Ongoing projects
Projects are listed as PI's name, affiliation, project title and period present at Carmabi
Joost den Haan (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Nutrient dynamics in nearshore reef environments
(January 2012 - May 2012)
Jonathan Losos (Harvard University, U.S.A.) Biogeography of anoles
(January 2012)
Benjamin Mueller (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea research) The relationship between dissolved organic compounds and bioerosion
(January 2012 - July 2012)
Petra Visser and Mark Vermeij (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Course: coral reef ecology
(January 2012)
Ernesto Weil (University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico) Long term monitoring
(November 2011)
Roger Portell (Florida Museum of Natural History, U.S.A.) Genetic of white-tailed deer
(November 2011)
Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet (Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales del ICML, UNAM, Mexico) Thermal tolerance in corals
(November 2011)
(November 2011)
Oded Yarden (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) Fungi on reefs
(October 2011)
Monican Mediana (UC at Merced, U.S.A.) Coral larvae
(October 2011)
Katie Barott (San Diego State University, U.S.A.) Coral-algal boundary dynamics
(September 2011-October 2011)
Allison Gregg (San Diego State University, U.S.A.) Oxygen production by reef organisms
(September 2011- October 2011)
Aaron Hartmann (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) Functional differences in physiology of coral larvae across space
(September 2011 - October 2011)
Forest Rohwer (San Diego State University, U.S.A.) Coral reef microbes
(September 2011- October 2011)
Stuart Sandin (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) Coral reef conservation methods
(September 2011)
Joost den Haan (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Nutrient dynamics in nearshore reef environments
(September 2011 - December 2011)
Rudy Jocque (Royal Museum of Central Africa, Belgium) Taxonomy of spiders
(September 2011)
Carlos Montoya (Louisiana State University, U.S.A.) Taxonomy of gorgonians
(September 2011)
Hannah Brocke (ZMT, Germany) Environmental drivers of cyanobacterial mats
(September 2011 - December 2011)
Gaëlle Quéré (ZMT, Germany) Spatio-temporal distribution of diseases in crustose coralline algae
(September 2011 - December 2011)
(September 2011)
Alex Wolf (ZMT, Germany) Coral predators
(September 2011- December 2011)
Kristen Marhaver (UC Merced, U.S.A.) The importance of bacteria during the settlement of corals
(August 2011-November 2011)
Eduardo Hadju (Museu Nacional, UFRJ, Brazil) Taxonomic diversity of reef sponges
(August 2011)
SECORE Project (Various countries) Development of restoration methods for threatened Acropora species
(August 2011 - October 2011)
For information on the SECORE Project, click here.
Pedro Frade (University of Vienna, Austria) Microbial ecology of reefs.
(June 2011 - July 2011)
Joost den Haan (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Nutrient dynamics in nearshore reef environments
(January 2011- July 2011)
Ben Mueller (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea research) Production of dissolved organic compounds on Caribbean reefs
(January 2011 - July 2011)
Richard Hill (Michigan State University, U.S.A.) Chemical reef ecology.
(June 2011 - July 2011)
Tim White (Penn State University. U.S.A.) Course: oral ecology and sustainability
(May 2011)
Allison Gregg & Andy Haas (Sand Diego State University, U.S.A.) Oxygen production by reef organisms
(April 2011 - May 2011)
Kristen Marhaver (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) The importance of bacteria during the settlement of corals
(April 2011- May 2011)
Joseph Pawli (UNCW Center of Marine Science, U.S.A.) Distribution of sponges.
(April 2011)
Aaron Hartmann (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) Functional differences in physiology of coral larvae across space
(April 2011)
Petra Visser and Mark Vermeij (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Course: coral reef ecology
(April 2011)
Stuart Sandin (SCRIPPS, U.S.A.) Pathways of reef recovery for degraded Caribbean reefs
(March 2011)
Iliana Baums (Penn State University, U.S.A.) Course: coral reef ecology
(March 2011)
Alexander Wolf (ZMT, Germany) Coral predators
(March 2011 - May 2011)
Hannah Brocke (ZMT, Germany) Environmental drivers of cyanobacterial mats
(March 2011 - May 2011)
Gaëlle Quéré (ZMT, Germany) Spatio-temporal distribution of diseases in crustose coralline algae
(March 2011 - May 2011)
(February 2011-March 2011)
Jasper de Goeij (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Sponge physiology
(January 2011- March 2011)
Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, U.S.A.) Zooxanthellae
(January 2011)
Steve Newman (University of Newcastle, United Kingdom) Benthic and fish monitoring around Curacao
(January 2011 - February 2011)
Petra Visser (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Phytoplankton dynamics in Caribbean reef waters
(January 2011)
Fleur van Duyl (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea research) Production of dissolved organic compounds on Caribbean reefs
(January 2011)
Maggy Nugues (ZMT, Germany) Ecology of benthic cyanobcteria on Caribbean coral reefs
(January 2011)
Brigitte Sommers (University of Queensland, Australia) Pleistocene and modern day reef community composition
(January 2011)
The FORCE team led by Pete Mumby (University of Queensland, Australia) Drivers of coral reef degradation
(January 2011)
For more information on what the FORCE participants are working on, click here.
Benjamin Mueller (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea research) The relationship between dissolved organic compounds and bioerosion
(January 2011 - July 2011)
Donald Behringer (University of Florida, U.S.A.) Diseases in Caribbean reef lobsters
(December 2010)
Camila Granados (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, U.S.A.) Detection of zooxanthellae on coral reefs
(December 2010)
Sander Scheffers (Southern Cross University, Australia) Climate reconstruction
(November 2010 - December 2010)
Valery Chamberland and Caroline Dube (Universite de Quebec a Montreal, Canada) The effects of inland bays on the abundance of reef fishes on nearby reefs
(November 2010 - June 2011)
Valery Chamberland and Caroline Dube (Universite de Quebec a Montreal, Canada) The effects of losses of Acropora stands on local fish abundance
(November 2010 - June 2011)
Rolf Bak (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Long term monitoring of Curacaoan reef communities
(October 2010)
Joost den Haan (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Nutrient dynamics in nearshore reef environments
(September 2010 - June 2011)
SECORE Project (Various countries) Development of restoration methods for threatened Acropora species
(September 2010 - October 2010)
For information on the SECORE Project, click here.
Alexander Wolf (ZMT, Germany) Coral predators
(September 2010 - December 2010)
Hannah Brocke (ZMT, Germany) Environmental drivers of cyanobacterial mats
(September 2010 - December 2010)
Gaëlle Quéré (ZMT, Germany) Spatio-temporal distribution of diseases in crustose coralline algae
(September 2010 - December 2010)
Bastian Piltz (ZMT/MPI, Germany) Diversity of benthic cyanobacteria
(September 2010 - December 2010)
Mark van Alfen and Jordy van Vooren (Hogeschool Zeeland, The Netherlands) Mapping coral communities around Curacao
(August 2010 - February 2011)
(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) Growth dynamics of 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)