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Studivan's undergraduate thesis research published

2/23/2015

 
Michael Studivan's undergraduate thesis manuscript was recently published in the latest open access issue of SpringerPlus. Michael's previous research focused on quantifying coral bleaching and other stress metrics in a soft coral following exposure to the same oil dispersant used after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The study was conducted in conjunction with a faculty mentor at St. Mary's College of Maryland and a toxicologist at the Chesapeake Biological Lab. Read more about their study by following this link.

Congratulations Michael!

Reference:

Studivan M, Hatch W, Mitchelmore C (2015) Responses of the soft coral Xenia elongata following acute exposure to a chemical dispersant. SpringerPlus 4:80

Jennifer Polinski successfully proposes Masters' research

2/20/2015

 
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Jennifer proposed her thesis research to a diverse group of students, faculty, and her committee at Harbor Branch on Friday during the Marine Science Seminar. Her project was met with enthusiasm from the crowd, where she plans to quantify differences among shallow and mesophotic symbiotic algae in Montastraea cavernosa on reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Her work is part of the Cooperative lnstitute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT) objectives for Gulf of Mexico coral reefs, and parallels similar goals with Michael's dissertation research. Stay tuned for Jennifer's project updates in the future!

Voss Lab live tweets Indian River Lagoon Symposium 2015

2/5/2015

 
Members of the Voss Lab will be live tweeting the presentations during the first day of the IRL Sumposium 2015 using #IRLSymposium2015

Follow along and contribute on Twitter!
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Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary Expansion Plan

2/3/2015

 
This week, the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) office proposed an expansion plan that would include protection of additional banks in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the sanctuary includes the East, West, and Stetson Banks, outlined below in red. Other nearby banks including McGrail and Bright have also shown to host important coral and fish habitats, including those at mesophotic depths. New ROV data that was collected in October 2014 with CIOERT partners Harbor Branch and UNCW on a cruise led by Dr. Voss' lab contributed to the proposal. See the additional areas included in the proposed expansion plan shown in blue on the map.

Provided the plan goes into effect, it will result in future coral monitoring and sampling at these banks, allowing us to better resolve population connectivity among coral banks in the North Gulf of Mexico and wider Gulf and Florida reefs. 

Stay tuned for more updates here or at the sanctuary website. 
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Current sanctuary boundaries (red) vs proposed expansion boundaries (blue)

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