PRESS RELEASES
CORE CAPABILITIES
CENTER INFORMATION
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Crown Pointe
2201 NW 40 Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32605
Tel: 352-374-8080
Fax: 352-373-5763
Gainesville Lab
7920 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: 352-378-8181
Fax: 352-378-4956
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Coastal Ecology and Conservation Research Group
 The primary goal of the CEC Research Group is to qualitatively analyze community structure, biodiversity, habitat affinities, and trophic relationships of estuarine and marine fish communities throughout the Southeastern U.S. Fundamental scientific knowledge can be used to effectively advise resource agencies on how to best manage and conserve estuarine and marine resources. Presently, the program is involved with a diversity of fish studies ranging from habitat characterization and population census of threatened and endangered species to holistic ecosystem studies of saltmarsh and deep-reef fish communities.
Current Research
Deep Reefs, Benthic Research, and Coastal Ecology
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DISCOVRE EXPEDITION - Diversity, Systematics, and Connectivity of Vulnerable Reef Ecosystems |
Trophic coupling and habitat connectivity among coral reef, mangrove, and seagrass fishes and benthic invertebrate communities of the Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) and Coral Reef National Monument (VICR) |
Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral - Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006)
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Synthesis of the potential environmental impacts associated with offshore sand dredging for beach and coastal restoration
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Gulf Sturgeon
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The Gulf Sturgeon in the Suwannee River—Questions and Answers |
Gulf Sturgeon Facts |
Preserving Gulf Sturgeon—A Fish Tale of Gargantuan Proportions |
Coastal Ecology
Dr. Ken Sulak
7920 NW 71st Steet
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: 352-264-3500
ksulak@usgs.gov
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Benthic Ecology
Amanda W.J. Demopoulos, Ph.D.
7920 NW 71st Steet
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: 352-264-3490
amandad@usgs.gov
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Publications and Products
| The Benthic Community of Offshore Sandbanks: A Literature Synopsis of the Benthic Fauna Resources in Potential Outer Continental Shelf Sand Mining Areas |
| Taxonomic Composition and Relative Frequency of the Benthic Fish Community Found on Natural Sand Banks and Shoals in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. (A Synthesis of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Programs Groundfish Survey Database, 1982-2000) |
| Lophelia Reef Fish & Mobile Megafauna Community Structure, Biotope Affinities, and Trophodynamics |
| Age & Reproduction in Three Reef Dwelling Serranid Fishes of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf: Pronotogrammus martinicensis, Hemanthias vivanus & Serranus phoebe (with Preliminary Observations on the Pomacentrid Fish, Chromis enchrysurus) |
| Characterization of Ichthyoplankton within the U.S. Geological Survey's Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Study Area - Based on SEAMAP Surveys, 1982-1999 |
| Quantitative assessment of benthic food resources for juvenile Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida, USA |
| Structure, Function, and Biological/Physical Coupling of Deep Reef Communites in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico |
| Assessment of Fish Communities Associated with Offshore Sand Banks and Shoals in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico |
| Community Structure and Trophic Ecology of Fishes on the Pinnacles Reef Tract |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
