Duran, Alain Graduate Faculty
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Overview
biography
- Experienced Professor Of Biology and researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and conservation biology. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Marine Biology, Spanish, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Excel. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography from Florida International University.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Long sediment-laden algal turf likely impairs coral recovery on Florida's coral reefs. CORAL REEFS. 43:1109-1120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-024-02532-6 Web of Science: 001271373000001
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2024Diversity of Hypnea (Rhodophyta) in South Florida, with description of H. spiniformis sp. nov.. PHYTOTAXA. 635:43-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.635.1.2 Web of Science: 001198623900002
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2024Seventeen-year study reveals fluctuations in key ecological indicators on two reef crests in Cuba. PEERJ. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16705 Web of Science: 001155298100001
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2023Small-scale habitat selection by larvae of a reef-building coral. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 724:67-79.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps14434 Web of Science: 001116014700005
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2022Community-based monitoring reveals spatiotemporal variation of sargasso inundation levels and morphotype dominance across the Caribbean and South Florida. AQUATIC BOTANY. 182.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103546 Web of Science: 000861008800004
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2022Digenea nana sp. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), a new turf-forming, coral reef species from the Western Tropical Atlantic. PHYCOLOGIA. 61:444-451.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00318884.2022.2073422 Web of Science: 000805682000001
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2020Intestinal microbes: an axis of functional diversity among large marine consumers. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 287.Full Text via DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2367 Web of Science: 000546947600002
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2019Feeding behavior in Caribbean surgeonfishes varies across fish size, algal abundance, and habitat characteristics. MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE. 40.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/maec.12561 Web of Science: 000477290900001
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2019Sediment associated with algal turfs inhibits the settlement of two endangered coral species. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 144:189-195.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.066 Web of Science: 000472686700022
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2019Identity of coral reef herbivores drives variation in ecological processes over multiple spatial scales. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS. 29.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/eap.1893 Web of Science: 000474122100020
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2018Interactive effects of herbivory and substrate orientation on algal community dynamics on a coral reef. MARINE BIOLOGY. 165.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00227-018-3411-2 Web of Science: 000444762500002
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2018Comparative analysis of foraging behavior and bite mechanics reveals complex functional diversity among Caribbean parrotfishes. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 597:207-220.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps12600 Web of Science: 000434964400015
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2018Fishing, pollution, climate change, and the long-term decline of coral reefs off Havana, Cuba. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE. 94:213-228.Full Text via DOI: 10.5343/bms.2017.1061 Web of Science: 000439017000005
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2017Seasonal recruitment and survival strategies of Palisada cervicornis comb. nov (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) in coral reefs. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY. 53:1087-1096.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12567 Web of Science: 000413167600015
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2016Seasonal regulation of herbivory and nutrient effects on macroalgal recruitment and succession in a Florida coral reef. PEERJ. 4.Full Text via DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2643 Web of Science: 000387169900005
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2015Effect of fish removal on the abundance and size structure of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum: A field experiment. MARINE BIOLOGY RESEARCH. 11:1100-1107.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2015.1064140 Web of Science: 000365089200009
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2014Spread of the introduced species Laurencia caduciramulosa (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) to the northwest Atlantic: A morphological and molecular analysis. PHYTOTAXA. 183:93-107.Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.183.2.2 Web of Science: 000344489600002
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2009The feeding activity of herbivorous fishes and their impact on coral reefs with different levels of anthropogenic degradation. REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL. 57:687-697.Web of Science: 000271845000018
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Book Chapter
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2023Multiple Cumulative Effects on Coral Reefs of the Northwestern Cuban Region. 317-338.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36719-9_17
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Other Scholarly Work
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2018Interactive effects of herbivory and substrate orientation on algal community dynamics on a coral reef (vol 165, 156, 2018). MARINE BIOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00227-018-3425-9 Web of Science: 000448201900001
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Review
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2024Restoration of herbivory on Caribbean coral reefs: are fishes, urchins, or crabs the solution?Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1329028 Web of Science: 001194520600001
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2020Invasion impacts on functions and services of aquatic ecosystems. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 1571-1586.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04211-3 Web of Science: 000520009100002
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Research
principal investigator on
- Understanding spatiotemporal dynamics of sediments on Florida¿s Coral Reef and their impact on coral settlement and recruitment awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2023 - 2024
- Do long sediment-laden algal turfs deter coral recruitment in Florida coral reefs? awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2023
Contact
full name
- Alain Duran
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-6426 (confirmed)
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