Fourqurean, James
- Distinguished University Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Overview
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Jim Fourqurean is a distinguished university professor of biological sciences and an associate director in the Institute of Environment, leading the Coastlines and Oceans Division. He has been on the faculty at Florida International University in Miami since 1993. He is a marine and estuarine ecologist with a special interest in benthic plant communities and nutrient biogeochemistry. He and his students address many aspects of ecological and biogeochemical processes in coastal plant communities, including carbon and nutrient cycling, plant-plant interactions, plant-animal interactions and the structure of food webs. His laboratory has extensively used seagrass ecosystems as models for addressing general ecological questions.
Over the last 10 years, Dr. Fourqurean has been helping translate the science of carbon dynamics in coastal ecosystems into actionable policy and climate change mitigation strategies. He is one of the lead scientists in the International Blue Carbon Working Group and he also serves as a scientific representative to the International Blue Carbon policy Working Group. These groups have been successful in bringing the importance of carbon cycling in coastal ecosystems for climate change mitigation into the spotlight and helped influence the inclusion of coastal ecosystems into national greenhouse gas inventories.
Fourqurean received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Virginia and completed a postdoctoral fellowship working on the Tomales Bay LMER program at San Francisco State University. He was recently elected as the next president of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, the world's largest association of scientists and resource managers whose work concentrates on the coastal environment.
research interests
- Dr. Fourqurean's laboratory investigates biogeochemical cycling, ecological competition and food web structure in shallow water coastal marine ecosystems, with an emphasis on seagrass meadows and mangrove forests around the world and the cycling and sequestration of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2021Calcification-driven CO2 emissions exceed "Blue Carbon" sequestration in a carbonate seagrass meadowFull Text via DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj1372 Web of Science: 000730600400010
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2021Controls on Nutrient Cycling in Estuarine Mangrove Lake SedimentsFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/jmse9060626 Web of Science: 000665904600001
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2021Global Trends in Air-Water CO2 Exchange Over Seagrass Meadows Revealed by Atmospheric Eddy CovarianceFull Text via DOI: 10.1029/2020GB006848 Web of Science: 000644999800002
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2021Loss of predation risk from apex predators can exacerbate marine tropicalization caused by extreme climatic eventsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13424 Web of Science: 000620817000001
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2021Susan Lynn Williams: the Life of an Exceptional Scholar, Leader, and Friend (1951-2018)Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-020-00886-y Web of Science: 000607994200002
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2020Water temperature control on CO2 flux and evaporation over a subtropical seagrass meadow revealed by atmospheric eddy covarianceFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/lno.11620 Web of Science: 000576036600001
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2020Assessment of Hurricane Irma Impacts on South Florida Seagrass Communities Using Long-Term Monitoring ProgramsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-019-00623-0 Web of Science: 000537511500015
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2019Net heterotrophy and carbonate dissolution in two subtropical seagrass meadowsFull Text via DOI: 10.5194/bg-16-4411-2019 Web of Science: 000498701300002
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2019The future of Blue Carbon scienceFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w Web of Science: 000483922000011
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2019Effect of Seagrass on Current Speed: Importance of Flexibility vs. Shoot DensityFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00376 Web of Science: 000474404800001
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2019Historical seagrass abundance of Florida Bay, USA, based on a foraminiferal proxyFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10933-019-00072-6 Web of Science: 000467649300002
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2019Role of carbonate burial in Blue Carbon budgetsFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08842-6 Web of Science: 000460510000003
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2018Does Nutrient Availability Regulate Seagrass Response to Elevated CO2?Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-017-0212-2 Web of Science: 000448816300001
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2018Natural climate solutions for the United StatesFull Text via DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat1869 Web of Science: 000452212000009
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2018A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world's largest seagrass carbon stocksFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0096-y Web of Science: 000429194600022
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2018Inter-domain microbial diversity within the coral holobiont Siderastrea siderea from two depth habitatsFull Text via DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4323 Web of Science: 000425027900003
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2018Ontogenetic diet shifts of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a mid-ocean developmental habitatFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00227-018-3290-6 Web of Science: 000424326200011
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2018CO2 released by carbonate sediment production in some coastal areas may offset the benefits of seagrass "Blue Carbon" storageFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/lno.10621 Web of Science: 000423029300010
