COS 127
Marine Systems

Thursday, August 13, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
339, Baltimore Convention Center
1:50 PM
Temporal and spatial comparisons of zooplankton abundance and diversity on two Caribbean coral reefs
Amanda M. Dwyer, Northeastern University; Mark R. Patterson, Northeastern University
2:10 PM
Abundance of susceptible coral explains prevalence patterns during Guam’s 2013 bleaching event
Travis Reynolds, University of Guam; Laurie Raymundo, University of Guam; Peter Houk, University of Guam; Dave Burdick, Univeristy of Guam
2:30 PM
Demersal fish assemblages and its environmental determinants in tropical Atlantic coastal waters
Ruan Carlos Pires Faquim, Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Vandick da Silva Batista, Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Marcos Vinicius Carneiro Vital, Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Carollinny Vilas Boas Passos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Nidia Noemi Fabre, Universidade Federal de Alagoas
2:50 PM
Coastal dune sustainability: Understanding dune morphology, stabilization, and erosion in the face of Superstorm Sandy
Louise S. Wootton, Georgian Court University; J. Adam Langley, Villanova University; John Wnek, Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science; MIchael Posner, Villanova University; Bianca Reo, Villanova University, University of Pennsylvania
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Oceanographic and life history interactions drive spatio-temporal variability of coastal metapopulation connectivity
Julie B. Kellner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Rubao Ji, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Benjamin T. Jones, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Severine M. Choukroun, James Cook University; Geoffrey P. Jones, James Cook University; Simon R. Thorrold, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
3:40 PM
Quantifying the effectiveness of fine-scale acoustic telemetry for tracking fish movements on tropical reef flats
Roxann D. Cormier, University of Massachusetts; John T. Finn, University of Massachusetts; Jacob W. Brownscombe, Carleton University; Lucas P. Griffin, University of Massachusetts; Sarah L. Becker, University of Massachusetts; Christopher R. Haak, University of Massachusetts; Andy J. Danylchuk, University of Massachusetts
4:00 PM
Abundance and home range of great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) inhabiting coastal waters in the Northern Caribbean
Sarah L. Becker, University of Massachusetts; John T. Finn, University of Massachusetts; Adrian Jordaan, University of Massachusetts; Andy J. Danylchuk, University of Massachusetts
4:20 PM
Reefs of the future: Water quality constrains coral biodiversity in an urbanized seascape
Nicolas Duprey, The University of Hong Kong; Taihun Kim, The Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology; Phillip Thompson, The University of Hong Kong; Man Hin Li, The University of Hong Kong; Martin Wong, The University of Hong Kong; David M. Baker, The University of Hong Kong
4:40 PM Cancelled
COS 127-10
Hypocotyl length and associated genetic variants are important for seedling emergence in Arabidopsis thaliana populations from beaches (widthdrawn)
Laura A. Merwin, University of Chicago; Joy Bergelson, University of Chicago
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