miller. 2002. Baseline multispecies coral reef fish stock assessments for the Dry Tortugas. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-487. 117 p.
Bailey, T.G., M.J. Youngbluth, and G.P. Owen. 1995. Chemical composition and metabolic rates of gelatinous zooplankton from midwater and benthic boundary layer
environments off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 122(1-3): 121-134. [NURC/UNCW J-95-09]
Baker, A. 2004. Symbiont Diversity on Coral Reefs and Its Relationship to Bleaching Resistance and Resilience. In: E. Rosenberg (ed.) and Y. Loya (ed.) Coral Health
and Disease. Springer-Verlag. [NURC/UNCW J-04-03]
Baker, A.C. 2003. Flexibility and specificity in coral-algal symbiosis: Diversity, Ecology, and Biogeography. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 34:661-689.
Barans, C.A. 1986. Submersible avoidance by yellowfin bass, Anthias nicholsi. Northeast Gulf Sci. 8(1): 91-95. [NURC/UNCW J-86-03]
Barsby T, CE Kicklighter, ME Hay, MC Sullards, J Kubanek. 2003. Defensive 2-Alkylpyrrole Sulfamates from the Marine Annelid Cirriformia tentaculata [Polychaeta:
Cirratulidae]. J Natural Products 66:1110-1112. [NURC/UNCW J-03-08]

Bartol, I.K. 1999. Distribution, swimming physiology, and swimming mechanics of brief squid, Lolliguncula brevis. Ph.D. dissertation, School of Marine Science, College of
William & Mary, 215 pp.

Bartol, I.K., and M.R. Patterson. 2000. Swimming mechanics of squid and its applicability to the design of highly maneuverable autonomous underwater vehicles.
Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms, Vol. 1, ISAMBEC 2000, Honolulu, Tokai University, 6 pp.
Bartol, I.K., M. R. Patterson, and R. Mann. 2001. Swimming mechanics and behavior of the shallow-water brief squid Lolliguncula brevis. Journal of Experimental
Biology 204: 3655-3682. [NURC/UNCW J-01-21]

Bartol, I.K., R. Mann, and M. R. Patterson. 2001. Aerobic respiratory costs of swimming in the negatively buoyant brief squid Lolliguncula brevis. Journal of
Experimental Biology 204: 3639-3653. [NURC/UNCW J-01-20]
Bassim, K.M. 1997. Effects of Temperature and Ammonium on the Early Developmental Stages of a Scleractinian Coral: Implications for Global Warming and Nutrient.
Enrichment. MSc. thesis, Department of Biology, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, L.A. 57+pp.
Bassim, K.M., P.W. Sammarco, and T. Snell. 2002. Effects of temperature on success of (self and non-self) fertilization and embryogenesis in Diploria str igosa
(Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Mar. Bio. 140:479-488. [NURC/UNCW J-02-15]
Baums, I.B., M.W. Miller and A.M. Szmant. 2003. Ecology of a corallivorous gastropod, Coralliophila abbreviata, on two scleractinian hosts I: population structure of
snails and corals. Mar. Biol. Vol. 142, no. 6, pp. 1083-1091. Jun [NURC/UNCW J-03-14]
Baums, I.B., M.W. Miller and A.M. Szmant. 2003. Ecology of a corallivorous gastropod, Coralliophila abbreviata, on two scleractinian hosts II: fedding, respiration,
and growth. Mar. Biol. Vol. 142, no. 6, pp. 1093-1101. Jun [NURC/UNCW J-03-15]
Beach, K. and L. Walters. 2000. Dictyota Bloom in the Florida Keys: Fragments and Fouling. Diving for Science in the 21st Century: American Association of
Underwater Sciences 2000: 61-63. Beach, K., L. Walters, P. Vroom, C. Smith, J. Coyer, and C. Hunter. 2003. Variability in the Ecophysiology of Halimeda spp. on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Journal of
Phycology.

Vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 633-643. Aug [NURC/UNCW J-03-16]
Beach, K., L. Walters, H. Borgeas, C. Smith, J. Coyer and P. Vroom. 2003. The Impact of Dictyota spp. on Halimeda populations of Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Journal
of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 297:141-159.
Beach, K.S., C.M. Smith, T.Michael, and H. Shin. 1995. Photosynthesis in reproductive unicells of Ulva fasciata and Enteromorpha flexuosa: Implications for ecological
success. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 125(1-3): 229-237.
Beiring, E.A. 1997 Life history and reproductive success of a broadcast-spawning gorgonian coral and implications for conservation biology. Ph.D. Thesis, State
University of N