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2017Habitat fragmentation has some impacts on aspects of ecosystem functioning in a sub-tropical seagrass bedFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.02.003 Web of Science: 000400226400008
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2017Limits on carbon sequestration in arid blue carbon ecosystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/eap.1489 Web of Science: 000398577200012
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2017Predicting seagrass recovery times and their implications following an extreme climate eventFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps12029 Web of Science: 000397823100006
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2017Light attenuation in estuarine mangrove lakesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.11.015 Web of Science: 000392778300019
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2017Modeled CO2 Emissions from Coastal Wetland Transitions to Other Land Uses: Tidal Marshes, Mangrove Forests, and Seagrass BedsFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00143 Web of Science: 000457690600143
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2016Seagrass growth, reproductive, and morphological plasticity across environmental gradients over a large spatial scaleFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.07.007 Web of Science: 000382797100013
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2016Fertilization Changes Seagrass Community Structure but not Blue Carbon Storage: Results from a 30-Year Field ExperimentFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-016-0085-1 Web of Science: 000380268400009
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2016Indonesia's blue carbon: a globally significant and vulnerable sink for seagrass and mangrove carbonFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11273-015-9446-y Web of Science: 000370170100002
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2016Carbon storage in seagrass soils: long-term nutrient history exceeds the effects of near-term nutrient enrichmentFull Text via DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-313-2016 Web of Science: 000369524000021
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2016Reefscapes of fear: predation risk and reef heterogeneity interact to shape herbivore foraging behaviourFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12440 Web of Science: 000368141400015
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2015Predators help protect carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2763 Web of Science: 000366402900009
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2015Impacts of physical disturbance on ecosystem structure in subtropical seagrass meadowsFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps11505 Web of Science: 000365698900003
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2015New perspectives on an iconic landscape from comparative international long-term ecological researchFull Text via DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00388.1 Web of Science: 000364024300010
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2015Extreme temperatures, foundation species, and abrupt ecosystem change: an example from an iconic seagrass ecosystemFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12694 Web of Science: 000351214100010
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2015Seagrass meadows as a globally significant carbonate reservoirFull Text via DOI: 10.5194/bgd-12-4107-2015
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2015Carbon Storage in Seagrass Beds of Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9802-9 Web of Science: 000347680300020
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2015Microbial community structure and dynamics in restored subtropical seagrass sedimentsFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/ame01725 Web of Science: 000350090200004
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2015Seagrass meadows as a globally significant carbonate reservoirFull Text via DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-4993-2015 Web of Science: 000360294800009
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2014Effects of common seagrass restoration methods on ecosystem structure in subtropical seagrass meadowsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.03.001 Web of Science: 000335280300008
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2014Ocean acidification outweighs nutrient effects in structuring seagrass epiphyte communitiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12233 Web of Science: 000334588300019
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2013Patterns of top-down control in a seagrass ecosystem: could a roving apex predator induce a behaviour-mediated trophic cascade?Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12097 Web of Science: 000326036800010
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2013Variability in herbivory in subtropical seagrass ecosystems and implications for seagrass transplantingFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.03.014 Web of Science: 000320895500004
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2013Effects of in situ CO2 enrichment on the structural and chemical characteristics of the seagrass Thalassia testudinumFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2199-3 Web of Science: 000319360100015
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2013Mechanisms of bicarbonate use influence the photosynthetic carbon dioxide sensitivity of tropical seagrassesFull Text via DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.3.0839 Web of Science: 000322491100007
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2013INCREASED ALGAL DOMINANCE DESPITE PRESENCE OF DIADEMA ANTILLARUM POPULATIONS ON A CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFFull Text via DOI: 10.5343/bms.2012.1015 Web of Science: 000318378500014
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2013Spatial pattern in seagrass stoichiometry indicates both N-limited and P-limited regions of an iconic P-limited subtropical bayFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps10042 Web of Science: 000313344300008
