Research Projects 2007

2007 EXPEDITION

STUDENT			PROJECT TITLE
	Delamon A. Rego, Christopher M. Hanson		Analysis of Large Predator Populations in the Line Islands - (PDF)
	Gen Del Raye		A Characterization of the Habitat of Charcharodon carcharias Between Hawaii and the Line Islands: To What Extent is Productivity a Determining Factor in Habitat Choice? - (PDF)
	Jessica McNally, Samuel Urmy, and John Bartz		Does lagoon water eflux affect coral health? An investigation of physical properties of lagoon circulation on coral health at Christmas Island and Palmyra Atoll - (PDF)
	Amy Briggs and Maija Leff		A comparison of toxic dinoflagellate densities along a gradient of human disturbance in the North Line Islands - (PDF)
	Larisa Lehmer and Scott McCracken		The distribution of gelatinous plankton and zooplankton in the region of the North Equatorial Front (NEF) and its implications for the trans-oceanic migration of western-Pacific leatherback sea turtles - (PDF)
	Melissa Kunz and Karen Lone		Using GPS tracking to determine flight patterns of red-footed boobies (Sula sula) near Palmyra Atoll - (PDF)
	KJ Hoffman		Planktonic Communities and Trophic Interactions in the North Equatorial Pacific Ocean - (PDF)
	Sarah Rizk		Low pH effects on early development and toxin transporter activity in sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus, Tripneustes gratilla, Echinometra mathaei) - (PDF)
	Annie Scofield		The Inorganic Carbon System and Nutrient Cycling in the Equatorial North Pacific: A study of the interactions between oceanographic features and seawater chemistry - (PDF)
	Juliann Schamel		The Distribution of Central Pacific Seabirds: Relationships with Productivity, Distance from Land, and Island Nutrient Systems - (PDF)
	John Stoecker		Using Underwater Sound to Measure Biodiversity and Productivity in the Line Islands - (PDF)
	Mindi Summers		Marine Respiration: The Effects of Temperature, Light, and Body Size on Pacific Zooplankton and Reef Goby Collected 2-10ºN Latitude - (PDF)
	Visrin Vichit-Vadakan and Kaori Tsukada		What factors affect macroalgal cover in the Line Islands, specifically Christmas Island, Washington Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef. - (PDF)