DanielM.Holstein
CenterforMarineandEnvironmentalStudies,UniversityoftheVirginIslands
Address#2JohnBrewersBay,St.Thomas,VI00802,USA
PhoneOffice:(340)693-1665•Cell:(786)863-3771
Emaildaniel.holstein@uvi.edu
Webwww.danielmholstein.com
Professionalpreparation
§ Ph.D.–MarineBiology&Fisheries,RosenstielSchoolofMarineandAtmosphericScience,University
ofMiami,Miami,FL(August2013)
§ B.S.–MarineScienceandBiology,UniversityofMiami,Miami,FL,CumLaudeandDepartmental
Honors(December2006)
ResearchAppointments
CurrentPosition
§ PostdoctoralResearchAssociate(October2013–present)CenterforMarineandEnvironmental
Studies,UniversityoftheVirginIslands,St.Thomas,VI.
PastAppointments
§ GraduateResearchAssistant(August2010–July2011;June2012–September2013)PhysicalBiologicalInteractionsLaboratory,DivisionofMarineBiology&Fisheries,UniversityofMiami,
Miami,FL.Supervisor:Dr.ClaireB.Paris.
§ ResidentScientist(July2009–July2010)NationalScienceFoundationScienceMadeSensible
Fellow,UniversityofMiamiandMiami-Dadepublicschools,Miami,FL
§ LabManager(January2009–June2009)CoralReefEcologyLaboratory,UniversityofMiami,
Miami,FL.Supervisor:Dr.PeterGlynn.
§ GraduateResearchAssistant(January2007–July2008)PartnershipforEcologicallySustainable
CoastalAreas(PESCA),CoralReefEcologyandManagement(CREM).Supervisor:Dr.JohnMcManus
§ GraduateTeachingAssistant(August2008–December2008;August2011–May2012)
UndergraduateMarineScienceProgram,UniversityofMiami,MiamiFL.Supervisors:Dr.Jill
Richardson;Dr.DanDiResta;Dr.MichaelSchmale.
ResearchInterests
§ Coralreefpopulationconnectivityandmetapopulationdynamics
§ Coralreefresilienceandpersistenceintimeandspace
§ Coralreefrefugiaandmesophoticcoralecosystems
§ Ecologicalmodelingandthemanagementofcoralreefmetacommunities
§ Invertebratereproductivebiology
RelevantPublications&Presentations
Peer-reviewedandinreview
1. HolsteinDM,SmithTBandCBParis(2016)Depth-independentreproductioninthereefcoralPorites
astreoidesfromshallowtomesophoticzones.PLOSONE,DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0146068.
2. HolsteinDM,ParisCB,VazAandTBSmith(2015)Modelingverticalcoralconnectivityand
mesophoticrefugia.CoralReefs,DOI:10.1007/s00338-015-1339-2.
3. HolsteinDM,SmithTB,GyoryJandCBParis(2015)Fertilefathoms:Deepreproductiverefugiafor
threatenedshallowcorals.ScientificReports5:12407,DOI:10.1038/srep12407.
4. SmithTB,BrandtnerisVW,BrandtME,MartensJ,BrewerR,HolsteinDM,KadisonE,KammannM
andJKeller(inrevision)Disturbanceasacontrolofuppermesophoticcoralcommunitystructureon
thesoutheasternPuertoRicanshelfedge.
5. HolsteinDM,ParisCBandPJMumby(2014)Consistencyandinconsistencyinmultispecies
populationnetworkdynamicsofcoralreefecosystems.MarineEcologyProgressSeries499:1-18,
DOI:10.3354/meps10647.SelectedasFeatureArticle.
In-prep
6. HolsteinDMandTBSmith(2016)Metapopulationeffectsofrefugia.
7. HolsteinDM,GrovesSH,BrandtnerisVWandTBSmith(2016)Theeffectsofdisturbanceon
mesophoticcoralcommunities:AcasestudyfromMontserrat.
8. BrandtnerisVW,HolsteinDM,GrovesSHandTBSmith(2016)MesophoticcommunitiesofBuck
IslandNationalPark,St.Croix.
9. GrovesSH,HolsteinDM,BrandtnerisVWandTBSmith(2016)Disturbance-structuredgrowthof
mesophoticcorals.
Doctoraldissertation
VerticalConnectivityinMesophoticCoralEcosystems.UniversityofMiami,Miami,FL.(August
2013).
Bookchapters
§ HolsteinDMandTBSmith(forthcoming)EcosystemServicesProvidedbyMesophoticCoral
Ecosystems.In:MesophoticReefs:Alifeboatforcoralreefs?TheUnitedNationsEnvironmental
Programme(UNEP)andGRID-Arendal.
