Physis XVI - Journal of marine sciences

As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice.  The projects culminate with a public presentation and publication of a research paper in the CIEE journal Physis: Journal of Marine Science. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Comparison of foraging strategies and feeding rates of the Atlantic Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus
• Investigation of depth-dependence of pumping rates and filtration efficiencies in two Caribbean reef sponges
• The effects of density and size on the hiding response of Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus)
• Colonization and initial succession on artificial substrates over spatial and temporal gradients in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem
• Can the first few decades of coral colonization give insight to species interactions and ecological complexity? A case study on artificial coral-based structures
• Antibacterial effects of three Caribbean sponges from areas of varying pollution
• Increasing coral cover and decreasing coral species diversity with decreasing light availability at depth: a study of the future effects of sea level rise on fringing reef ecosystems
• Control of algae on coral reefs by large herbivorous fish
• Hydrocarbons on coral reefs: An analysis of the presence of anthropogenic PAHs in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
• Photoacclimation of Ventricaria ventricosa to change in available light’s wavelength

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