Caroline Rogers, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Permanent 'phase shifts' or reversible declines in coral cover? Lack of recovery of two coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Permanent 'phase shifts' or reversible declines in coral cover? Lack of recovery of two coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Caribbean coral reefs have changed dramatically in the last 3 to 4 decades, with significant loss of coral cover and increases in algae. Here we present trends in benthic cover from 1989 to 2003 at 2 reefs (Lameshur Reef and Newfound Reef) off St. John, US Virgin Islands (USVI). Coral cover has declined in the fore-reef zones at both sites, and no recovery is evident. At Lameshur Reef...
Authors
C.S. Rogers, J. Miller
Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
In the 1970s and 1980s elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, declined dramatically throughout the Caribbean primarily due to white-band disease (WBD). In 2005, elkhorn coral was proposed for listing as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act. WBD was first documented at Buck Island Reef National Monument (BIRNM). Together with hurricanes WBD reduced live elkhorn coral coverage by...
Authors
P.A. Mayor, C.S. Rogers, Z.-M. Hillis-Starr
New geographic records of Hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp. (Serranidae), in the Caribbean Sea New geographic records of Hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp. (Serranidae), in the Caribbean Sea
The exact number of species of hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp., in the Caribbean is controversial and the geographic distributions of these species/forms are poorly documented. We report Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, as a new locality for the Barred Hamlet, H. puella (Cuvier), and Shy Hamlet, H. guttavarius (Poey); and St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for the Tan Hamlet...
Authors
Ernest Williams, Lucy Bunkley-Williams, Caroline Rogers, Robert Fenner
Coral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands Coral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands
[No abstract available]
Authors
J. Miller, R. Waara, E. Muller, C. Rogers
Has white pox disease been affecting Acropora palmata for over 30 years? Has white pox disease been affecting Acropora palmata for over 30 years?
[No abstract available]
Authors
C.S. Rogers, K.P. Sutherland, J.W. Porter
A new protocol for surveying elkhorn and staghorn coral A new protocol for surveying elkhorn and staghorn coral
No abstract available.
Authors
Caroline Rogers, Christy Loomis, Barry Devine
The habitats exploited and the species trapped in a Caribbean island trap fishery The habitats exploited and the species trapped in a Caribbean island trap fishery
We visually observed fish traps in situ to identify the habitats exploited by the U.S. Virgin Islands fishery and to document species composition and abundance in traps by habitat. Fishers set more traps in algal plains than in any other habitat around St. John. Coral reefs, traditionally targeted by fishers, accounted for only 16% of traps. Traps in algal plain contained the highest...
Authors
V.H. Garrison, C.S. Rogers, J. Beets, A. Friedlander
Causes of coral reef degradation Causes of coral reef degradation
No abstract available.
Authors
R.B. Aronson, J.F. Bruno, W.F. Precht, P.W. Glynn, C. Harvell, L. Kaufman, C.S. Rogers, E.A. Shinn, J.F. Valentine, J.M. Pandolfi, R.H. Bradbury, E. Sala, T.P. Hughes, K.A. Bjorndal, R.G. Cooke, D. McArdle, L. McClenachan, M.J.H. Newman, G. Paredes, R.R. Warner, J.B.C. Jackson, A.H. Baird, D.R. Bellwood, S.R. Connolly, C. Folke, R. Grosberg, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, J. Kleypas, J.M. Lough, P. Marshall, M. Nystram, S.R. Palumbi, B. Rosen, J. Roughgarden
Measurement of fecal glucocorticoids in parrotfishes to assess stress Measurement of fecal glucocorticoids in parrotfishes to assess stress
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide from a combination of natural and human forces. The environmental compromises faced by coral reef habitats and their associated fishes are potentially stressful, and in this study we examined the potential for assessing stress levels in coral reef fish. We determined the feasibility of using fecal casts from parrotfishes for remote assessment of...
Authors
J.W. Turner, R. Nemeth, C. Rogers
Monitoring the coral disease, plague type II, on coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Monitoring the coral disease, plague type II, on coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
In July 1997, conspicuous white patches of necrotic tissue and bare skeleton began to appear on scleractinian corals in several bays around St. John, US Virgin Islands. Analysis of diseased coral tissue from five different species confirmed the presence of a Sphingomonas-like bacterium, the pathogen for plague type II. To date, 14 species of hard corals have been affected by plague type...
Authors
J. Miller, C. Rogers, R. Waara
Ten years after the crime: Lasting effects of damage from a cruise ship anchor on a coral reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Ten years after the crime: Lasting effects of damage from a cruise ship anchor on a coral reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
In October 1988, a cruise ship dropped its anchor on a coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, creating a distinct scar roughly 128 m long and 3 m wide from a depth of 22 m to a depth of 6 m. The anchor pulverized coral colonies and smashed part of the reef framework. In April 1991, nine permanent quadrats (1 m2) were established inside the scar over a depth range of 9 m to...