§ SmithTBandDMHolstein(forthcoming)MesophoticReefsExamined:TheUnitedStatesVirgin
Islands.In:MesophoticReefs:Alifeboatforcoralreefs?TheUnitedNationsEnvironmental
Programme(UNEP)andGRID-Arendal.
Firstauthorconferencepresentations
§ HolsteinDM,SmithTBandCBParis(2014)FertileFathoms:Mesophoticreefsandreproductive
refugia.SecondInternationalMesophoticWorkshop,October26-31,Eilat,Israel.
§ HolsteinDM,ParisCBandPJMumby(2013)Consistencyandinconsistencyinmultispecies
populationnetworkdynamicsofcoralreefecosystems.LarvalFishConference,June2-6,Miami,
Florida.
§ HolsteinDM,ParisCBandTBSmith(2012)Fecundityinthefathoms:Mesophoticcoralreproductive
refugiaandconnectivity.12thInternationalCoralReefSymposium,July7-13,Cairns,Australia.
§ HolsteinDM,ParisCBandTBSmith(2011)Modelingreefslopeconnectivity.Oralpresentation,
AmericanFisheriesSocietyMeetings,September4-8,Seattle,Washington.
Posters
§ HolsteinDMandTBSmith(2015)Modelingcoralreefmetapopulationpersistence.UVIResearch
Day,April9,St.Thomas,USVirginIslands.
§ HolsteinDM,VazAC,SmithTBandCBParis(2014)Mesophoticreefsascriticalcomponentsofcoral
reproductivenetworks.OceanSciencesMeeting,February23-28,Honolulu,Hawaii.
§ HolsteinDM,ParisCB,SmithTB,CherubinLMandASrinivasan(2010)ScalingMontastraea
faveolatareproductiveandlarvalbehaviortomodelverticalconnectivityinmesophoticcoral
ecosystems.OceanSciencesMeeting,February22-25,Portland,Oregon.
Postersandpresentationsasco-author
GrovesSH,BrandtME,HolsteinDM,ManzelloDPandTBSmith(2014)Physicaldriversof
communitystructureandgrowthamongmesophoticcoralecosystemsofSt.Thomas,U.S.Virgin
Islands”(2015).The24thNSFEPSCoRNationalConference,November2,Portsmouth,New
Hampshire.
§ BarryJ-A,deJarnettA,ForbesA,GehrkeK,GoodsonH,GrovesS,HolsteinD,BrandtM,PlatenbergR
andTBSmith(2015)ThepresenceofHalophilastipulaceawithintheVirginIslands:ananalysis
basedonboatingactivity.UVIResearchDay,April9,St.Thomas,USVirginIslands.
§ GrovesSH,HolstenDMandTBSmith(2015)Physicaldriversofcommunitystructureandgrowth
amongmesophoticcoralecosystemssurroundingSt.Thomas.UVIResearchDay,April9,St.Thomas,
USVirginIslands.
§ SmithTB,BrandtnerisV,BrandtME,BrewerRandDMHolstein(2015)Disturbanceasacontrolof
uppermesophoticcoralcommunitystructureonthesoutheasternPuertoRicanshelfedge.
UVIResearchDay,April9,St.Thomas,USVirginIslands.
§ SmithTB,BrandtME,GyoryJ,BrandtnerisV,JossartJ,DHolsteinandWJMiller(2014)Mesophotic
coralecosystemsintheCaribbeanandeasternPacificandtheirpotentialasclimatechange
refugia.Invited30minutepresentation.2ndInternationalMesophoticReefWorkshop,October2531,Eilat,Israel.
§ VazAC,ParisCB,HolsteinDMandMJOlascoaga(2014)Simulatingmesophotictoshallowreefs
connectivityconsideringthree-dimensionalcoralreefhabitatsOceanSciencesMeeting,February
23-28,Honolulu,Hawaii.
§ VazAC,ParisCB,KelleyC,RichardsKJ,andDMHolstein(2013)Firstestimationoflarvalsupplyand
connectivityofreservesintheHawaiianarchipelago.LarvalFishConference,June2-6,Miami,
Florida.
§ ParisCB,KourafalouV,KangH,HolsteinDM,andSSponaugle(2010)Transientandpersistent
dispersalkernelfeatureintheFloridaKeys,indicatorofpopulationresilience.2010OceanSciences
Meeting,February22-25,Portland,Oregon.
§ McManusJ,HayekL-A,GayaniloF,HolsteinD,StumpK,BrandtMandWCooper(2008)
ConsiderationsinthedesignofamonitoringprogramforfishandmacrobenthosonaCaribbean
fringingreef.11thInternationalCoralReefSymposium,July7-11,FortLauderdale,Florida.
