Caroline Rogers, Ph.D.
Caroline Rogers is a retired Research Biologist at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
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Ph.D., Botany, University of Florida
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Caroline Rogers was a Marine Ecologist with the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center based at the USGS Caribbean Field Station in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands until her retirement in 2022. Previously, she was a research biologist with the National Park Service in Virgin Islands National Park (1984 – 1993). She has over 30 years of experience in research on coral reefs and has published papers on coral diseases, the effects of sedimentation, effects of hurricanes, damage from boat anchors, long-term monitoring, reef productivity, coral recruitment, and the threatened coral species Acropora palmata. She served as the Deputy Editor for Reef Encounter, the newsletter of the International Society for Reef Studies.
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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
New geographic records of Hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp. (Serranidae), in the Caribbean Sea
Coral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands
Has white pox disease been affecting Acropora palmata for over 30 years?
A new protocol for surveying elkhorn and staghorn coral
The habitats exploited and the species trapped in a Caribbean island trap fishery
Causes of coral reef degradation
Measurement of fecal glucocorticoids in parrotfishes to assess stress
Monitoring the coral disease, plague type II, on coral reefs 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
Temporal patterns of fish recruitment on a fringing coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Degradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands
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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 probably over 9AuthorsP.A. Mayor, C.S. Rogers, Z.-M. Hillis-StarrNew 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, Hypoplectrus sp.AuthorsErnest H. Williams, Lucy Bunkley-Williams, Caroline S. Rogers, Robert FennerCoral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands
[No abstract available]AuthorsJ. Miller, R. Waara, E. Muller, C. RogersHas white pox disease been affecting Acropora palmata for over 30 years?
[No abstract available]AuthorsC.S. Rogers, K.P. Sutherland, J.W. PorterA new protocol for surveying elkhorn and staghorn coral
No abstract available.AuthorsCaroline Rogers, Christy Loomis, Barry E. DevineThe 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 number of fisAuthorsV.H. Garrison, C.S. Rogers, J. Beets, A. M. FriedlanderCauses of coral reef degradation
No abstract available.AuthorsR.B. Aronson, J.F. Bruno, W.F. Precht, P.W. Glynn, C. D. 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. RoughgardenMeasurement 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 stress-relatedAuthorsJ.W. Turner, R. Nemeth, C. RogersMonitoring 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 II aroundAuthorsJ. Miller, C. Rogers, R. WaaraTen 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 12.5 m. AAuthorsC.S. Rogers, V.H. GarrisonTemporal patterns of fish recruitment on a fringing coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
[No abstract available]AuthorsJ. Miller, J. Beets, C. RogersDegradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands
The large number of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Caribbean (over 100) gives a misleading impression of the amount of protection the reefs and other marine resources in this region are receiving. This review synthesizes information on marine resources in two of the first MPAs established in the USA, namely Virgin Islands National Park (1962) and Buck Island Reef National Monument (1961), anAuthorsC.S. Rogers, J. Beets - Web Tools
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