Posters, in order of presentation
1. Analysis of genetic variation in mtMSH in the genus Leptogorgia (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) and
implications for studying population structure
Andrea LePard* and Scott C. France
2. Phylogenetic analyses of the shallow-water Caribbean octocorals using mitochondrial DNA
sequences (NADH-dehydrogenase subunits 2-6, and MSH) and morphological characters
Juan A. Sánchez,* Catherine S. McFadden, Scott C. France, and Howard R. Lasker
3. Mass mortality of the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis in Jamaica: unique event or repeated
pattern?
C. M. Wapnick,* W.F. Precht, and R. B. Aronson
4. The chemosensory tracking behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus… like watching grass
grow
Daniel P. Pisut* and Marc J. Weissburg
5. Determining spatial variation in growth and population structure of the red sea urchin
(Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) using a direct aging technique in Southeast Alaska
Andrew O. Shelton,* Jon Witman, Kyle Hebert, and Douglas A. Woodby
6. How does wave action stimulate thread production in Mytilus edulis?
G. M. Moeser* and E. Carrington
7. Mussel mimics: an innovative way to show some intertidal mussels just aren't cool
Tara Fitzhenry,* Brian Helmuth, Kristi Gardner
8. Biology of a scale worm: natural history and bioluminescent response
Elizabeth K. Sargent* and James G. Morin
9. Does cyclomorphosis occur in harpacticoid copepods? Investigation of genetic and seasonal
morphologic variation in Nannopus palustris Brady 1880 in North Inlet, South Carolina, USA
Lisa C. Wickliffe,* Lesya Garlitska, Joseph L. Staton, and Bruce C. Coull
10. Fundulus majalis as a potential predator of the invasive asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus
A. K. Kim and N. J. O’Connor*
11. Growth and survival costs of aggression in juvenile Hemigrapsus sanguineus crabs
Niels-Viggo S. Hobbs*
12. Dominance hierarchies of gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, schools
David W. Cleveland* and Kari L. Lavalli
13. Physiological role of the brood pouch in Gulf pipefish, Syngnathus scovelli
Christi Cazalas,* Jessica Rozelle,* Charlyn Partridge,* Jon Hemming, and Anne Boettcher
14. Invasive reef builder polychaetes: environmental factors affecting its growth rate
Evangelina Schwindt,* Claudio G. De Francesco, and Oscar O Iribarne
15. Physical constraints on zonation patterns of the barnacle Chthamalus fragilis
K. Aveni-Deforge* and D. S. Wethey
16. Distribution of Tritonia sp., a tritoniid opisthobranch, on a Bahamian patch reef
Cynthia L. Lewis,* Meredith A. Dorner,* and Evelyn Luna
17. Life history observations of newly settled corals (Montastraea annularis species complex) over the
first half-year post-settlement
Nicole Fogarty* and Alina M. Szmant
18. An examinination of resident macrofaunal recruitment and utilization on natural and experimental
intertidal oyster reefs: an early assessment
Jessica A. Stephen,* Loren D. Coen, and David M. Knott
19. Functional morphology of the setae of the slipper lobsters Scyllarides latus, S. aequinoctialis and S.
nodifer's pereiopods
Cassandra Malcom* and Kari Lavalli
20. Shelter fidelity among spiny lobsters is influenced by conspecific odors and familiarity with an area
Stephen G. Ratchford* and David B. Eggleston
21. With one hand tied behind my back: spiny lobster self defense after loss of an antenna
A. L. Parsons* and W. F. Herrnkind
22. Marine Invertebrate Diversity Initiative (MIDI): on-line documentation of marine invertebrates in the
Gulf of Maine, Bay of Fundy, and the Scotian Shelf—a tool for science, industry, and education
Thomas J. L. Trott,* Peter F. Larsen,* Jayne Roma, and Derek Davis
Posters, in order of presentation (continued)