§ Talaue-McManusL,KushnerB,StoneM,GayaniloF,McManusJW,FerrariR,HolsteinDM,StumpKL
andJKheel(2008)ParticipatorymonitoringofcoralreeffisheriesinPuntaCana,Dominican
Republic.11thInternationalCoralReefSymposium,July7-11,FortLauderdale,Florida.
Invitedpresentations
§ Coralreefconnectivityandpersistence.CaribbeanCoastalMarineProductivityProgram(CARICOMP)
meeting,June6-92015.
§ Predictingcoralreefpersistence:Connectingthedots,NationalScienceFoundationVirginIslands
EPSCoRannualmeeting,May2015.
§ ConsistencyandInconsistencyinCoralReefConnectivity,NationalScienceFoundationVirginIslands
EPSCoRannualmeeting,May2014.
§ Verticalconnectivityinmesophoticcoralecosystems,FirstFridayScientificSeminars,Universityof
theVirginIslands,2013.
GrantsandFellowships
CurrentGrants
§ EvaluatingconnectivityofcoralreefspeciesintheU.S.Caribbeanasatooltostrengthen
management
o Funder:DOIandOIA,USVIDPNR
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Amount:$72,513
ProjectPeriod:Jan1,2016-June31,2017
PreviousGrantsandFellowships
§ PartnerUniversityFundinternationalgraduatestudentexchange,MultivariateAnalysesforMarine
Ecology,withtheOceanObservatoryofVillefranche-sur-Mer,France
o Funder:PartnerUniversityFund
o Amount:travel,lodging,tuition
o ProjectPeriod:Jan-Feb2013
§ RowlandAward
o Funder:UniversityofMiami
o Amount:$1,500
o ProjectPeriod:Jan1,2010-Dec31,2010
§ NSFScienceMadeSensibleFellow(GK-12)
o Funder:NSFGK-12
o Amount:$30,000plustuition
o ProjectPeriod:Jun31,2009-May31,2010
§ Connectivityofscleractiniancorallarvaebetweenmesophoticcoralecosystemsrefugiaand
degradedshallowwaterpopulations:flow,dispersalandgenetics
o Funder:NSFVirginIslandsExperimentalProgramtoStimulateCompetitiveResearch(VIEPSCoR)
o Amount:$30,000
o ProjectPeriod:2009-2010
§ RosenstielSchoolofMarineandAtmosphericScienceGraduateStudentFellowship
o Funder:UniversityofMiami
o Amount:$22,000plustuition
o ProjectPeriod:Jan1,2007-Dec31,2007
TeachingExperience
PrimaryorCo-Instructor
§ Instructor,ResearchMethodologiesandToolsI(Statistics),MastersofMarineandEnvironmental
Studies(MMES)Program,UniversityoftheVirginIslands,2014.
§ Instructor,ResearchMethodologiesandToolsII(AdvancedMultivariateStatistics),MMESProgram,
UniversityoftheVirginIslands,2014-2015.
§ GraduateTeachingAssistant,GalapagosMarineEcology(MSC422),UndergraduateMarineSciences
Program,UniversityofMiami.Supervisor:Dr.MikeSchmale.2012.
§ GraduateTeachingAssistant,UndergraduateMarineBiologyLaboratory(MSC232),Undergraduate
MarineSciencesProgram,UniversityofMiami.Supervisors:Dr.JillRichardson;Dr.DanDiResta.
2008,2011.
§ ResidentScientist,ScienceMadeSensibleFellow,EarthScienceLaboratory,grades6-8,National
ScienceFoundation,UniversityofMiamiandMiami-Dadepublicschools,2009–2010.
GuestLecturer
§ Verticalconnectivityinmesophoticcoralecosystems,ResearchMethodsandToolsI,Universityof
theVirginIslands,2013.
§ “CoralReproductiveBiology”,CoralReefEcologyandPhysiology,UniversityofMiami,Miami,FL,
2011.
StudentMentorship
PrimaryAdvisor(Graduate)
§ LaurenOlinger,MMES,UVI(M.S.,expectedMay2017)
CommitteeMembership
§ ColinHowe,MMES,UVI(M.S.,expectedMay2017)
§ JosephSellers,MMES,UVI(M.S.,expectedMay2016)
§ MaggieRios,MMES,UVI(M.S.,expectedMay2016)
AdditionalFieldExperience
§ InvitedExpertScientist,WaittInstituteBlueHaloInitiativeMontserratScientificAssessment.Initial
environmentalassessmentofMontserrat’scoralreefresources,October2015.
