Specific Research Aims:
We
must determine exactly what is and is not damaging and destructive to
coral reef ecosystems and the fish populations inhabiting them.
Important steps in the research process toward this end:
- To
establish reference baselines for unstressed conditions in order to
assess stress impacts on coral reefs and their inhabitants
- Determining
basal levels of cortisol for parrotfish populations inhabiting largely
undisturbed coral reefs in a number of geographic locations (such as
Caribbean, Hawaii, Bahamas)
- Experimental exposure of fish
to environmental stressors, one at a time, in order to develop a
priority list of detrimental factors.
- Finally, we must reduce and eventually eliminate these real threats in a manner prioritized by their impact
Below are links to .pdf documents related to previous, current, and on-going research papers.
Link to University of Toledo Research Page |
