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38 researchBUMP staff, cont.PH.D. STUDENTSAngell, CarolynChick, Ben Yue (Benita)Crandall, EricCulbertson, JenniferDrew, JoshuaFisher, HeidiFox, SophiaGrady, SaraHolmes, GabrielleKoop-Jakobsen, KetilKinney, ErinLysiak, NadineMiller-Sims, VanessaNeeley, ElizabethNickles, ScottOlsen, YlvaPhilibotte, JasonRichlen, MindySkomal, GregorySteinbach, MollyTeichberg, MirtaYork, JoannaVISITING PH.D. STUDENTShank, BurtonMASTERS STUDENTSAnnett, BrendanBlinkoff, KevinBuckingham, JessicaCermak, MichaelDale, DhiraFox, LizaGardiner, JayneKinney, ErinLysiak, NadineO’Keefe, CatherinePardede, SintaPatell, SanayaPeacock, EmilySchacter, CarleyWeiss, EmilyZilinskas, KristinUNDERGRADUATES (Fall )Albright, LindseyBentley, KatherineBogner, KariBunnag, Ramida FaiCullen, PaulDacks, RachelDubofsky, ElizabethFabian, NioraFitzsimmons, JessicaFocht, RebecaFogel, AndrewForecki, JenniferGiresi, MelissaHammer, JuliaHansen, ClareKarl, KristinaMaamor, ShahrinazNadler, LaurenNg, AnnabellePfeiffer, VeraRobertson, RussellSandercock, MariaTaylor, LaurenVollrath, KristenVreeland, LaurenWalfoort, DavidWhitten, TorreyWilliams, LisaContinuedin sharks, Atema worked with DavidBodznick, a Whitman Investigator atthe MBL, to examine the interactionbetween signals from the lateral line andchemosensory structures. The work relieson sensitive neuro-telemetry tools thatpermit freely swimming animals to bestudied.Paul Barber studies the ecology andevolution of marine populations usinga genetic approach. His laboratoryhas focused on understanding howphysical oceanography shapes patternsof dispersal among populations of fishand invertebrates on the coral reefs ofIndonesia. These processes contributeto the high marine biodiversity thattypifies the region. Barber’s laboratoryworks closely with regional conservationorganizations to ensure that the results oftheir research have a positive impact onthe management of coral reef ecosystems.As part of his outreach effort, Barberdeveloped The Diversity Project, whichtakes under-represented minority studentsinto the field in Indonesia and into hislaboratory in Woods Hole (see THE DIVERSITYPROJECT at http://people.bu.edu/pbarber/Intro.htm).Phillip Lobel studies the evolution,behavior and ecology of fishes. Hisresearch examined several broad subjectsduring the year including fish reproductionand reproductive behavior relative tophysical oceanographic variables, predatorpreyrelationships in herbivores and theirrole in coral reef ecology, ciguatera in coralreef ecosystems, new species identificationand biogeography, fish bioacoustics, andthe environmental impact of naturalcatastrophes, pollution, and man-madehabitat alterations. Professor Lobel isfunded by the Department ofDefense and serves as their chiefscientist for issues concerningcoral reefs and the U.S. CoralReef Task Force.Gil Rosenthal’s work focuses on theevolution of visual communication infish. Recent work from his laboratory hassuggested that contaminants that reducewater clarity may interfere not only withvisual communication, but also withchemical signaling in fishes, leading tointerspecies mating and hybridization.During the year Rosenthal relocated hislaboratory to Boston in preparation formoving from BU to Texas A&M Universityin 2006.Ivan Valiela and his group have focusedon the linkages between land useon watersheds and alterations of thestructure and function of salt marshand mangrove ecosystems and coastalestuaries on Cape Cod, California, PuertoRico, Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Argentina,Portugal, and Italy. In particular theresearch has been concerned with theeutrophication of coastal ecosystemsand with the consequences of increasedland-derived nutrient loading that resultsfrom urban sprawl on watersheds. Usingdata on population density, wastewaterrelease, estuarine nitrogen, and othermeasures acquired over several decades,he and his students have modeled theseprocesses to predict future impacts and theconsequences of present-day land-use andland-management decisions. In addition,this group has worked on the populationdynamics of invertebrates, most recentlyhorseshoe crabs in particular, as well as theecology and physiology of macroalgae andseagrasses. Other work includes assessmentof the decadal impacts of chronicpetroleum exposure in salt marsh grasses,fiddler crabs and ribbed mussels, andtracing long-distance migration in rightwhales by use of stable isotope contentsin baleen. Valiela’s newest book, GlobalCoastal Change, will be published this yearby Blackwell Science Publishers.