Research/Special Studies
In addition to the three long-term monitoring projects, coral reefs, seagrasses, and water quality, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has sponsored special investigations that relate to water quality protection in the Florida Keys. Generally, these investigations are short in duration and are targeted towards addressing a specific concern. Therefore, they may not contribute to the long-term monitoring databases. However, these projects are vital in contributing to the understanding of the Florida Keys ecosystem.
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2013 Special Reports:
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Florida Keys Reefs, Ruzicka et al, August, 2013 (PDF, 2.22 KB)
Biogeochemical Classification, South Florida waters, Briceno et al, 2013(PDF, 4.27 KB)
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2012 Special Reports:
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Cold-water event of January 2010 results in catastrophic benthic mortality on patch reefs in the Florida Keys - Colella, Ruzicka, Kidney, Morison and Brinkhuis (PDF, 1.2 MB)
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2011 Special Reports:
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Identification of Land-based Pollution in South Florida Coral Reefs: Host Specific Viruses as Conservative Markers for Human Sewage - Erin Lipp, Dale Griffin, Carrie Futch (PDF, 4.61 MB)
Human Pathogen Shown to Cause Disease in the Threatened Eklhorn Coral Acropora palmata - Kathryn Sutherland, Sameera Shaban, Jessica Joyner, James Poerter, and Erin Lipp (PDF, 238 KB)
The Origin of Nitrogen Isotope Values in Algae - Peter Swart, Samantha Evans, and Tom Capo (PDF, 613 KB)
Molecular Microbial Source Tracking for the Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Project - Maribeth Gidley and Christopher Sinigalliano (PDF, 3.88 MB)
Temperature variability and algal isotopic heterogeneity on a Floridian coral reef - Malcolm Stokes, James Leichter, Stephen Wing, and Russell Frew (PDF, 792 KB)
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2010 Special Reports:
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Use of Natural and Artificial Tracers to Detect Subsurface Flow of Contaminated Groundwater - Chanton, Burnett, and Iverson (PDF, 3.04 MB)
Diversity and Distribution of Pathogenic Viruses in the Florida Keys (Final Report) - Mya Breitbart (PDF, 35 KB)