23. The Keys Marine Laboratory: a research and education facility in the Florida Keys
Kevin McCarthy*
24. Is dissolution of gypsum stone a sufficient proxy for water flow in ecological studies?
Kevan Gregalis,* Sean P. Powers, and Melissa Boykin
25. RIDGE 2000: the next decade of innovative studies and discoveries at the mid-ocean ridge
Chuck Fisher* and the RIDGE 2000 Steering Committee
26. Evaluation of modified Sphyrion tags for marking Caribbean spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus
Meaghan C. Darcy* and Carrollyn Cox
27. A comparison of acoustic techniques, videography, and quadrat sampling for mapping and
characterizing subtidal oyster reefs
Jamie Adams,* Raymond Grizzle, Larry Ward, Semme Dijkstra, and John Nelson
28. Utilizing a seabed classification system, RoxAnnTM, to monitor changes in a biologically created
benthic habitat
Olivia A. Hauser* and Douglas C. Miller
29. Scientific diving
American Academy of Underwater Sciences
30. Impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbance on water column attributes of the Pamlico River
Estuary, North Carolina
Terry West,* Reide Corbett, Lisa Clough, and Worth Calfee
31. Oyster reef health in selected southeastern North Carolina tidal creek estuaries
Bethany Noller,* Jacqueline Horner, Martin Posey, and Troy Alphin
32. Shell movement and juvenile survival of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs adjacent
to waters with intense boating activity in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Linda Walters,* Kevin Johnson, Lisa M. Wall, Neysa Martinez, and Ray Grizzle
33. Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating
activity in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Lisa Wall,* Linda Walters, Kevin Johnson, Neysa Martinez, and Ray Grizzle
34. Effects of sediment contamination on the burrowing behavior of the infaunal amphipod
Leptocheirus plumulosus with implications for predation risk
Bruce Vogt*
35. A probabilistic assessment of benthic condition of California estuaries: results from the National
Coastal Assessment 1999
Walter G. Nelson,* Henry Lee II, and Janet Lamberson
36. Reef discovery, utilization and conservation in Antongil Bay, Republic of Madagascar
Kenyon Mobley,* Phaedra Doukakis, and Mananjo Jonahson
37. Habitat fragmentation in seagrass ecosystems: a preliminary investigation
Matthew W. Johnson* and Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.
38. Emergency restoration of significant seagrass injuries: a case study from North Sound, Grand
Cayman, B.W.I.
Mark Henry,* Adam Gelber, William Precht, Martin Heaney, Lisa Vitale, and Beth Zimmer
39. Variability in gut passage time of individual penaeid shrimp, with applications for aquaculture
Scott Hagins* and Robert Feller
40. Water quality and coral health at Porto Seguro reefs, southern Bahia, Brazil
Ozeas S. Costa Jr.,* Martin J. Attrill, and Malcolm Nimmo
41. Growth of the soft-shelled clam, Mya arenaria, inside and outside a seagrass bed, Zostera marina, in
Maquoit Bay, Maine
Kevin L. Carpenter,* Kenneth J. Catalano, Elias N. Kassis, Janice K. Lewis, Kate R. Meltzer, William G.
Ambrose, Jr.
42. Using tropical macroalgae as indicators of environmental stress in seagrass habitats
Patrick Biber*
43. Recovery of a U.S. Virgin Islands red hind spawning aggregation following protection
Richard S. Nemeth, Adam Quandt, and Laurie Requa*
44. Hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) restocking efforts via larval injection: preliminary results on
settlement success
D. Morales,* E. Irlandi, W. Arnold, and S. Herber
Posters, in order of presentation (continued)
45. Mangrove trimming: aesthetics at the expense of an ecosystem?
William Ellis* and S. S. Bell
46. Macro-landscape similarities between North and South American salt marshes: an experimental
approach
Alejandro Bortolus*
47. Distribution of benthic primary production in a sub-tropical estuary
Erin L. Bledsoe,* Christina E. Jett, Karen A. Donnelly, and Edward J. Phlips
48. Seasonal changes in algal community structure at Togcha Bay and Pago Bay, Guam
Kevin P. Bevis,* Patrick M. Erwin, Valerie J. Paul, and Robert W. Thacker
49. Assessment and restoration of mangrove impacts: a case study from Grand Cayman, B.W.I.
Timothy Austin, Kirsten Luke, Beth Zimmer,* Adam Gelber, Martin Heaney, William Precht, Mark
Henry, and Cindy Savage
50. Epiphytic foraminiferans from seagrasses in mangrove habitats, Belize, C.A.
Susan L. Richardson*
51. Locomotion and chemical sensory tradeoffs during olfactory navigation
D. R. Webster, M. J. Weissburg, and D. L. Smee
52 Impact of the brittle-star Amphiura filiformis on the flux of oxygen into the sediment— a microelectrode
approach
Kay Vopel, Rutger Rosenberg, David Thistle, and Michael Teasdale
53. Impact of the brittle-star Amphiura filiformis on the flux of oxygen into the sediment—a microcosm
study
David Thistle, Kay Vopel, and Rutger Rosenberg
54. Changes in heavy metal distribution within mussels at chemosynthetic environments: a transplant
experiment
S. Rapoport,* M. Newman, D. Ownby, and C. L. Van Dover
55. Vanadium in sea squirts: is heavy metal in bad taste?
Shobu Odate* and J. R. Pawlik
56. Barnacles to worms: periodic hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay shifts community composition, but
does it facilitate invasion?
