Frankovich, Thomas

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Frankovich, Thomas

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Research Associate Professor, Institute of Environment , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

tfrankov@fiu.edu

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Article
- 2025
  
  Influence of regulated water discharges on phytoplankton composition and biomass in a subtropical canal. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 373.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123470 Web of Science: 001373157600001
- 2024
  
  Reduced seagrass resilience due to environmental and anthropogenic effects may lead to future die-off events in Florida Bay
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1366939 Web of Science: 001280699500001
- 2023
  
  Reconstruction of climate-induced environmental changes in the eastern Gulf of Mexico based on foraminifera sediment assemblages. JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH. 196.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2023.102451 Web of Science: 001109919500001
- 2023
  
  Alveolate species of Mastogloia (Bacillariophyceae, Mastogloiales), including M. frickei Hustedt 1933 from Guam and two renamed species from Florida. BOTANICA MARINA.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1515/bot-2023-0039 Web of Science: 001052643200001
- 2022
  
  Cultivating epizoic diatoms provides insights into the evolution and ecology of both epibionts and hosts. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 12.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19064-0 Web of Science: 000851910600034
- 2022
  
  A New Insight Into Amicula, a Genus of Tiny Marine Benthic Diatoms With the Description of Two New Tropical Species and the Largest Mitogenome Known for a Stramenopile
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.941506 Web of Science: 000836010900001
- 2022
  
  Geophysical Characterization in the Shallow Water Estuarine Lakes of the Southern Everglades, Florida
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/app12031154 Web of Science: 000759001200001
- 2021
  
  Controls on Nutrient Cycling in Estuarine Mangrove Lake Sediments
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/jmse9060626 Web of Science: 000665904600001
- 2021
  
  Cocconeis tsara sp. nov., C. santandrea sp. nov. and allied taxa pertaining to the new section Loculatae. PHYTOTAXA. 484:145-169.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.484.2.1 Web of Science: 000620356700001
- 2021
  
  DNA Sequence Analyses Reveal Two New Species of Caloglossa (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Skin of West Indian Manatees
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/jmse9020163 Web of Science: 000622613100001
- 2020
  
  Geographical variation in the diatom communities associated with loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). PLOS ONE. 15.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236513 Web of Science: 000556908900038
- 2020
  
  Fistulifera alcalinasp. nov. (Naviculales, Stauroneidaceae) a new alkaliphilic diatom species from Lake Okeechobee, Florida (USA). DIATOM RESEARCH. 35:301-311.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2020.1801517 Web of Science: 000562632100001
- 2019
  
  Melanothamnus maniticola sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta): an epizoic species evolved for living on the West Indian Manatee. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY. 55:1239-1245.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12912 Web of Science: 000485563500001
- 2019
  
  Six new epibiotic Proschkinia (Bacillariophyta) species and new insights into the genus phylogeny
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2019.1628307 Web of Science: 000483822900001
- 2019
  
  Coupling telemetry and stable isotope techniques to unravel movement: Snook habitat use across variable nutrient environments. FISHERIES RESEARCH. 218:35-47.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.04.008 Web of Science: 000477786600005
- 2018
  
  Epizoic and Apochlorotic Tursiocola species (Bacillariophyta) from the Skin of Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). PROTIST. 169:539-568.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2018.04.002 Web of Science: 000440010600007
- 2017
  
  Two new epizoic Achnanthes species (Bacillariophyta) living on marine turtles from Costa Rica. BOTANICA MARINA. 60:303-318.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1515/bot-2016-0114 Web of Science: 000402331700006
- 2017
  
  Light attenuation in estuarine mangrove lakes. ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE. 184:191-201.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.11.015 Web of Science: 000392778300019
- 2016
  
  Seagrass growth, reproductive, and morphological plasticity across environmental gradients over a large spatial scale. AQUATIC BOTANY. 134:87-96.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.07.007 Web of Science: 000382797100013
- 2016
  
  The importance of recurrent reproductive events for Ruppia maritima seed bank viability in a highly variable estuary. AQUATIC BOTANY. 134:103-112.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.07.005 Web of Science: 000382797100015
- 2016
  
  Medlinella amphoroidea gen. et sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from the neck skin of Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). PHYTOTAXA. 272:101-114.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.272.2.1 Web of Science: 000388740100001
- 2015
  
  Tursiocola denysii sp nov. (Bacillariophyta) from the neck skin of Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). PHYTOTAXA. 234:227-236.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.234.3.3 Web of Science: 000366592600003
- 2015
  
  Three New Species of Tursiocola (Bacillariophyta) from the Skin of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus). PHYTOTAXA. 204:33-48.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.204.1.3 Web of Science: 000353118600003
- 2014
  
  Diatoms in cytologic specimens of aquatic animals - Part II, dermal, respiratory, and gastric samples. VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. 43:473-474.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12198
- 2014
  
  Diatoms in cytologic specimens of aquatic animals - Part I, fecal samples. VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. 43:123-124.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12148
- 2013
  
