Southeastern Section - 62nd Annual Meeting (20-21 March 2013)

Session No. 5
Wednesday, 20 March 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ceiba Room (Caribe Hilton)

T12. Quaternary Caribbean Reef Systems

Eastern Section, SEPM; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Clark Sherman, Wilson Ramírez and David Cuevas, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
THE IMPACT OF WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORATION ON MARINE SEDIMENTATION ON CORAL REEFS IN ST. JOHN, US VIRGIN ISLAND
GRAY, Sarah C.1, SMITH, Tyler B.2, RAMOS-SCHARRÓN, Carlos E.3, SEARS, Whitney1, HENDERSON, Leslie M.2, HASTINGS, Zoe C.1 and STURTEVANT, Lindsay1, (1)Marine Science and Environmental Studies, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, (2)Center for Marine and Environmental Studies, University of the Virgin Islands, 2 John Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas, 00802, US Virgin Islands, (3)Department of Geography & the Environment, The University of Texas-Austin, GRG 334, Mailcode A3100, Austin, TX 78712, sgray@sandiego.edu, sgray@sandiego.edu
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8:25 AM
GEOMORPHOLOGY OF MESOPHOTIC CORAL ECOSYSTEMS IN PUERTO RICO AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS
SHERMAN, Clark and APPELDOORN, Richard, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00681, clark.sherman@upr.edu, clark.sherman@upr.edu
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8:45 AM
COMPOSITION OF LITHIC SUBSTRATES FROM MESOPHOTIC HABITATS IN PUERTO RICO AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS
HUTCHINSON, Yahaira M., Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00980 and SHERMAN, Clark, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00681, yahaira.marie@gmail.com, yahaira.marie@gmail.com
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9:05 AM
DEEPER REEF BIOEROSION: VARIABILITY AND IMPLICATIONS OF MESOPHOTIC REEF MODIFICATION IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS
WEINSTEIN, David K.1, KLAUS, James S.2, SMITH, Tyler B.3, REID, R. Pamela1 and KIENE, William E.4, (1)Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, (3)Center for Marine and Environmental Studies, University of the Virgin Islands, 2 John Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas, 00802, US Virgin Islands, (4)Southeast Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Galveston, TX 77551, dweinstein@rsmas.miami.edu, dweinstein@rsmas.miami.edu
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9:25 AM
TIDAL VARIABILITY IN CORAL REEF HYDRODYNAMICS AND TURBIDITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA LEVEL RISE
WEGNER, Chelsea, Marine Science Program, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, ELLIS, Jean, Marine Science Program and Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, TORRES, R., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 and LUNDREN, I., National Park Service, Buck Island Reef National Monument, Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, wegnerc@email.sc.edu, wegnerc@email.sc.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
ESTABLISHING A BIOENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE FOR FUTURE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND CORAL RESILIENCY ANALYSES
JOHNSON, Claudia C., Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, claudia@indiana.edu, claudia@indiana.edu
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10:25 AM
HIGH FREQUENCY SOLAR INFLUENCE REVEALED IN SCLEROSPONGE-DERIVED CARIBBEAN SST RECORD
ESTRELLA-MARTÍNEZ, Juan, Department Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681, WINTER, Amos, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00681, SHERMAN, Clark, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00681 and MANGINI, Augusto, Institut für Umweltphysik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, supersimetrico@yahoo.com, supersimetrico@yahoo.com
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10:45 AM
DEVELOPING A FIFTEEN HUNDRED YEAR RECORD (6,200 +/- 80 TO 4,760 +/- 90 YR B.P.) OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND CORAL REEF DEVELOPMENT FROM A REEF EXPOSURE IN CAñADA HONDA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MORALES-COLLAZO, Jose Angel1, GONZALEZ-TAVAREZ, Marangely1 and RAMIREZ, Wilson2, (1)Dept. of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Department of Geology University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Call Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00680, (2)Dept. of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, PO Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, jose.morales12@upr.edu, jose.morales12@upr.edu
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11:05 AM
EVIDENCE OF CORAL REEF ACCRETION UNDER UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: THE MID-HOLOCENE FOSSIL REEFS IN THE ENRIQUILLO VALLEY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CUEVAS-MIRANDA, David, US Environmental Protection Agency, Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, City View Plaza, STE 7000, Guaynabo, PR 00968-8069, SHERMAN, Clark, Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayaguez, PR 00681, RAMIREZ, Wilson, Dept. of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, PO Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681 and HUBBARD, Dennis K., Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, cuevas.david@epa.gov, cuevas.david@epa.gov
 
11:25 AM
Concluding Remarks
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