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2012Estimating Global "Blue Carbon" Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal EcosystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043542 Web of Science: 000308577600013
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2012Seagrass ecosystems as a globally significant carbon stockFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1477 Web of Science: 000307098400022
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2012Negative relationships between the nutrient and carbohydrate content of the seagrass Thalassia testudinumFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.02.002 Web of Science: 000303229500008
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2012Brevetoxin persistence in sediments and seagrass epiphytes of east Florida coastal watersFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2011.10.008 Web of Science: 000300132600012
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2012Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus storage in subtropical seagrass meadows: examples from Florida Bay and Shark BayFull Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12101 Web of Science: 000311409300003
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2012Feeding preferences of herbivores in a relatively pristine subtropical seagrass ecosystemFull Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12029 Web of Science: 000311409300010
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2012Nutrient status of seagrasses cannot be inferred from system-scale distribution of phosphorus in Shark Bay, Western AustraliaFull Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12026 Web of Science: 000311409300007
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2012Stable isotope and fatty acid biomarkers of seagrass, epiphytic, and algal organic matter to consumers in a pristine seagrass ecosystemFull Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12027 Web of Science: 000311409300014
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2012The use of stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen to identify water sources in two hypersaline estuaries with different hydrologic regimesFull Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12042 Web of Science: 000311409300002
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2011Long-Term Effects of Adding Nutrients to an Oligotrophic Coastal EnvironmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9421-2 Web of Science: 000290492700007
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2011Novel methodology for in situ carbon dioxide enrichment of benthic ecosystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.4319/lom.2011.9.97 Web of Science: 000290678700002
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2011Diversity in trophic interactions of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on a relatively pristine coastal foraging groundFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps09313 Web of Science: 000296068200022
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2010Seagrass community metabolism: Assessing the carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadowsFull Text via DOI: 10.1029/2010GB003793 Web of Science: 000285835400001
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2010Seagrass sediments as a global carbon sink: Isotopic constraintsFull Text via DOI: 10.1029/2010GB003848 Web of Science: 000285257000003
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2010ARTIFICIAL REEFS CONCENTRATE NUTRIENTS AND ALTER BENTHIC COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN AN OLIGOTROPHIC, SUBTROPICAL ESTUARYFull Text via DOI: 10.5343/bms.2009.1066 Web of Science: 000283281600004
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2010Are mangroves in the tropical Atlantic ripe for invasion? Exotic mangrove trees in the forests of South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9660-8 Web of Science: 000279682800013
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2010Effects of excluding sea turtle herbivores from a seagrass bed: Overgrazing may have led to loss of seagrass meadows in BermudaFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps08853 Web of Science: 000285068400018
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2009Ecological indicators for assessing and communicating seagrass status and trends in Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.02.004 Web of Science: 000268156900008
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2009Stable Isotopes Reveal Complex Changes in Trophic Relationships Following Nutrient Addition in a Coastal Marine EcosystemFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9219-z Web of Science: 000271398600011
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2009NUTRIENT EFFECTS ON SEAGRASS EPIPHYTE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN FLORIDA BAYFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00745.x Web of Science: 000270901800003
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2009Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905620106 Web of Science: 000268440200033
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2009Interspecific variation in the elemental and stable isotope content of seagrasses in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps08093 Web of Science: 000269405500010
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2009Phosphorus Availability and Salinity Control Productivity and Demography of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9116-x Web of Science: 000262504600014
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2008Ecosystem structure and function still altered two decades after short-term fertilization of a seagrass meadowFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9151-2 Web of Science: 000258958700003
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2007Tropical seagrass-associated macroalgae distributions and trends relative to water qualityFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.009 Web of Science: 000247281500029
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2007Large-scale decline in offshore seagrass meadows in BermudaFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps339123 Web of Science: 000247713900012