  INTEGRATED CARBON BUDGET MODELS FOR THE EVERGLADES TERRESTRIAL-COASTAL-OCEANIC GRADIENT Current Status and Needs for Inter-Site Comparisons. OCEANOGRAPHY. 26:98-107.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.51 Web of Science: 000323808600015
- 2013
  
  Stoichiometry, growth, and fecundity responses to nutrient enrichment by invertebrate grazers in sub-tropical turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) meadows. MARINE BIOLOGY. 160:169-180.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2075-6 Web of Science: 000313047600015
- 2012
  
  Differing temporal patterns of Chara hornemannii cover correlate to alternate regimes of phytoplankton and submerged aquatic-vegetation dominance. MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH. 63:1005-1014.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1071/MF12036 Web of Science: 000311409300006
- 2011
  
  Long-Term Effects of Adding Nutrients to an Oligotrophic Coastal Environment. ECOSYSTEMS. 14:430-444.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9421-2 Web of Science: 000290492700007
- 2011
  
  Benthic Macrophyte Distribution and Abundance in Estuarine Mangrove Lakes and Estuaries: Relationships to Environmental Variables. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 34:20-31.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9279-0 Web of Science: 000287155800002
- 2010
  
  Distribution of Diatoms and Development of Diatom-Based Models for Inferring Salinity and Nutrient Concentrations in Florida Bay and Adjacent Coastal Wetlands of South Florida (USA). ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 33:1080-1098.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9283-4 Web of Science: 000282510200004
- 2010
  
  Detection of spirorchiid trematodes in gastropod tissues by polymerase chain reaction: Preliminary identification of an intermediate host of learedius learedi. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY. 96:752-757.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1645/GE-2382.1
- 2010
  
  Nutrient enrichment, grazer identity, and their effects on epiphytic algal assemblages: field experiments in subtropical turtlegrass Thalassia testudinum meadows. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 406:33-45.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps08533 Web of Science: 000278441200003
- 2009
  
  NUTRIENT EFFECTS ON SEAGRASS EPIPHYTE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN FLORIDA BAY. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY. 45:1010-1020.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00745.x Web of Science: 000270901800003
- 2007
  
  Response of seagrass epiphyte loading to field manipulations of fertilization, gastropod grazing and leaf turnover rates. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY. 349:61-72.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.04.012 Web of Science: 000249264600007
- 2006
  
  Spatial and temporal distributions of epiphytic diatoms growing on Thalassia testudinum Banks ex Konig:: relationships to water quality. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 569:259-271.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0136-x Web of Science: 000240576200019
- 2006
  
  Variable responses within epiphytic and benthic microalgal communities to nutrient enrichment. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 569:423-435.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0146-8 Web of Science: 000240576200029
- 2005
  
  Periphyton light transmission relationships in Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, USA. AQUATIC BOTANY. 83:14-30.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2005.05.003
- 2005
  
  Experimental nutrient enrichment causes complex changes in seagrass, microalgae, and macroalgae community structure in Florida Bay. ESTUARIES. 28:422-434.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02693924 Web of Science: 000230877300010
- 2005
  
  The potential role of plant oxygen and sulphide dynamics in die-off events of the tropical seagrass, Thalassia testudinum. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. 93:148-158.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2004.00943.x Web of Science: 000226400300014
- 2005
  
  A temporal investigation of grazer dynamics, nutrients, seagrass leaf productivity, and epiphyte standing stock. ESTUARIES. 28:41-52.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02732752
- 2004
  
  Comment on J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean, and T. A Frankovich. 1999. Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. Estuaries 22 : 460-470.. ESTUARIES. 27:157-164.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02803569 Web of Science: 000221048900014
- 2004
  
  Reply to B.E. Lapointe and P.J Barile (2004). Comment on J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean, and T. A Frankovich. 1999. Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. Estuaries 22 : 460-470.. ESTUARIES. 27:165-172.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/BF02803570 Web of Science: 000221048900015
- 1999
  
  Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay:: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. ESTUARIES. 22:460-470.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2307/1353211 Web of Science: 000082578600009
- 1998
  
  A rapid, precise and sensitive method for the determination of total nitrogen in natural waters. MARINE CHEMISTRY. 60:227-234.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00100-X Web of Science: 000073979800006
- 1997
  
  Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USA. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 159:37-50.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps159037 Web of Science: 000071358700004
- 1995
  
  A comparison of methods for the accurate measurement of epiphytic carbonate. ESTUARIES. 18:279-284.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2307/1352639
- 1994
  
  TOTAL EPIPHYTE AND EPIPHYTIC CARBONATE PRODUCTION ON THALASSIA-TESTUDINUM ACROSS FLORIDA BAY. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE. 54:679-695.
  Web of Science: A1994PQ26700008
Book Chapter
- 2015
  
