poster session
Opera Room downstairs 6:00 pm to 8:00pm
You may place your poster tomorrow from 12:00 pm
Posters should be taken down after the end of the session.
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY: RESILIENCE & RESTORATION
Assesing population abundance, distribution, and genetic diversity of ElkhornCoral (Acropora palmata) on two Eastern Caribbean islands
Poster #1
Coming back from the ashes: Successful community-based restoration of Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) in an urban coral reef in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Poster #2
Functional diversity of parrotfish assemblages across coral and urchin restoration sites within La Parguera Natural Reserve (LPNR) in Puerto Rico
Poster #3
Nurturing Reefs: Evaluating the Role of Land-Based Coral Nurseries in Water Quality and Ecosystem Health
Poster #4
Photogrammatery and Image Annotation to Monitor Reef Health in VI Restoration Site
Poster #5
Enhanced coral reef benthic habitat structural complexity promotes higher fish abundance, biomass and functional biodiversity: Experimental evidence from natural and 3D-printed coral outplanting
Poster #6
The challenges of saving Little Cayman’s last surviving Acropora cervicornis genotypes after back-to-back heatwaves
Poster #7
Lessons learned from housing land-reared, sexually propagated stony coral juveniles in an offshore nursery in southeast Florida
Poster #8
Reef restoration in a changing climate: evaluating coral and ecosystem responses to consecutive disturbances
Poster #9
Drivers of seasonal and interannual variations in the abundance of sargassum across the Caribbean
Poster #10
Drivers of seasonal and interannual variations in the abundance of sargassum across the Caribbean.
Poster #11
Content-Dependency in Enviromental Drivers of Coral Reef Benthic Communities in the Caribbean
Poster #12
Status of Coral Reefs on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica: Are We Talking about Corals or Macroalgae Reefs?
Poster #13
FISHERIES SCIENCE, AQUACULTURE & MANAGEMENT
Determining the age-size relationship of Panulirus argus in the southwest area of Puerto Rico
Poster #14
Note on the Application of Antibiotic Treatment for Diadema antillarum in a Land-Based Nursery
Poster #15
Characterizing the Most Difficult Digeneans–a Partial Identification of Juvenile Didymozoids in Puerto Rico Based on Morphology, Next-Gen and Sanger Sequencing.
Poster #16
Laboratory rearing of Echinometra viridis (the rock sea urchin): a small-scale approach for settlement experiments and post-embryonic observations.
Structure and Composition of Fish Assemblages Associated with Restored Reefs in the La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico
Poster #18
Patterns of spatial distribution and size structure of Aliger gigas in La Parguera Natural Reserve (LPNR), SW Puerto Rico
Poster #19
Crime scene investigation of shore-based recreational fishing activity of Queen Conch, Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758), in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, reveals persistent impacts: A problem of overfishing, education or governance?
Poster #20
Unlocking the potential of Florida Keys quarries for sustainable semi-wild mariculture
Poster #21
Utilizing Locally Sourced Ingredients for Aquafeed Formulation in the Caribbean
Poster #22
Experiences and lessons learned in the reproduction of the Gramma loreto fish
Poster #23
Evaluation of Fresh Snail, Krill-Mussel, and Black Soldier Fly-Based Diets on Growth Performance and Feed Efficiency in Juvenile Lobster (Panulirus spp.)
Poster #24
Year-one Outcomes of Jamaica‚ Mobile Conch Laboratory; lessons in larval growth and survival
Poster #25
Assessing the diversity of mesophotic lionfish (Pterois volitans) prey through metabarcoding DNA analysis
Poster #26
MARINE EDUCATION, OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The increasing need for education and hands-on training of non-English speaking Caribbean citizen scientists in coral restoration
Poster #27
Eyes in the Water for Coral Reef Monitoring: A Citizen Participative Approach for Puerto Rico
Poster #28
Wave Attenuation through Natural Solutions
Poster #29
Empowering Local Communities through Marine Innovation and Sustainable Practices
Poster #30
Engaging Coastal Communities in Manatee Conservation through education and outreach
Poster #31
The Luis Peña channel natural reserve: an example of 25 years of community and collaborative efforts
Poster #32
Case study: Education in philanthropy to enhance ocean resources management by local environmental non-profits
Poster #33
Boater Awareness in Puerto Rico: A Survey on Safe Navigation and Marine Ecosystem Protection
Poster #34
The University of the West Indies’ Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory: Optimizing operations to balance research, education and visitor safety
Poster #35
MANGROVES, SEAGRASSES & SARGASSUM
Understanding impacts by invasive sea vine Halophila stipulacea for prioritizing management actions
Poster #36
Mitigating the Impact of Sargassum Accumulations on Coral Reefs: Leveraging Antibiotic Properties in Sargassum fluitans for Sustainable Solutions
Poster #37
Evaluation of production, productivity, and growth of Thalassia testudinum and Halophila stipulacea in la Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico
