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Dr. Gilliam's research interests focus on coral reef ecology as applied to restoration, assessment, and monitoring. His projects have strong resource management goals through collaboration with local, State, and Federal agencies. Research efforts include: investigating the basic ecology and potential restoration of Acropora cervicornis populations, two long-term SE Florida reef monitoring projects, and assessing the success of several reef restoration projects and investigating methods to improve restoration success. In addition to collaborating with resource managers on research projects, he actively works with and advise managers on marine and coastal issues.Dr. Gilliam is currently Vice Chairman for the Coral Advisory Panel for the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. He works very closely with the Florida Department of Environmental Protect (FL DEP) and NOAA sponsored Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative. He is also an advisor for FL DEP and FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on reef damage and restoration issues.

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Dr. Gilliam's research interests focus on coral reef ecology as applied to restoration, assessment, and monitoring. His projects have strong resource management goals through collaboration with local, State, and Federal agencies. Research efforts include: investigating the basic ecology and potential restoration of Acropora cervicornis populations, two long-term SE Florida reef monitoring projects, and assessing the success of several reef restoration projects and investigating methods to improve restoration success. In addition to collaborating with resource managers on research projects, he actively works with and advise managers on marine and coastal issues.Dr. Gilliam is currently Vice Chairman for the Coral Advisory Panel for the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. He works very closely with the Florida Department of Environmental Protect (FL DEP) and NOAA sponsored Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative. He is also an advisor for FL DEP and FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on reef damage and restoration issues.

Articles (44)

Gametogenesis and Spawning of Solenastrea bournoni and Stephanocoenia intersepta in Southeast Florida, USA (Jenna R. Lueg, Alison L. Moulding, Vladimir N. Kosmynin, et al.) Journal of Marine Biology (2012)

This study constitutes the first report of the gametogenic cycle of the scleractinian corals Solenastrea bournoni and Stephanocoenia intersepta. Tissue samples were collected near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA between July 2008 and November 2009 and ...

Severe 2010 Cold-Water Event Caused Unprecedented Mortality to Corals of the Florida Reef Tract and Reversed Previous Survivorship Patterns (Diego Lirman, Stephanie Schopmeyer, Derek Manzello, et al.) PLoS ONE (2011)

Background Coral reefs are facing increasing pressure from natural and anthropogenic stressors that have already caused significant worldwide declines. In January 2010, coral reefs of Florida, United States, were impacted by an extreme cold-water anomaly ...

Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005 (C. Mark Eakin, Jessica A. Morgan, Scott F. Heron, et al.) PLoS One (2010)

Background: The rising temperature of the world’s oceans has become a major threat to coral reefs globally as the severity and frequency of mass coral bleaching and mortality events increase. In 2005, high ocean temperatures ...

Elevated Sedimentation on Coral Reefs Adjacent to a Beach Nourishment Project (L. K. B. Jordan, Kenneth Banks, Louis E. Fisher, et al.) Marine Pollution Bulletin (2010)

An increasingly common method to restore eroding beaches is nourishment, a process by which lost sand is replaced with terrestrial or offshore sediments to widen beaches. The southeastern Florida coastline contains shore-parallel coral reef communities ...

A Tale of Germs, Storms, and Bombs: Geomorphology and Coral Assemblage Structure at Vieques (Puerto Rico) Compared to St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands) (Bernhard Riegl, Ryan P. Moyer, Brian K. Walker, et al.) Journal of Coastal Research (2008)

The former U.S. Navy range at Vieques Island (Puerto Rico, United States) is now the largest national wildlife refuge in the Caribbean. We investigated the geomorphology and benthic assemblage structure to understand the status of ...

Scleractinian Coral Recruitment to Reefs Physically Damaged by Ship Groundings (E. T. Rubin, Alison L. Moulding, Jose V. Lopez, et al.) Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7-11 July 2008 (2008)

The southeast Florida reef system faces a number of stress factors, among which ship groundings are one of the most physically damaging. Portions of the Florida reef tract located near Port Everglades, Broward County, Florida, ...

Cellular Reactions to Sedimentation and Temperature Stress in the Caribbean Coral Montastraea cavernosa (Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Esther C. Peters, Esti Kramarsky-Winter, et al.) Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (2007)

We present evidence of cellular responses to increased sedimentation and temperature in Montastraea cavernosa collected off Broward County, Florida. We sampled corals from six different sites approximately, 500–1000 m off shore, 10–15 m depth. Six ...

Reef Fish Assemblage Structure Affected by Small-Scale Spacing and Size Variations of Artificial Patch Reefs (Lance K. B. Jordan, David S. Gilliam and Richard E. Spieler) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2005)

To examine how varying the distance between patch reefs affects reef fish assemblage structure, replicate concrete reef modules (∼ 1 m3 each) were deployed on sand bottom at 8 m depth off Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, ...

A Rapid Assessment of Coral Reefs Near Hopetown, Abaco Islands, Bahamas (Stony Corals and Algae) (Joshua Feingold, Susan L. Thornton, Kenneth W. Banks, et al.) Atoll Research Bulletin (2003)

Coral reefs at 13 sites ranging in depth from 1-16 m near Hopetown, Abaco Islands, Bahamas were surveyed utilizing the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) benthos protocol. A total of 35 species of ...

