2014-2016
Coral adaptation and acclimitization to global change: Resilience to hotter, more acidic oceans
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Robert Toonen Graduate Trainee: Christopher Jury We showed that three of the most common species of Hawaiian reef-building corals (Rice coral, Montipora capitata; Lace coral, Pocillopora damicornis; and Finger coral, Porites compressa) show significant differences ...
Defining ecosystem-based management boundaries using genetics and fisheries data
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Robert Toonen Graduate Trainee: Johanna Wren In this study, we compile and assess existing population data for marine species throughout the Hawaiian archipelago and test whether these data reveal distinct populations among sites within the ...
The development of acclimation salinity-based rearing strategies to maximize growth in Mozambique Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Andre Seale Co-INVESTIGATORS: Kevin Weng Graduate Trainee: Keano Pavlosky With the increased pressure on global fish populations, demand for sustainable aquaculture has risen dramatically. Developing and maintaining a safe and sustainable seafood supply, therefore is of ...
Humankind’s biogeochemical experiment: Ocean acidification and “coral reef” dissolution
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Michael Guidry Co-INVESTIGATORS: Eric DeCarlo, Fred Mackenzie Graduate Trainee: Robert Thompson Ocean acidification (the process by which the surface waters of the ocean are becoming more acidic due to absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide generated, in part, ...
Groundwater-derived nutrient uptake in coastal ecosystems as driver of reef accretion-erosion balance
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Florence Thomas Co-INVESTIGATORS: Henrietta Dulai, Megan Donahue Graduate Trainee: Florybeth LaValle For coral reefs to persist grown of the reef must exceed the erosion of the reef due to chemical and biological erosion. Inputs of nutrients ...
Global and regional vulnerability to 21st century climate shifts in current areas of plant growth
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Camilo Mora Graduate Trainee: Alessandra Shea Terrestrial plant production is a fundamental component of the carbon cycle on Earth, which delivers numerous ecological, economic, social and aesthetic goods and services to humanity. A growing body ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on coastal ecosystem services in Hawaiʻi through integration of ecological and social participatory models
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Christopher Lepczyk Co-INVESTIGATORS: Steven Gray Graduate Trainee: Hla Htun Both climate and land use/cover changes are expected to have significant impacts on freshwater ecosystem services and human well-being. Understanding and modeling these impacts in a manner ...
Evaluation of the economic feasibility and marketing potential of the new Hawaiʻi oyster industry
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Ping Sun Leung Co-INVESTIGATORS: Maria Haws, Robert Howerton, Quentin Fong Graduate Trainee: Jessie Qay Chen There is little information on the costs of designing and operating small-scale farms and associated industry activities (i.e. depuration) in Hawaii ...
Quantifying transport and land-use impacts of groundwater and nutrient loadings to the coastal zones of Maui
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Craig Glenn Co-INVESTIGATORS: Henrietta Dulai, Aly El-Kadi, Jaque Kelly, Paul Lucey Graduate Trainee: Joseph Kennedy Increased nutrient addition to the coastal zone via submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) has been suspected as the primary cause of the ...
Groundwater inundation: Doubling community damage from sea level rise
Research Projects 2014-2016 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Chip Fletcher Graduate Trainee: Shellie Habel Many of the Nation’s largest cities face risk of sea level rise induced flooding owing to their limited elevations and proximities to the coastline. Climate scientists generally agree that ...
