WALTERS, LJ; SACKS, PE; LISS, JL; ROBINSON, NM; GLARDON, CG; GREVERT, JA; STINER, JL; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; : Urchins on Coral Reefs: Enhancement […]

SHICK, J.M.*; FERRIER-PAG�S, C.; ALLEMAND, D.; Univ. of Maine, Orono; Centre Scientifique de Monaco; Centre Scientifique de Monaco: UV-induced biosynthesis of algal mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) and their conversion to secondary MAAs in the zooxanthellate coral, Stylophora pistillata UV-na�ve colonies of S. pistillata contained minimal amounts of MAAs. After increasing rapidly during acute UV irradiation, […]

JOURDAN, M.C.*; GILCHRIST, S.L.; New College of Florida, Sarasota; New College of Florida, Sarasota: Transects indicating living and dead coral species on two shallow coral reefs (Bailey’s Cay and Anthony’s Key, Roatan, Honduras) An assessment of coral coverage on two small reefs was made during July and August 2003. Both Bailey�s Cay and Anthony�s Key […]

DALY, M.; Univ. Kansas: Phylogeny and Biogeography of Anthopleura in the North Atlantic Ocean The dynamics of the distribution of the sea anemone genus Anthopleura in the North Atlantic, and possible underlying causes for this distribution are discussed as part of a phylogenetic analysis of morphological data. The tree shows geographic structure: one clade includes […]

WARD, J.R.; BRUNO, J.; HARVELL, C.D.; MULLEN, K; PETES, L.E.; RYPIEN, K.L.; SANCHEZ, J.; SMITH, G.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Univ. of South Carolina, Aiken: Patterns of Coral […]

RYPIEN, K.L.*; ANDRAS, J.P.; SMITH, G.W.; HARVELL, C.D.; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of South Carolina, Aiken; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Fungal disease in Caribbean gorgonian corals: Pathogen popluation genetics An epizootic of aspergillosis caused by the terrestrial fungus Aspergillus sydowii is currently affecting gorgonian corals in the Caribbean. Prevalence of […]

CASTILLO, K.D.; HELMUTH, B; University of South Carolina: Effects of Elevated Seawater Temperature on Photosynthesis and Respiration in Scelractinian Coral Montastraea annularis – Southern Belize Previous studies have shown that coral metabolism is closely related to ambient seawater temperature conditions, and that photosynthesis and respiration are accurate indicators of thermal stress. However, we still do […]

STROTHER, J.A.; KOEHL, M.A.R.; REIDENBACH, M.; HADFIELD, M.G.; KOSEFF, J.R.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; University of Hawaii; Stanford University: Which aspects of the response of marine larvae to dissolved chemical cues affects their settlement in turbulent, wave driven flow? While the larvae of many benthic marine invertebrates are known […]

WULFF, Janie L.; Florida State University: Trade-offs between resistance to competition and predation in mangrove and coral reef sponges High regional diversity of tropical marine sponges typically results from high diversity within individual habitats and a low overlap in species composition among habitats, which is generally attributed to abiotic factors. Distinctive faunas of mangrove roots […]

BOND, C.; Greensboro College: Time-Lapse Studies Of Propagated Contractions In Sponges For many years, sponge biologists have occasionally reported on slow �contractile waves� in intact sponges, but these propagated contractions remain poorly understood. Time-lapse microscopy of marine and freshwater sponges, which is reported here, provided an opportunity to re-examine these contractions. Sponge contractions were observed […]