Amanda Demopoulos, Ph.D.
I lead multidisciplinary investigations into coastal and deep-sea benthic communities funded by USGS-EMA and partners, including BOEM and NOAA, that pull together scientists and experts from across USGS, as well as NOAA, BOEM, and many academic institutions. Deep-sea investigations are complex and logistically challenging and require an interdisciplinary approach to disentangle what makes them tick.
Science and Products
USGS DISCOVRE: Benthic Ecology, Trophodynamics, Ecosystem Connectivity of Mid-Atlantic Deepwater Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Canyon and Coral Communities
USGS DISCOVRE: Benthic Ecology, Trophodynamics, and Ecosystem Connectivity – Lophelia II: Continuing Ecological Research on Deep-Sea Corals and Deep Reef Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico
NRDA: Deepwater ROV Sampling to Assess Potential Impacts to Hardbottom Coral Communities and Associates from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Evaluating Structural and Surface Elevation Recovery of Restored Mangroves
Exploration of Caribbean Seamounts within the Greater and Lesser Antilles (GA/LA) Transition Zone: Characterization of the Benthic Ecology and Geology
Connectivity of Tropical Marine Ecosystems: Understanding Biodiversity and Trophic Relationships in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen from diamondback terrapins and resources within Southern Everglades and Key West National Wildlife Refuge, sampled 2012-2013
Data release for Food-web structure canyon- and slope-associated fauna revealed by stable isotopes
Macrobenthic infaunal communities associated with deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, 2009-2010
Host Feeding Ecology and Trophic Position Significantly influence Isotopic discrimination between a Generalist Ectoparasite and its hosts: Implications for parasite host trophic studies
Sediment macrofaunal composition, sediment grain size, and taxa functional traits of multiple deep-sea coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, 2009-2014
Baseline data for a hydrological restoration of a mangrove forest near Goodland, Florida (2015 - 2017)
Trophic structure of mesopelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico revealed by gut content and stable isotope analyses
Demersal fish assemblages on seamounts and other rugged features in the northeastern Caribbean
Food-web dynamics and isotopic niches in deep-sea communities residing in a submarine canyon and on the adjacent open slopes
DEEP SEARCH project completes last year of field work with two successful expeditions
Workshops report for mesophotic and deep benthic community fish, mobile invertebrates, sessile invertebrates and infauna
A characterization of deep-sea coral and sponge communities along the California and Oregon coast using a remotely operated vehicle on the EXPRESS 2018 expedition
Potential for carbon and nitrogen sequestration by restoring tidal connectivity and enhancing soil surface elevations in denuded and degraded south Florida mangrove ecosystems
Introduced mangroves along the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i may represent novel habitats for megafaunal communities
New geochemical tools for investigating resource and energy functions at deep-sea cold seeps using amino-acid δ15N in chemosymbiotic mussels (Bathymodiolus childressi)
The role of habitat heterogeneity and canyon processes in structuring sediment macrofaunal communities associated with hard substrate habitats in Norfolk Canyon, USA
Biology characterization breakout report
Stable isotope dynamics of herbivorous reef fishes and their ectoparasites
Distribution of deep-water scleractinian and stylasterid corals across abiotic environmental gradients on three seamounts in the Anegada Passage
Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the California continental margin and associated features from the California-Oregon border to Ensenada, Mexico
Cascadia Margin cold seeps: Subduction zone fluids, gas hydrates, and chemosynthetic habitats
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
USGS DISCOVRE: Benthic Ecology, Trophodynamics, Ecosystem Connectivity of Mid-Atlantic Deepwater Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Canyon and Coral Communities
USGS DISCOVRE: Benthic Ecology, Trophodynamics, and Ecosystem Connectivity – Lophelia II: Continuing Ecological Research on Deep-Sea Corals and Deep Reef Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico
NRDA: Deepwater ROV Sampling to Assess Potential Impacts to Hardbottom Coral Communities and Associates from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Evaluating Structural and Surface Elevation Recovery of Restored Mangroves
Exploration of Caribbean Seamounts within the Greater and Lesser Antilles (GA/LA) Transition Zone: Characterization of the Benthic Ecology and Geology
Connectivity of Tropical Marine Ecosystems: Understanding Biodiversity and Trophic Relationships in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen from diamondback terrapins and resources within Southern Everglades and Key West National Wildlife Refuge, sampled 2012-2013
Data release for Food-web structure canyon- and slope-associated fauna revealed by stable isotopes
Macrobenthic infaunal communities associated with deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, 2009-2010
Host Feeding Ecology and Trophic Position Significantly influence Isotopic discrimination between a Generalist Ectoparasite and its hosts: Implications for parasite host trophic studies
Sediment macrofaunal composition, sediment grain size, and taxa functional traits of multiple deep-sea coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, 2009-2014
Baseline data for a hydrological restoration of a mangrove forest near Goodland, Florida (2015 - 2017)
Trophic structure of mesopelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico revealed by gut content and stable isotope analyses
Demersal fish assemblages on seamounts and other rugged features in the northeastern Caribbean
Food-web dynamics and isotopic niches in deep-sea communities residing in a submarine canyon and on the adjacent open slopes
DEEP SEARCH project completes last year of field work with two successful expeditions
Workshops report for mesophotic and deep benthic community fish, mobile invertebrates, sessile invertebrates and infauna
A characterization of deep-sea coral and sponge communities along the California and Oregon coast using a remotely operated vehicle on the EXPRESS 2018 expedition
Potential for carbon and nitrogen sequestration by restoring tidal connectivity and enhancing soil surface elevations in denuded and degraded south Florida mangrove ecosystems
Introduced mangroves along the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i may represent novel habitats for megafaunal communities
New geochemical tools for investigating resource and energy functions at deep-sea cold seeps using amino-acid δ15N in chemosymbiotic mussels (Bathymodiolus childressi)
The role of habitat heterogeneity and canyon processes in structuring sediment macrofaunal communities associated with hard substrate habitats in Norfolk Canyon, USA
Biology characterization breakout report
Stable isotope dynamics of herbivorous reef fishes and their ectoparasites
Distribution of deep-water scleractinian and stylasterid corals across abiotic environmental gradients on three seamounts in the Anegada Passage
Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the California continental margin and associated features from the California-Oregon border to Ensenada, Mexico
Cascadia Margin cold seeps: Subduction zone fluids, gas hydrates, and chemosynthetic habitats
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.