2007 Expedition

2007 SEA Projects

Student(s)	Title
Delamon A. Rego, Christopher M. Hanson	Analysis of Large Predator Populations in the Line Islands
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?
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
Amy Briggs and Maija Leff	A comparison of toxic dinoflagellate densities along a gradient of human disturbance in the North Line Islands
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
Melissa Kunz and Karen Lone	Using GPS tracking to determine flight patterns of red-footed boobies(Sula sula) near Palmyra Atoll
KJ Hoffman	Planktonic Communities and Trophic Interactions in the North Equatorial Pacific Ocean
Sarah Rizk	Low pH effects on early development and toxin transporter activity in sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus, Tripneustes gratilla, Echinometra mathaei)
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
Juliann Schamel	The Distribution of Central Pacific Seabirds: Relationships with Productivity, Distance from Land, and Island Nutrient Systems
John Stoecker	Using Underwater Sound to Measure Biodiversity and Productivity in the Line Islands
Mindi Summers	Marine Respiration: The Effects of Temperature, Light, and Body Size on Pacific Zooplankton and Reef Goby Collected 2-10ºN Latitude
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.