Authors
C.S. Rogers, V.H. Garrison
Temporal patterns of fish recruitment on a fringing coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Temporal patterns of fish recruitment on a fringing coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Authors
J. Miller, J. Beets, C. Rogers
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Permanent 'phase shifts' or reversible declines in coral cover? Lack of recovery of two coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Permanent 'phase shifts' or reversible declines in coral cover? Lack of recovery of two coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Caribbean coral reefs have changed dramatically in the last 3 to 4 decades, with significant loss of coral cover and increases in algae. Here we present trends in benthic cover from 1989 to 2003 at 2 reefs (Lameshur Reef and Newfound Reef) off St. John, US Virgin Islands (USVI). Coral cover has declined in the fore-reef zones at both sites, and no recovery is evident. At Lameshur Reef...
Authors
C.S. Rogers, J. Miller
Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
In the 1970s and 1980s elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, declined dramatically throughout the Caribbean primarily due to white-band disease (WBD). In 2005, elkhorn coral was proposed for listing as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act. WBD was first documented at Buck Island Reef National Monument (BIRNM). Together with hurricanes WBD reduced live elkhorn coral coverage by...
Authors
P.A. Mayor, C.S. Rogers, Z.-M. Hillis-Starr
New geographic records of Hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp. (Serranidae), in the Caribbean Sea New geographic records of Hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp. (Serranidae), in the Caribbean Sea
The exact number of species of hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp., in the Caribbean is controversial and the geographic distributions of these species/forms are poorly documented. We report Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, as a new locality for the Barred Hamlet, H. puella (Cuvier), and Shy Hamlet, H. guttavarius (Poey); and St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for the Tan Hamlet...
Authors
Ernest Williams, Lucy Bunkley-Williams, Caroline Rogers, Robert Fenner
Coral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands Coral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands
[No abstract available]
Authors
J. Miller, R. Waara, E. Muller, C. Rogers
Has white pox disease been affecting Acropora palmata for over 30 years? Has white pox disease been affecting Acropora palmata for over 30 years?
[No abstract available]
Authors
C.S. Rogers, K.P. Sutherland, J.W. Porter
A new protocol for surveying elkhorn and staghorn coral A new protocol for surveying elkhorn and staghorn coral
No abstract available.
Authors
Caroline Rogers, Christy Loomis, Barry Devine
The habitats exploited and the species trapped in a Caribbean island trap fishery The habitats exploited and the species trapped in a Caribbean island trap fishery
We visually observed fish traps in situ to identify the habitats exploited by the U.S. Virgin Islands fishery and to document species composition and abundance in traps by habitat. Fishers set more traps in algal plains than in any other habitat around St. John. Coral reefs, traditionally targeted by fishers, accounted for only 16% of traps. Traps in algal plain contained the highest...
Authors
V.H. Garrison, C.S. Rogers, J. Beets, A. Friedlander
Causes of coral reef degradation Causes of coral reef degradation
No abstract available.
Authors
R.B. Aronson, J.F. Bruno, W.F. Precht, P.W. Glynn, C. Harvell, L. Kaufman, C.S. Rogers, E.A. Shinn, J.F. Valentine, J.M. Pandolfi, R.H. Bradbury, E. Sala, T.P. Hughes, K.A. Bjorndal, R.G. Cooke, D. McArdle, L. McClenachan, M.J.H. Newman, G. Paredes, R.R. Warner, J.B.C. Jackson, A.H. Baird, D.R. Bellwood, S.R. Connolly, C. Folke, R. Grosberg, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, J. Kleypas, J.M. Lough, P. Marshall, M. Nystram, S.R. Palumbi, B. Rosen, J. Roughgarden
Measurement of fecal glucocorticoids in parrotfishes to assess stress Measurement of fecal glucocorticoids in parrotfishes to assess stress
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide from a combination of natural and human forces. The environmental compromises faced by coral reef habitats and their associated fishes are potentially stressful, and in this study we examined the potential for assessing stress levels in coral reef fish. We determined the feasibility of using fecal casts from parrotfishes for remote assessment of...
Authors
J.W. Turner, R. Nemeth, C. Rogers
Monitoring the coral disease, plague type II, on coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Monitoring the coral disease, plague type II, on coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
In July 1997, conspicuous white patches of necrotic tissue and bare skeleton began to appear on scleractinian corals in several bays around St. John, US Virgin Islands. Analysis of diseased coral tissue from five different species confirmed the presence of a Sphingomonas-like bacterium, the pathogen for plague type II. To date, 14 species of hard corals have been affected by plague type...
Authors
J. Miller, C. Rogers, R. Waara
Ten years after the crime: Lasting effects of damage from a cruise ship anchor on a coral reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Ten years after the crime: Lasting effects of damage from a cruise ship anchor on a coral reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
In October 1988, a cruise ship dropped its anchor on a coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, creating a distinct scar roughly 128 m long and 3 m wide from a depth of 22 m to a depth of 6 m. The anchor pulverized coral colonies and smashed part of the reef framework. In April 1991, nine permanent quadrats (1 m2) were established inside the scar over a depth range of 9 m to...
Authors
C.S. Rogers, V.H. Garrison
Temporal patterns of fish recruitment on a fringing coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Temporal patterns of fish recruitment on a fringing coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
[No abstract available]
Authors
J. Miller, J. Beets, C. Rogers
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