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2006A global crisis for seagrass ecosystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2006)56[987:AGCFSE]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000242795000008
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2006The short-term influence of herbivory near patch reefs varies between seagrass speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.07.013 Web of Science: 000241712500007
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2006Coastal groundwater discharge - an additional source of phosphorus for the oligotrophic wetlands of the EvergladesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0120-5 Web of Science: 000240576200003
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2006Nutrient impacts on epifaunal density and species composition in a subtropical seagrass bedFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0147-7 Web of Science: 000240576200030
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2006Variable responses within epiphytic and benthic microalgal communities to nutrient enrichmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0146-8 Web of Science: 000240576200029
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2006Nutrient content of seagrasses and epiphytes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Evidence of phosphorus and nitrogen limitationFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.02.003 Web of Science: 000238729400003
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2006Potential role of sponge communities in controlling phytoplankton blooms in Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps328093 Web of Science: 000245319400008
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2005Changes in mass and nutrient content of wood during decomposition in a south Florida mangrove forestFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.00970.x Web of Science: 000229283000015
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2005Experimental nutrient enrichment causes complex changes in seagrass, microalgae, and macroalgae community structure in Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02693924 Web of Science: 000230877300010
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2005The potential role of plant oxygen and sulphide dynamics in die-off events of the tropical seagrass, Thalassia testudinumFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2004.00943.x Web of Science: 000226400300014
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2004Reply to B.E. Lapointe and P.J Barile (2004). Comment on J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean, and T. A Frankovich. 1999. Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. Estuaries 22 : 460-470.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02803570 Web of Science: 000221048900015
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2003Forecasting responses of seagrass distributions to changing water quality using monitoring dataFull Text via DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0474:FROSDT]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000182669300015
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2002Disturbance and recovery following catastrophic grazing: studies of a successional chronosequence in a seagrass bedFull Text via DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.970306.x Web of Science: 000177002200006
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2001Arsenic and phosphorus in seagrass leaves from the Gulf of MexicoFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00193-0 Web of Science: 000172506000001
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2001Competition between the tropical alga, Halimeda incrassata, and the seagrass, Thalassia testudinumFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00179-6 Web of Science: 000172090800005
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2001Biogeochemical effects of iron availability on primary producers in a shallow marine carbonate environmentFull Text via DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.6.1278 Web of Science: 000170652900003
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2001Large-scale patterns in seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) demographics in south FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.5.1077 Web of Science: 000169913700008
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2001Spatial and temporal pattern in seagrass community composition and productivity in south FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s002270000448 Web of Science: 000167194100011
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2000Determination of arsenic in seagrass using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(00)00247-0 Web of Science: 000089748400003
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2000Influence of net freshwater supply on salinity in Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900352 Web of Science: 000087928800017
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1999Decadal changes in seagrass distribution and abundance in Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.2307/1353210 Web of Science: 000082578600008
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1999Florida Bay: A history of recent ecological changesFull Text via DOI: 10.2307/1353203 Web of Science: 000082578600001
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1999Patterns of groundwater discharge into Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.4.1045 Web of Science: 000082148200007
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1999Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinumFull Text via DOI: 10.2307/1353211 Web of Science: 000082578600009
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1999Seasonal and long-term trends in the water quality of Florida Bay (1989-1997)Full Text via DOI: 10.2307/1353208 Web of Science: 000082578600006
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1999Overgrazing of a large seagrass bed by the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus in Outer Florida BayFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps190211 Web of Science: 000084553000016