Growth and Survivorship of Stony Coral Meandrina meandrites and Montastrea cavernosa Transplants to an Artificial Reef Environment: A Work in Progress (E. A. Glynn, T. Patrick Quinn, Daniel P. Fahy, et al.) Nova Southeastern University (2003)

Reef Ball Deployment: In November of 2000, 160 concrete Reef BallTM modules (1.22m wide x 0.9m high) were deployed, at a depth of approximately 15 meters, between the Second and Third Reef tracts off Dania ...

SFOMC: A successful navy and academic partnership providing sustained ocean observation capabilities in the Florida straits (William Venezia, William Baxley, Peter Tatro, et al.) Marine Technology Society Journal (2003)

To succeed at developing a nationwide Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), stakeholders in academia, government, and industry must forge and maintain strategic partnerships. The South Florida Ocean Measurement Center (SFOMC) is such a partnership model ...

Status of Coral Reefs of Little Cayman, Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, British West Indies, in 1999 and 2000 (Part 1: Stony Corals and Algae) (Carrie Manfrino, Bernhard Riegl, Jerome L. Hall, et al.) Atoll Research Bulletin (2003)

A benthic assessment of the isolated Cayman Islands was completed at 42 sites. Major changes in the reef community structure were documented by comparison with earlier studies. Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis, once abundant as ...

Artificial Substrate and Coral Reef Restoration: What Do We Need to Know to Know What We Need (Richard E. Spieler, David S. Gilliam and Robin L. Sherman) Bulletin of Marine Science (2001)

To use artificial substrate effectively in coral reef restoration certain basic knowledge is required: (1) what is the artificial substrate expected to accomplish relative to the goals of the restoration effort and (2) what are ...

Site-Dependent Differences in Artificial Reef Function: Implications for Coral Reef Restoration (Robin L. Sherman, David S. Gilliam and Richard E. Spieler) Bulletin of Marine Science (2001)

There is an increasing use of artificial structure in coral reef restoration (for references, see Spieler et al., this volume). Often artificial reef structures are chosen for a restoration project simply because they were used ...

A Preliminary Examination of Depth Associated Spatial Variation in Fish Assemblages on Small Artificial Reefs (Robin L. Sherman, David S. Gilliam and Richard E. Spieler) Journal of Applied Ichthyology (1999)

Small concrete artificial reef modules (hemisphere-shaped, approximately 1.3 m diameter, 1 m high) were placed at two sites, eight modules per site. The sites were in 7 m and 21 m of water, 1.6 km ...

Examination of Hepato-Somatic Indices in Some Batoid Elasmobranchs (Robin L. Sherman and D. S. Gilliam) Florida Scientist (1995)

Diet and Feeding Habits of the Southern Stingray Dasyatis americana in the Central Bahamas (David S. Gilliam and K. M. Sullivan) Bulletin of Marine Science (1993)

Chapter 4: Spatial and temporal differences in Acropora cervicornis colony size and health (Elizabeth A. Goergen, Kathleen Semon Lunz and David S. Gilliam) Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters (2020)

Little to no recovery in Acropora cervicornis populations has been documented since the 1970s and 1980s widespread disease events, and disease and predation appear to remain significant drivers of mortality. However, to date, demographic studies ...

Coral Reef Restoration with Case Studies from Florida (Walter C. Jaap, J. Harold Hudson, Richard E. Dodge, et al.) Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters (2006)

Coral reefs are the 'rain forests' of the ocean, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms and facing the greatest threats from humans. As shallow-water coastal habitats, they support a wide range of economically and ...

Juvenile Reef Fish Recruitment Processes in South Florida: A Multifactorial Field Experiment (David S. Gilliam) HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations (1999)

I conducted a multifactorial field study examining the relative importance of and interactions between reef-based and recruitment processes on small model reefs off the southeast coast of South Florida. Four manipulative experiments were completed using ...

The Diet and Feeding Habits of the Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana, in Tropical Shallow Marine Habitats (David S. Gilliam) HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations (1991)

The diet and feeding habits of the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana, were investigated through aerial surveys, land-based observations, and quantitative analysis of stomach contents. The field research was conducted in the Exuma Cays Land and ...

Comparing Efficacy of Epoxy Versus Cement for Outplanting Caribbean Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis (Daniel Perez, Dave Gilliam and Grace Hanson) HCAS Ocean Science Research Symposium (2022)

Acropora cervicornis population declines since the 1970s initiated its listing as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act and critically endangered under the IUCN Red List. In response, restoration by outplanting nursery-reared A. cervicornis fragments ...

Stabilization and Associated Benthic Recovery of Ship Grounding Sites after Boulder Deployment (Shane Wever, Nick Jones and David Gilliam) HCAS Ocean Science Research Symposium (2022)

Ship groundings are acute disturbances that alter benthic biological community composition and the physical characteristics of coral reefs. In 2006, two >170m commercial shipping vessels ran aground on the inner reef near Port Everglades offshore ...