Wednesday, November 23, 2011

CIEE Presents Their Fall Semester Students’ Presentations Tonight, November 23, 2011

Everyone is invited to attend CIEE’s public lecture this evening at from 7:00 PM through 9:00 PM at their lecture hall on Kaya Gobernador N. Debrot #26, when their students of the fall semester will present the results of their research studies.

The following topics will be discussed:

1) “Potential for transmission of coral yellow band disease between colonies of Montastrea annularis through common research techniques"--by Dana Hergert, Oregon State University

2) “Effects of a small harbor on nutrient levels and coral reef health in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean"--by Kendall Miller, University of Virginia

3) “Fish density, species richness and diversity in natural and artificial Acropora cervicornis"--by Stephen Nelson, Oregon State University

4) “Effects of hole size in artificial reefs on coral reef fish communities"--by Tessa Code, Santa Clara University

5) “Use of trophic structure as an indicator of reef fish populations in areas open and closed to fishing"--by Ben VanDine, Cedarville University

6) “Sponge abundance and the prevalence of disease on Scleractinian coral in Bonaire"--by Luke Powell, Arizona State University

7) “Assessing coral disease prevalence and fish species richness among reefs on Bonaire"--by Ian Ster, Mount Mercy University

8) “Cephalopholis fulva, Cephalopholis cruentata, and Sphyraena barracuda populations in response to fishing protection"--by Jack Olson, University of Colorado at Boulder

Entrance is free.  (Source:  CIEE Bonaire)