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1997Spatial characterization of water quality in Florida Bay and Whitewater Bay by multivariate analyses: Zones of similar influenceFull Text via DOI: 10.2307/1352248 Web of Science: 000071147300007
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1997Contributions of the plankton community to ecosystem respiration, Tomales Bay, CaliforniaFull Text via DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0130 Web of Science: A1997WW94500009
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1997Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USAFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps159037 Web of Science: 000071358700004
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1995IMPORTANCE OF TERRESTRIALLY-DERIVED, PARTICULATE PHOSPHORUS TO PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS IN A WEST-COAST ESTUARYFull Text via DOI: 10.2307/1352369 Web of Science: A1995RV91300008
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1991CORRELATES OF POSTSECONDARY EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG-ADULTS WITH LEARNING-DISABILITIESFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/002221949102400704 Web of Science: A1991FY51700004
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1991ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING NUTRIENT LIMITATION OF A WETLAND MACROPHYTE (PELTANDRA-VIRGINICA (L) KUNTH)Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/0304-3770(91)90077-I Web of Science: A1991FY82300001
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1991BIRD COLONIES CAUSE SEAGRASS ENRICHMENT IN A SUBTROPICAL ESTUARY - OBSERVATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCEFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/0272-7714(91)90075-M Web of Science: A1991FQ18000003
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1991PHOTOSYNTHESIS, RESPIRATION AND WHOLE PLANT CARBON BUDGET OF THE SEAGRASS THALASSIA-TESTUDINUMFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps069161 Web of Science: A1991ER02700017
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Book Chapter
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2019Chapter 17 The Coastal Marine Ecosystem of South Florida, United States. 427-444.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-805068-2.00021-8
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2019The Coastal Marine Ecosystem of South Florida, United States. 427-444.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-805068-2.00021-8 Web of Science: 000533152200018
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2018Carbon Sequestration in Arid Blue Carbon Ecosystems. 327-339.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/9780429435362-23
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2018The Calcium Carbonate Cycle in Seagrass Ecosystems. 107-119.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/9780429435362-9
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2018The role of consumers in structuring seagrass communities: Direct and indirect mechanisms. 491-540.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71354-0_16
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2013Introduction to Bermuda: Geology, Oceanography and Climate. 115-133.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5965-7_10
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2006Dynamics of seagrass stability and change. 271-294.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2983-7_11
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2006Dynamics of Seagrass Stability and Change. 271-294.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-2983-7_11
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Conference
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2003Intra- and interannual variability in seagrass carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes from south Florida, a preliminary study. 185-194.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(02)00161-4 Web of Science: 000181206700003
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2000Determination of arsenic in seagrass in Florida Bay using ICP-MS.. U642-U642.Web of Science: 000087246103488
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1992PHOSPHORUS LIMITATION OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN FLORIDA BAY - EVIDENCE FROM C-N-P RATIOS OF THE DOMINANT SEAGRASS THALASSIA-TESTUDINUM. 162-171.Full Text via DOI: 10.4319/lo.1992.37.1.0162 Web of Science: A1992HV29500016
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1991MASS MORTALITY OF THE TROPICAL SEAGRASS THALASSIA-TESTUDINUM IN FLORIDA BAY (USA). 297-299.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps071297 Web of Science: A1991FK52600010
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Other Scholarly Work
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2020Major 2017 Hurricanes and their Cumulative Impacts on Coastal Waters of the USA and the Caribbean. 941-942.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-020-00702-7 Web of Science: 000507687200002
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2019The future of Blue Carbon science (vol 10, 3998, 2019)Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13126-0 Web of Science: 000495395700001
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2012Science behind management of Shark Bay and Florida Bay, two P-limited subtropical systems with different climatology and human pressures Introduction. 941-951.Full Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12280 Web of Science: 000311409300001
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2008Estuaries and coasts as an outlet for research in coastal ecosystems: A bibliometric study. 469-476.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9046-7 Web of Science: 000256927700001
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2003Elucidating seagrass population dynamics: Theory, constraints, and practice. 2070-2074.Web of Science: 000185433700033
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2019Net heterotrophy and carbonate dissolution in two subtropical seagrass meadowsFull Text via DOI: 10.5194/bg-2019-191
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Review
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2016A review of seagrass economic valuations: Gaps and progress in valuation approaches. 68-77.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.02.010 Web of Science: 000375213800006