§ FishandBenthicAssessmentTeamMember,VirginIslandsTerritorialCoralReefMonitoring
Program,UniversityoftheVirginIslands(UVI).Annualmonitoringof24sitesacrosstheUSVirgin
Islands,2013-present.
§ FishandBenthicAssessmentTeamMember,NationalCoralReefMonitoringProgram,National
OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),NationalParkService(NPS),USVIDepartmentof
PlanningandNaturalResources(DPNR),TheNatureConservancy(TNC),andUVI.Collaborative
censusofreeffishandbenthos,PuertoRico(2014),St.CroixandSt.Thomas,VI(2015).
§ FishCensusTeamMember,DryTortugasExpedition2010,NationalParkService,Universityof
Miami,NOAA,FloridaWildlifeResearchInstitute(FWRI),DryTortugas,2010.
§ TeamLeader,PartnershipforEcologicallySustainableCoastalAreas(PESCA),contractedbythe
PuntaCanaEcologicalFoundation,PuntaCana,DominicanRepublic,June–November2007.
§ FishCensusTeamMember,PuntaCanaCoralReefAssessment,AtlanticGulfRapidReefAssessment,
UniversityofMiami,PuntaCana,DominicanRepublic,August2007.
ProfessionalService
§ SessionCo-Chair,Coralreefsinextreme,compromisedandmarginalenvironments,andtheirrolesas
refugia:highlystressed,urbanizedandexposedreefsystemssession,13thInternationalCoralReef
Symposium,2016(upcoming),Honolulu,Hawaii.Theworld'slargestandpremierforumforthe
disseminationanddiscussionofcoralreefscience,managementandconservation.
§ UnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey,VirginIslandsWaterResourcesResearchInstituteproposal
reviewerforFY16-17StateWaterResourcesResearchInstituteProgram,Section104B.
§ Revieweractivities:
o BiodiversityandConservation;BulletinofMarineScience;CoralReefs;GlobalEcologyand
Biogeography;ICESJournalofMarineScience;MarineEcologyProgressSeries;PeerJ;PLOS
ONE;ProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB.
§ InvitedParticipant,NOAAFisheriesandNOAADeepSeaCoralResearchandTechnologyProgram
(DSCRTP)DeepCoralReefsprioritysettingworkshop,November18-202015.
§ InvitedParticipant,CaribbeanCoastalMarineProductivityProgram(CARICOMP)meeting,June6-9
2015.
§ AdmissionsCommitteeMember,MastersofMarineandEnvironmentalScience,Universityofthe
VirginIslands,2015.
§ InvitedGuest,CaribbeanOceanObservingSystem(CariCOOS)annualmeeting,SanJuan,Puerto
Rico,March202015.
§ Member,MarineOperationsSafetyCommittee,CenterforMarineandEnvironmentalStudies,
UniversityoftheVirginIslands,2014-.
§ InvitedStudentRepresentative,PODERGreenForum,Miami,FL,2009.
AdvancedTechnicalSkills
§ Programminglanguages:Fortran,HTML,Java,MATLAB,R.
§ RelevantSoftware:AdobeAcrobatPro,AdobeCreativeSuite,ArcGIS,ENVI,Fortran,HTML/web
editing,JMP,Javaprogramminglanguage,MATLAB,MicrosoftOfficeSuite,PRIMER,R,RStudio.
§ TechnicalandRebreatherScientificDiver,AmericanAcademyofUnderwaterSciences,NAUI,TDI
(EANx,decompression,Heliox,Megalodonairdiluentdecompressionrebreather,50+m).
§ ExtensivesmallboatexperienceintheUSVirginIslands,DominicanRepublic,BiscayneNationalPark
andFloridaKeys(Boat.USFoundationBoaterSafetyCourse).
§ Experiencein:Videoeditingand3Dmodeling.
§ Studiedfilm,televisionandanimation,NewYorkUniversity,TischSchooloftheArts,NewYork,NY
August2002–December2003.
UniversityandWiderCommunityService
§ Volunteer,UVI/VIMASReefFest,2013-2015
§ Participant,UVIResearchDay,2014-2015
§ VolunteerContributingPhotographer,MiamiWaterkeeper
§ Manager,RSMASstudentandfacultybar,theWetlab,2010-2012
§ Bartender,RSMASstudentandfacultybar,theWetlab,2007-2010
§ VicePresident,MarineScienceGraduateStudentOrganization,RSMAS,UniversityofMiami,20072008
§ Organizer,RSMASStudentAuction,UniversityofMiami,2007
§ Judge,St.StephensEpiscopalDaySchoolScienceFair,2007