Elizabeth B. Jewett,* Anson H. Hines, and Gregory M. Ruiz
57. A comparison of growth rates of juvenile Callinectes sapidus along a salinity gradient in the Cape
Fear River estuary
Heather Harwell,* Martin Posey, and Troy Alphin
58. Oxidative DNA damage in estuarine bivalves
M. L. Gielazyn,* A. H. Ringwood, S. E. Stancyk, and W. W. Piegorsch
59. Molecular phylogenetics of verongid sponges: utility of ITS-2 and 28S ribosomal DNA sequences
Patrick M. Erwin,* Kevin P. Bevis, and Robert W. Thacker
60. Development of horseshoe crab embryos and larvae in a hypersaline environment
G. S. Ehlinger* and R. A. Tankersley
61. Variation in heat shock protein expression during queen conch larval metamorphosis
Angela Duque,* Hayden Long,* Melanie Caldwell,* and Anne Boettcher
62. Assessing changes in photosynthetic parameters in response to varying environmental stimuli using
chlorophyll a fluorescence
Mark D. Driscoll,* Florence I. M. Thomas, and Kevin S. Beach
63. The impacts of Upogebia pugettensis populations on organic matter and nutrient cycling in Pacific
northwest estuaries.
Anthony F. D’Andrea and Theodore H. DeWitt*
64. Nutrient enrichment and reduced grazing effects on epilithic turf on three Florida Coral reefs: it's
never that simple
Justin E. Campbell* and Alina M. Szmant
65. The effects of bait-worm digging on intertidal benthic carbon remineralization in Maine
Tara N. Businski* and William G Ambrose, Jr.
66. Ecophysiology of Dictyota spp. on Conch Reef, Florida Keys
K. S. Beach,* L. J. Walters, and H. B. Borgeas
Posters, in order of presentation (continued)
67. Morphological changes in the brood pouch of the Gulf pipefish, Syngnathus scovelli, during egg
incubation
Charlyn Partridge* and Judith Shardo
68. Unexpected oxygen flux in permeable sediments
Keith Suderman,* Kay Vopel, David Thistle, and Michael Teasdale
69. Connectivity among reef fish populations
Peter F. Sale, Jacob P. Kritzer, Paul Chittaro, Camilo Mora, and Paolo Usseglio*
70. Examining the effects of Dictyota epiphytism and secondary chemicals on neighboring reef biota
using Halimeda tuna as a model organism
A. Kahn,* K. Beach, H. Borgeas, and L. Walters
71. Life on the edge: nocturnal prey emergence may lower energy transfer at the coral reef-seagrass
interface
Derrick Blackmon* and John F. Valentine
72. Impact of iceberg scouring on benthic assemblages in the Southeastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica
Jennifer Dijkstra* and Julian Gutt
73. Patterns of benthic community structure and differential recruitment in Narragansett Bay, Rhode
Island (USA)
Emily L. Lindsey,* Andrew H. Altieri, and Jon D. Witman
74. Sponge dynamics in nearshore hard-bottom communities of the Florida Keys
Scott Donahue* and Mark J. Butler IV
75. Investigating the relative importance of shelter and landscape complexity in determining fish
community structure within the northern Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Geremea P. Fioravanti* and John F. Valentine
76. Do sediment disturbance processes structure estuarine soft sediment communities?
Elizabeth K. Hinchey* and Linda C. Schaffner
77. Characterization of the development of fish cage fouling communities
Jennifer Greene* and Raymond Grizzle
78. Factors determining host selection of the symbiotic copepod Clausidium dissimile Wilson, 1921
(Crustacea: Cyclopoidia: Clausiidae) in sympatric populations of Sergio trilobata (Biffar 1970) and
Lepidophthalmus louisianensis (Schmitt 1935) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Callianassidae)
J. L. Corsetti* and K. M. Strasser
79 Host specificity of symbiotic cyanobacteria in marine sponges
R. W. Thacker* and S. Starnes
80. Genetic evidence for an apicomplexan-Dichocoenia sp. association
Andrew R. Hannes,* Tamar L. Goulet, and Mary Alice Coffroth
81. Mixed diets and intermediate salinities support better growth of adult rather than larval sand dollar
structures
Daniela Schiopu*
82. Intra-year class cannibalism in early juvenile blue crabs
Deborah A. Kilbane* and Ken Heck
83. Habitat type may mediate foraging behavior and success of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus
Monica J. Powers,* David W. Gaskill, and Sean P. Powers
84. Estuarine infaunal responses to food enhancement: do patterns indicate specialist or generalist
strategies?