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2014Seagrasses in the age of sea turtle conservation and shark overfishingFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2014.00028 Web of Science: 000485310600026
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Howard, Jason Lee, PATTERNS OF CARBON METABOLISM, STORAGE, AND REMINERALIZATION IN SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEMS 2018
- Burgett, Claire Margaret, Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Bermuda Exhibit an Ontogenetic Diet Shift despite Overexploitation of Resources in their Developmental Habitat 2017
- Sweatman, Jennifer L, Gammaridean Amphipods as Bioindicators in Subtropical Seagrass Ecosystems 2016
- Dewsbury, Bryan, The Ecology and Economics of Seagrass Community Structure 2014
- Bourque, Amanda, Ecosystem structure in disturbed and restored subtropical seagrass meadows 2012
- Campbell, Justin E, The Effects of Carbon Dioxide Fertilization on the Ecology of Tropical Seagrass Communities 2012
- Fork, Megan, Direct and Indirect Effects of Organic Matter Sources on Denitrificaton in Florida Rivers 2012
- Lacey, Elizabeth, Herbivore and Nutrient Impact on Primary Producer Assemblages in a Tropical Marine Environment 2012
- Halun, Sitti Zayda B, The Effects of Fertilization and Simulated Grazing on the Community Structure of a Seagrass Bed in South Florida 2011
- Bernard, Rebecca Jane, Effects of light and nutrient supply on stable isotope composition and fractionation in nitrogen-limited seagrass beds 2010
- Mir-Gonzalez, Danielle Lara, Groundwater nutrient availability controls on nearshore benthic community structure in Biscayne Bay, Florida 2007
- Dewsbury, Bryan M., Artificially induced aggregation of fauna and their effects on nutrient regimes and primary producers in an oligotrophic subtropical estuary 2006
- Byron, Dorothy A., Determining the physiological response of a subtropical seagrass, Thalassia testudinum, to salinity stress using pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry 2006
- Cornett, Virginia C., Spatial distribution of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Shark River Estuary and implications for understanding movement and feeding patterns of manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) 2006
- Cunniff, Kevin M., Phenology, sexual reproduction, and the factors affecting sexual reproduction of the marine angiosperm, Thalassia testudinum, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) 2005
- Ferdie, Meredith, Nutrient limitation of benthic primary production in the upper Florida Keys 2002
- Davis, Braxton C., Determining interspecific interactions between the dominant macrophytes of tropical, atlantic seagrass meadows 1998
advised honors theses
- VanDervort, Alana Ming-Amede, Anticancer activity of 4-N gemcitabine analogues 2012
Research
principal investigator on
- Synthesis of Water Quality and Benthic Habitat awarded by National Park Service 2009 - 2016
- Discover Our Backyard awarded by Ocean Reef Community Foundation 2013 - 2014
- FIU/Aquarius support of NASA NEEMO 24 BPA awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2021 - 2026
- Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2021 - 2025
- MOA between US DoC/NOAA and FIU for the FKNMS awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2019 - 2024
- The South Florida Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network Youth Internship and Training Program awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2022
- National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation Student Internships awarded by National Save The Sea Turtle Foundation 2021 - 2022
- Seagrass Monitoring in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2021 - 2022
- B7D9C4 PO for chemical analyses of seagrass tissues for Biscayne Bay Aquatic preserve awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2021 - 2022
- Coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: Building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2021 - 2022
- Deep Saturation Dive Training awarded by Naval Supply Systems Command 2017 - 2022
- National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation-Funded Research and Scholarship awarded by National Save The Sea Turtle Foundation 2019 - 2022
- Seagrass monitoring in the Florida Keys National marine Sanctuary awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2015 - 2022
- Dry Tortugas National Park Seagrass Communities Assessment Project awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2021
- B7D9C4 PO for chemical analyses of seagrass tissues for Biscayne Bay Aquatic preserve awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2020 - 2021
- Coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: Building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2020 - 2021
- The South Florida Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network Youth Internship and Training Program awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2020
- Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Village of Islamorada, Florida Keys. awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2018 - 2020
- Using seagrasses and sediments to assess environmental conditions of northern Biscayne Bay awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2019 - 2020
- Coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: Building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2019 - 2020
- MOU between DOC, NOAA, NOS, ONMS & FKNMS awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2014 - 2019
- Aquarius Reef Base: NEEMO_XX_NASA awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2014 - 2019
- Coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: Building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2018 - 2019
- Florida Bay mudbank vulnerability assessment: continued monitoring of sediment elevations underlaying seagrass meadows awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2019
- Julia Tuttle Seagrass Die-off Monitoring awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2018 - 2019
- The South Florida Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network Undergraduate Internship and Training Program awarded by National Park Service 2008 - 2018
- Baseline Monitoring of Canals in the Village of Islamorada awarded by Islamorada Village of Islands 2015 - 2018
