Duran, Alain

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Duran, Alain Graduate Faculty

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Assistant Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

alduran@fiu.edu

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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.

selected scholarly works & creative activities

Article
- 2024
  
  Seventeen-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
- 2024
  
  Diversity 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
- 2022
  
  Community-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
- 2022
  
  Digenea 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
- 2020
  
  Intestinal 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
- 2019
  
  Feeding 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
- 2019
  
  Sediment 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
- 2019
  
  Identity 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
- 2018
  
  Interactive 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
- 2018
  
  Comparative 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
- 2018
  
  Fishing, 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
- 2017
  
  Seasonal 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
- 2016
  
  Seasonal 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
- 2015
  
  Effect 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
- 2014
  
  Spread 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
- 2009
  
  The 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
Book Chapter
- 2023
  
  Herbivory on Cuban Coral Reefs. 199-213.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36719-9_11
- 2023
  
  Multiple Cumulative Effects on Coral Reefs of the Northwestern Cuban Region. 317-338.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36719-9_17
Other Scholarly Work
- 2018
  
  Interactive 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
Review
- 2024
  
  Restoration 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
- 2020
  
  Invasion 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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Alain Duran

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