  Epiphytic Diatoms along Phosphorus and Salinity Gradients in Florida Bay (Florida, USA), an Illustrated Guide and Annotated Checklist. 241-288.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/b18253-14
- 2015
  
  Pigment-Based Chemotaxonomy and its Application to Everglades Periphyton. 289-349.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/b18253-15
- 2015
  
  Epiphytic diatoms along phosphorus and salinity gradients in florida bay (Florida, usa), an illustrated guide and annotated checklist. 241-288.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/b18253
Conference
- 2016
  
  HYDROLOGIC AND NUTRIENT CONDITION IN WEST AND SEVEN PALM LAKE DRAINAGES IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1130/abs/2016am-287882
Other Scholarly Work
- 2016
  
  Tursiocola denysii sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from the neck skin of Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) (vol 234, pg 227, 2015). PHYTOTAXA. 100-100.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.243.1.7 Web of Science: 000367893200007
- 2012
  
  OCEAN POLICY US-Cuba Scientific Collaboration Emerging Issues and Opportunities in Marine and Related Environmental Sciences. OCEANOGRAPHY. 227-231.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2012.63 Web of Science: 000306162100029
- 1998
  
  Erratum: Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USA (Marine Ecology Progress Series (1997) 159 (37-50)). MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 306.
- 1998
  
  Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USA (vol 159, pg 37, 1997). MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 306-306.
  Web of Science: 000073828700026
Preprint
- Culturing Putatively Obligate Epizoic Diatoms: Insights For The Evolution And Ecology Of Diatoms And Their Host
  Full Text via DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1041030/v2
- Culturing Putatively Obligate Epizoic Diatoms: Insights for the Evolution and Ecology of Diatoms and Their Host
  Full Text via DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1041030/v1

principal investigator on

Development of a physical-biogeochemical model for predicting HABs and water quality in southwest Florida coastal waters 2023 - 2024
St. Lucie Estuary Phytoplankton Monitoring awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2023 - 2024
Development of a physical-biogeochemical model for predicting HABs and water quality in southwest Florida coastal waters, year 2 awarded by Florida Atlantic University 2022 - 2023
Microscopic Analysis of Phytoplankton Communities in St. Lucie Estuary: Relationship to Freshwater Inflows and Water Quality awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2018 - 2022
Linkages of Water Quality, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, and Wintering Waterfowl in Everglades National Park: Status, Trends, and History awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2022
Florida's Coral Reef Water Turbidity Data Compilation, Analysis and Decision Support awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2022
Development of a physical-biogeochemical model for predicting HABs and water quality in southwest Florida coastal waters awarded by Florida Atlantic University 2021 - 2022
Light Attenuation Study in Manatee Bay, Barnes Sound and NE Florida Bay awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2018 - 2020
Effects of Sea Level Rise, Climate Variability and Humans on Coastal and Estuarine Areas of South Florida (U.S.A.) awarded by U.S. Geological Survey 2015 - 2018
Linkages of Water Quality, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Wintering Waterfowl in Everglades National Park awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2017
Improving Predictive Abilities of the Algal Bloom Prediction Models for Manatee Bay, Barnes Sound, Card Sound and Biscayne Bay awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2016 - 2017

co-principal investigator on

Grant
- Identifying Nutrient Sources Driving Algal Blooms in Florida Bay: A Causal Analysis Approach awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2023 - 2026
- Identifying Nutrient Sources Driving Algal Blooms in Florida Bay: A Causal Analysis Approach awarded by National Park Service 2023 - 2025
- Biscayne Bay PhycoNet: a monitoring network and database capturing the biological and biochemical diversity of phytoplankton for the rapid detection of toxic bloom-forming taxa awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2022 - 2025
- Biscayne Bay and Reef Observation, Interpretation and Prediction System (B-BROIPS) awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2022 - 2024
- Role of Coastal Lakes as Fish Habitat for Recreational Fisheries: Continuation of movement research awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2022 - 2023
- ENP Lakes Ecohydrology monitoring 2022 awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2022 - 2023
- Role of Coastal Lakes as Habitat for Recereational Fisheries: continuation of nutrient sources research awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2022
- Florida Bay Coastal Lakes as Fish Habitat: Nutrient Sources and Trophic Dynamics awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2020 - 2021
- FY20 ENP Lake Eco Hydrology awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2020 - 2021
- Role of coastal lakes as fish habitat for recreational fisheries awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2019 - 2020
- ENP Lake Ecohydrology Monditoring Conditions awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2018 - 2019
- Role of coastal lakes as fish habitat for recreational fisheries awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2017 - 2018
- Florida Bay Mudbank Vulnerability Assessment awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2016

subproject principal investigator on

Biscayne Bay and Reef Observation, Interpretation and Prediction System (B-BROIPS) awarded by Florida Department of Environmental Prot 2022 - 2024

investigator on

Florida Bay mudbank vulnerability assessment: continued monitoring of sediment elevations underlaying seagrass meadows awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2019

full name

Thomas Frankovich

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