- Julia Tuttle Seagrass Die-off Monitoring awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2018
- Coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: Building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2017 - 2018
- Contributions to support the inaugural Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2017
- Coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: Building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2016 - 2017
- Dry Tortugas National Park Seagrass Communities Assessment Project: Long-term seagrass monitoring awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2017
- Family Science Nights awarded by Ocean Reef Community Foundation 2015 - 2017
- Deep Saturation Dive Training awarded by Office of Naval Research 2014 - 2017
- Florida Bay Mudbank Vulnerability Assessment awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2016
- Utilizing Robotic Technologies for Joint Human-Robot Missions awarded by Naval Postgraduate School 2016
- Family Science Nights awarded by Ocean Reef Community Foundation 2014 - 2016
- Seagrass Monitoring in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - FY 2010-2011 awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2010 - 2016
- Ball Aerospace participation in NEEMO XX Aquarius Mission awarded by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporat 2015
- Aquarius Reef Base awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2013 - 2015
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation & Water Quality Monitoring awarded by National Park Service 2010 - 2015
- NEEMO_18_NPS awarded by Naval Postgraduate School 2014
- Dry Tortugas: Establishing Seagrass Monitoring Sites awarded by National Park Service 2011 - 2014
- Discover Our Backyard awarded by Ocean Reef Community Foundation 2013 - 2014
- EPA Fellowship - Elizabeth Stoner awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2011 - 2014
- URS Aquarius Mission awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2014
- AGEDI Blue Carbon Demonstration Project 207608 - Seagrass ecosystems awarded by GRID-Arendal 2013
- Center for Autonomous Vehicle Research participation in NEEMO Aquarius mission awarded by Naval Postgraduate School 2013
- NEEMO Sea Test 2 awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2013
- RAPID Response Measuring Ecological Effects of Oil Spill awarded by National Science Foundation 2010 - 2011
- Benthic Community Monitoring for Little Venice Sewage awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2010 - 2011
- Seagrass Monitoring in FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2009 - 2011
- Design and Implementation of Monitoring of Seagrass Restoration Projects in Biscayne National Park. awarded by National Park Service 2006 - 2010
- Submerged aquatic vegetation and physicochemical monitoring in the Florida Bay Mangrove zone for CERP assessments and targets refinement. awarded by National Park Service 2007 - 2010
- Impacts of Increased Freshwater Flow and Nutrient on Benthic Community Structure and Trophic Relationships. awarded by National Park Service 2007 - 2010
- Seagrass Monitoring in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - FY 2003. awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2002 - 2010
- Projected Reorganization of Seagrass Communities in Response to Altered Freshwater Flow. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2008 - 2010
- Sample Processing and Data Analysis in Support of Burmuda s Seagrass Monitoring Program. awarded by Government of Bermuda Conservation Svcs 2008 - 2009
- Benthic Habitat Monitoring in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - FY2006 awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2007 - 2009
- Antigua and Barbuda Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Management Program - Seagrass and Macroalgae Components. awarded by University of Miami 2006 - 2008
co-principal investigator on
- FCE LTER II: Coastal oligotrophic ecosystems research awarded by National Science Foundation 2007 - 2013
- Integrating reef-seagrass functional connectivity into MPA management and design awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2021 - 2025
- LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystem Research awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2025
- Assessing impacts of olivine additions on seagrasses 2021 - 2022
- National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation-Funded Research and Scholarship awarded by National Save The Sea Turtle Foundation 2019 - 2022
- FAU-FIU-NASA Joint Operations for Summer 2019 NEEMO Mission awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2018 - 2019
- Bonefish declines in Florida Bay: an integrative geospatial retrospective analysis of patterns & drivers awarded by Bonefish and Tarpon Unlimited 2014 - 2018
- Linkages of Water Quality, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Wintering Waterfowl in Everglades National Park awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2017
- Hydrological Conditions of Mangrove Lakes Region of Everglades National Park awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2013 - 2016
- Evaluating the Utility of Robotic Technologies for Joint Human-Robot Missions awarded by U.S. Department of Defense 2015
- RAPID: Ecological responses to large-scale climate disturbance: Could the interaction of overfishing and disturbance initiate phase-shifts in tropical seagrass ecosystems? awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2015
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- FCE LTER II: Coastal oligotrophic ecosystems research awarded by National Science Foundation 2007 - 2013
- LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystem Research awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2025
- LTER: Drivers of Abrupt Change in the Florida Coastal Everglades awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2022
- Marine & estuarine goal setting for South Florida(MARES) awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2009 - 2013
- Advance Research Cooperation in Environmental Health (ARCH). awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2008 - 2009
investigator on
- Marine & estuarine goal setting for South Florida(MARES) awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2012 - 2013
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