Ongoing projects
Katie Barott (San Diego State University, U.S.A.) Coral-algal boundary dynamics
(August 2010-September 2010)
Niels Gelderland and Roel Maas (Hogeschool Zeeland, The Netherlands) Effects of predatory fish on damselfish abundance
(August 2010-December 2010)
Aaron Hartmann (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) Physiology of coral larvae
(August 2010-October 2010)
Kristen Marhaver (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) The importance of bacteria during the settlement of corals
(August 2010-November 2010)
SECORE (Netherlands, U.S.A.) Rearing larvae of the endangered Caribbean coral Acropora palmata
(August 2010)
Dan Warren (University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.) Island biodiversity
(August 2010)
Butch Bringelspaugh (Pier Aquarium, U.S.A.) Ecology of Acropora prolifera
(July 2010)
Brendan Biggs (Florida State University, U.S.A.) Sponge ecology
(July 2010)
David Meyer (University of Cincinnati, U.S.A.) Fossil reefs
(July 2010)
Rene Severens (The Netherlands) Flora of Curacao
(June 2010- July 2010)
Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, U.S.A.) Zooxanthellae
(June 2010)
John Pandolfi (University of Queensland, Australia) Fossil and modern reef structure
(June 2010)
Ben Greenstein (Cornell College, U.S.A.) Fossil reefs
(June 2010)
Benjamic Mueller (Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands) DOM production by reef macroalgae
(May 2010- July 2010)
Alex Wolf (ZMT, Germany) Coral predators
(February 2010- June 2010)
Juul Olthuis and Roel van der Heijden (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Dispersal of macroalgae by herbivorous fish
(May 2010- July 2010)
Alice Rogers (Imperial College London, UK) Settlement dynamics of Diadema antillarum
(May 2010- August 2010)
Petra Visser and Mark Vermeij (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Course: coral reef ecology
(April 2010)
Ryan Oduber Documentaries on cultural history of Curacao
(April 2010)
Alexander Wolf (ZMT, Germany) Coral predators
(March 2010- April 2010)
Maggy Nugues (ZMT, Germany) Effects of benthic community structure on coral recruitment
(March 2010)
Iliana Baums (Penn State University, U.S.A.) Course: coral reef ecology
(March 2010)
Joseph Bump (Michigan Tech, U.S.A.) Animal-ecosystem interactions
(March 2010)
Ryan Oduber Documentaries on cultural history of Curacao
(February 2010)
Joan Maloof (Salisbury University, U.S.A.) Course: coral reef ecology
(January 2010)
Bruce Fouke (University of Illinois, U.S.A.) Course: coral reef ecology & geology
(January 2010)
Michael Lesser (University of New Hampshire, U.S.A.) Ecology of mesophotic reefs
(December 2009)
David Meyer (University of Cincinnati, U.S.A.) Growth rates of pleistocene corals
(December 2009)
Maggy Nugues (ZMT, Germany) Coral predators
(December 2009)
Pim Bongaerts (University of Queensland, Australia) Distribution of Symbiodinium on mesophotic reefs
(November 2009)
Rene Severens (The Netherlands) Inventarisation of the flora of the Netherlands Antilles
(November 2009)
Rolf Bak and Maggy Nugues (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands & ZMT, Germany) Longterm (> 30yrs) reef monitoring
(October 2009)
Sander Scheffers (Southern Cross University, Australia) Climate reconstruction using corals
(October 2009)
Juan Sanchez (Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia) Coral reef ecology class
(September 2009-October 2009)
Rob Schmeider (San Diego State University, San Diego, U.S.A.) Marine metagenomics and Vibrio studies
(September 2009)
Jasper de Goeij (Poriforma BV, The Netherlands) Harvesting bioactive compounds in tropical sponges
(September 2009)
Kristen Marhaver & Aaron Hartmann (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) The importance of bacteria during the settlement of corals
(September 2009-October 2009)
Nick Polato (PENN State, U.S.A.) Effects of rising seawater temperatures on survival and behavior of coral larvae
(August 2009- September 2009)
SECORE (Netherlands, U.S.A.) Rearing larvae of the endangered Caribbean coral Acropora palmata
(August 2009)
Camila Granados (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, U.S.A.) Detection of zooxanthellae on coral reefs
(August 2009)