Lab Publications:
Deutsch, J. M., Jaiyesimi, O. A., Pitts, K. A., Houk, J., Ushijima, B., Walker, B. K., Paul, V. J., Garg, N. (2021). Metabolomics of Healthy and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Affected Montastraea cavernosa Corals. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(1421). doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.714778.
Walker, BK, Turner NR, Noren HKG, Buckley SF, & Pitts, K. A. (2021). Optimizing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Intervention Treatments on Montastraea cavernosa in an Endemic Zone. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(746). doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.666224
Walker, B. K., Messing, C., Ash, J., Brooke, S., Reed, J. K., & Farrington, S. (2021). Regionalization of benthic hard-bottom communities across the Pourtalès Terrace, Florida. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 172, 103514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103514
Walker BK, Eagan S, Ames C, Brooke S, Keenan S, Baumstark R (2020) Shallow-Water Coral Communities Support the Separation of Marine Ecoregions on the West-Central Florida Gulf Coast. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00210
Smith K.D. 2018. Evaluating the Efficacy of Using Geomorphology as a Surrogate to Benthic Habitat on the Miami Terrace. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (476)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/476.
Ames C. 2017. Reef Fish Assemblage Biogeography Along the Florida Reef Tract. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (459)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/459.
Cumming K.A. 2017. The Relationship between Near Shore Hardbottom Exposure and Benthic Community Composition and Distribution in Palm Beach County, FL. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (439) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/439.
Berry C, Hill RL, and BK Walker. 2016. Demographics of a nearshore mating queen conch (Lobatus gigas) aggregation on the southeast Florida Reef Tract. Bull Mar Sci 92(1):59-73.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/726/
Fisco D. 2016. Reef Fish Spatial Distribution and Benthic Habitat Associations on the Southeast Florida Reef Tract. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (408)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/408
Rodericks I.K. 2016. A Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection Techniques to Assess Mapping Accuracy in the Florida Keys. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (410) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/410.
Klug K. 2015. Cross-Shelf and Latitudinal Benthic Community Investigation in the Nearshore Habitats of the Northern Florida Reef Tract. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Oceanographic Center. (386) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/386.
Costaregni A.R. 2015. The Our Florida Reefs Coastal Use Survey: An Online Survey to Support Stakeholder Management Recommendations for Southeast Florida. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (398) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/398.
Waters L. 2015. Acute and Chronic Effects of Large-Vessel Anchoring on Coral Reef Communities Inside a Designated Commercial Anchorage. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Oceanographic Center. (40) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/40.
Walker, BK, Turner NR, Noren HKG, Buckley SF, & Pitts, K. A. (2021). Optimizing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Intervention Treatments on Montastraea cavernosa in an Endemic Zone. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(746). doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.666224
Walker, B. K., Messing, C., Ash, J., Brooke, S., Reed, J. K., & Farrington, S. (2021). Regionalization of benthic hard-bottom communities across the Pourtalès Terrace, Florida. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 172, 103514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103514
Walker BK, Eagan S, Ames C, Brooke S, Keenan S, Baumstark R (2020) Shallow-Water Coral Communities Support the Separation of Marine Ecoregions on the West-Central Florida Gulf Coast. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00210
Smith K.D. 2018. Evaluating the Efficacy of Using Geomorphology as a Surrogate to Benthic Habitat on the Miami Terrace. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (476)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/476.
Ames C. 2017. Reef Fish Assemblage Biogeography Along the Florida Reef Tract. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (459)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/459.
Cumming K.A. 2017. The Relationship between Near Shore Hardbottom Exposure and Benthic Community Composition and Distribution in Palm Beach County, FL. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (439) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/439.
Berry C, Hill RL, and BK Walker. 2016. Demographics of a nearshore mating queen conch (Lobatus gigas) aggregation on the southeast Florida Reef Tract. Bull Mar Sci 92(1):59-73.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/726/
Fisco D. 2016. Reef Fish Spatial Distribution and Benthic Habitat Associations on the Southeast Florida Reef Tract. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (408)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/408
Rodericks I.K. 2016. A Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection Techniques to Assess Mapping Accuracy in the Florida Keys. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (410) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/410.
Klug K. 2015. Cross-Shelf and Latitudinal Benthic Community Investigation in the Nearshore Habitats of the Northern Florida Reef Tract. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Oceanographic Center. (386) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/386.
Costaregni A.R. 2015. The Our Florida Reefs Coastal Use Survey: An Online Survey to Support Stakeholder Management Recommendations for Southeast Florida. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (398) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/398.
Waters L. 2015. Acute and Chronic Effects of Large-Vessel Anchoring on Coral Reef Communities Inside a Designated Commercial Anchorage. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Oceanographic Center. (40) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/40.
Media:
Researchers treat battered South Florida's coral reefs diseased by heat wave. NBC6 South Florida. August 23, 2023. https://www.nbcmiami.com/
Assessing broad-scale stony coral tissue loss disease intervention activities in southeast Florida, USA. Kathryn Toth. Thesis Defense. December 06, 2022. https://sharkmedia.nova.edu/
Scientific Divers Combat Deadly Coral Disease By Hand. KEYSWEEKLY. November 18, 2022.
https://keysweekly.com/
Coral work in Tortugas continues. KeysNews. November 4, 2022. https://www.keysnews.com/
The Lost Continent: Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the Age of Extinction. David Alexander Baker. Chapter 11. October 18, 2022. https://amazon.com
Assessing broad-scale stony coral tissue loss disease intervention activities in southeast Florida, USA. Kathryn Toth. Thesis Defense. December 06, 2022. https://sharkmedia.nova.edu/
Scientific Divers Combat Deadly Coral Disease By Hand. KEYSWEEKLY. November 18, 2022.
https://keysweekly.com/
Coral work in Tortugas continues. KeysNews. November 4, 2022. https://www.keysnews.com/
The Lost Continent: Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the Age of Extinction. David Alexander Baker. Chapter 11. October 18, 2022. https://amazon.com