M. Owens,* M. Posey, and T. Alphin
85. Prey selection by the invasive shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus in southeastern Massachusetts
Paul E. Bourdeau*
86. Grazing preferences of marine isopods, amphipods, and gastropods on three prominent algal
species of the Baltic Sea
M. E. Goecker* and S. E. Kåll
87. Assessing whether oyster reef habitat functions as fish foraging grounds
Jonathan H. Grabowski,* Adam J. Baukus, Kevin M. Sullivan, and Rachael Wagaman
88. The effect of prey density on zooplanktivory by the burrowing ophuiroid Hemipholis elongata (Say,
1825)
F. C. Helies* and S. E. Stancyk
Posters, in order of presentation (continued)
89. Getting over the hump: barriers to dispersal and the northward spread of asexual populations of
the genus Mastocarpus in the Atlantic and Pacific
Janet Kübler and Steve Dudgeon
90. Settlement and survival of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on constructed oyster reef habitats in
Chesapeake Bay: how does reef architecture and construction material influence habitat restoration
success?
Janet Nestlerode,* Mark Luckenbach, and Robert Diaz
91. Recruitment patterns of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus
Troy C. Rezek,* Martin Posey, and Troy Alphin
92. Assessing larval dispersal using trace element concentrations in mytilid larval shells
Bonnie Becker, Lisa Levin,* Pat McMillan, Joel Fodrie, John Largier, Shelly Walther, and Claudio
DiBacco
93. Rhizocephalan recognition: are the larvae of parasitic barnacles attracted to chemical cues?
K. D. Walters* and J. R. Pawlik
94. The effects of maternal care on dispersal and genetic population structure of western North Atlantic
haustoriid amphipods
Elizabeth Jones* and Scott C. France
95. Eelgrass mesocosms for food-web experiments: a reality check
J. Paul Richardson,* Jesse A. Philpot, and J. Emmett Duffy
96. The ecology of seagrass gaps in Tampa Bay, Florida (USA)
Nate Stafford*
97. The relationship between chemically defended macroalgae and their predators
Jill C. Roberts*
98. Experimental evaluation of simulated herbivory and reduction of short shoot density on the extent
of Labyrinthula sp. infection in Thalassia testudinum
Justin W. Bowles*
99. Plant-animal interactions in the seagrass-coral reef landscape: correlative evidence that grazers
control seagrass demography and reproductive potential
Juliet Christian* and John F. Valentine
100. The distributional ecology of Johnson’s seagrass (Halophila johnsonii), in southeastern Florida
Adam Gelber,* Donald R. Deis, and William F. Precht
101. Fragments of Dictyota: growth, generation forces and entanglement/attachment to reef organisms
in the Florida Keys
Heidi B. Borgeas,* Linda J. Walters, Kevin S. Beach, Laura Wick
102. The effects of grazing on seagrass epiphytes in the Baltic Sea: a comparison across latitudinal and
nutrient gradients
Jason Stutes,* Sanna Sari, and Just Cebrian
103. Biomass of invertebrates in mussel beds at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps
K. Knick,* C. Jenkins, M. Doerries, S. Rapoport, E. Raulfs, J. Salerno, M. Turnipseed, M. Ward, and C.
L. Van Dover
104. Community structure at the Florida Escarpment cold seep
M. Turnipseed* and C. L. Van Dover
105. Parasite burdens of deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels
Megan E. Ward,* Charlie Gregory, and C. L. Van Dover
106. Microbial-geochemical-animal interactions drive microhabitat heterogeneity within the Eel River
methane seeps, northern California
Wiebke Ziebis, Lisa Levin, Guillermo Mendoza, Valerie Growney, and Robert Michener
107. Community structure in mussel beds at Logatchev, a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge
M. B. Doerries* and C. L. Van Dover
108 Bacteriolytic activity in hydrothermal vent organisms
Estella Callie Raulfs* and Cindy Lee Van Dover
109. Dual symbiosis and nutrition in hydrothermal vent mussels
J. L. Salerno* and C. L. Van Dover