Poster #38
Caribbean Carbon Accounting in Seagrass: A regional network for the coordinated assessment of seagrass carbon stocks
Poster #39
Investigating the Most Effective Methods to Induce Sprouting in Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia racemosa
Poster #40
Herbivore alternatives: Tripneustes ventricosus, on coral reefs to reduce the abundance of nuisance species
Poster #41
Differences of abundance and diversity of diurnal caridean shrimps between seagrass meadows of the invasive species Halophila stipulacea and the native species Thalassia testudinum
Poster #42
Ecological Impacts and Management Strategies for the Invasive Seagrass Halophila stipulacea in Florida‚ Coastal Waters
Poster #43
Growth of the Invasive Seagrass Halophila stipulacea Interacting with the Native Syringodium filiforme in the US Virgin Islands
Poster #44
Integrative Approach to Assessing Organic Matter Degradation in Panamanian Mangroves: Utilizing ROMA Plates and Pore-Water Analysis
Poster #45
An estimation of the aboveground biomass (AGB) of the Buccoo-Bon Accord mangrove system using LiDAR point cloud and field data
Poster #46
Investigation Gene Expression in Satgassum under Urbanization Stress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
MINERIS FIGUEROA COLON
Poster #47
Stakeholder Perspectives on Sargassum Management in Antigua & Barbuda
Poster #48
MEGAFAUNA & MACROFAUNA
Assessing Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Maryland Coastal Bays and Offshore Waters
Poster#49
Foraging selectivity shows juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) actively select native seagrass species in Halophila stipulacea-dominated meadows in the USVI
Poster#50
Automated detection and classification of low-frequency whales using PAM-equipped Slocum gliders in the USVI and Puerto Rico
Poster#51
DNA barcoding reveals that color variation within an inshore population of the sea slug Elysia crispata is due to differences in algal food sources
Poster#52
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION: PHYSIOLOGY & REPRODUCTION
Effects of anthropogenic nutrient pollution on coral health and epigenome
Poster #53
Epigenetic Responses of Porites porites to Macroalgal interaction in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
Poster #54
Assessing sediment accumulation in coastal ecosystems of Culebra, Puerto Rico: Implications for coral reef conservation
Poster #55
Impact of Sediment on Young Coral Survivorship
Poster #56
Assessing sediment composition and sedimentation rates along Florida’s Coral Reef Tract
Poster#57
Chemical and physical mechanisms affecting LSAT community composition
Poster#58
Equatorial upwelling of phosphorus drives Atlantic N2 fixation and Sargassum blooms
Poster#59
Coral Spawning Shifts in the Caribbean
Poster#60
Spatial variation of coral recruitment following disease and bleaching impacts in Puerto Rico
Poster#61
Identifying in vitro fertilization conditions for optimal reproduction in hermaphroditic and gonochoric Caribbean corals
Poster#62
CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION & OCEANOGRAPHY
Spatio-temporal patterns of fecal pollution in coastal waters in Puerto Rico: A persistent threat to the conservation of coral reefs and seagrass communities
Poster #63
Monitoring wastewater associated bacteria in Culebra island watershed and nearshore environments
Poster #64
Assessment of Nutrient Pollutants in Jamaican Coastal Waters
Poster #65
A study of light pollution in bioluminescent ecosystems in Puerto Rico
Poster #66
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION: MICROBIOLOGY & DISEASE
Characterization of fatty acid composition of healthy and diseased coral mucus released from host and/or endosymbiont for their possible role in coral health
Poster #67
Climate-driven coral reef ecological inflections: The case of the endangered Pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) in Culebra and Vieques Islands, Puerto Rico
Poster #68
Mitigating infectious diseases and opportunistic species in coral land-based nurseries
Poster #69
A Review: Comparison of Theoretical Coastal protection Methods Including Coral Reef Restoration as Living Shoreline Approach and Artificial Coral Reefs as hybrids Approach to Mitigate Coastal Erosion
Poster #70
EXPLORATION & TECHNOLOGY
ResiliReefs: Mobile Coral Labs for Scalable Reef Restoration
Poster #71
Exploring Fish Community Structure of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems on Offshore Seamounts in the Central Caribbean
Poster #72
Sargassum as a value-added algae in concrete: A construction material for Miami-Dade
Poster #73
Puerto Rico SCTLD Treatment and Coral Emergency Response Dashboard: A Data-Driven Approach to Coral Reef Monitoring
Poster #74
Automated detection and clasification of low-frequency whales using PAM-equipped Slocum gliders in the USVI and Puerto Rico
Poster #75
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION: BLEACHING
Marine heat waves and mass coral bleaching during 2023 and 2024 led to unprecedented extirpation of coral recruit assemblages in Puerto Rico: A case study of a climate-driven ecological inflection
Poster #76
Vacation in Coral Bleaching Across Small Spatial Scales
Poster #77
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