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Graduate Theses (Masters Environmental Science)

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Amanda Booth Amanda Booth. Analysis of oyster shells: a possible technique to interpret the history of coastal environmental change. 2009
Currently: Hydrologic Technician with the U.S. Geological Survey in Fort Myers, FL
Brian Hoye Brian Hoye. The Holocene distribution of reef-building organisms and their control on coastal geomorphology within Everglades National Park. 2009

Van Horn

 Julie Van Horn. Acute response of the estuarine crab Eurypanopeus depressus to salinity and desiccation stress. 2007
Currently: Laboratory Manager in the College of Arts and Sciences at FGCU

LInsin

 Sasha Linsin. The development of estuarine systems in Southwest Florida: a perspective from the Late Holocene history of oyster reef development. 2007
Currently: Instructor in the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences at FGCU
Sarah Davis Sarah Davis. Environmental education integration across the fifth grade science curriculum of Lee county public schools. 2007
Currently: Co-coordinator, Big Cypress Watersheds Restoriation Coordination Team

Walls

 Laura Walls. Physiological responses to salinity stress in the flatback mud crab, Eurypanopeus depressus. 2006
Currently: Environmental Specialist with AEI Consultants in Chicago, IL
Christina Christina Panko. In vitro and in vivo evaluations of quinine hydrochloride as a potential anti-protozoal for the eastern oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus. 2006
Currently: Water Quality Technician with the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, FL
 
Pending
Holly Holly Abeels. Determination of trophic levels and habitat use on oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs using stable isotope analyses
Jorge Jorge Agobian. Mollusk assemblages as proxies for interpreting water quality: the impact of anthropogenic manipulation of the Caloosahatchee watershed, Southwest Florida
Megan Megan Andresen. Identification of an estuarine turbidity maximum and sedimentation gradient: implications for oyster reef monitoring, restoration, and management in the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Southwest Florida

 
Bachelor Bethany Bachelor. The influence of freshwater inflow on the distribution and abundance of oyster reef dependent organisms in Estero Bay, Florida.
Currently: Ecologist with Passarella and Associates in Fort Myers, FL
Brooke D Brooke Denkert. Influence of variable freshwater inflow on zooplankton distribution and abundance in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary
Dykes Erin Dykes. Relationships between water quality heavy metals and pesticides on health and physiology of oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Estero Bay Estuary, Hendry Creek, Florida.
Currently: Environmental Supervisor with the Department of Environmental Protection in Punta Gorda, FL
Evans James Evans. Influence of freshwater inflow on the spatial and temporal distribution of ichthyoplankton and gelatinous zooplankton in Estero Bay, Florida
Currently: Environmental Biologist with the City of Sanibel, FL
Nelson Jennifer Nelson. Influence of freshwater inflow on the distribution, abundance, and community structure of decapod zooplankton in Estero Bay, Florida
Currently: Environmental Manager with the Department of Environmental Protection in Punta Gorda, FL
Staugler Elizabeth Staugler. Post hurricane recovery of mangrove systems in the Charlotte Harbor estuary: implications for restoration
Currently: Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent for Charlotte County, FL
Bob Bob Wasno. Investigation of a trophic transfer from oyster reefs to predatory fish in Southwest Florida
Currently: Coordinator of Marine Research and Outreach in the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences at FGCU