November 2-4, 2006
2006 Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting
Corpus Christi, Texas
Hosted by: Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and University of Texas Marine Science Institute;
GERS 2006 Student Presentation Award Winners. From left to right, Paul Montagna (GERS President), Anthony Reisinger (Best Undergraduate), Brooke Stanford (2nd Place, Best Poster), Crystal Ybanez (1st Place, Best Poster), Travis Tidwell (2nd Place, Best Oral), Carrie Miller (1st Place, Best Oral), and Greg Stunz (GERS Treasurer and Student Award Chairman).
Student Awards:
1st Place Oral Presentation – Carrie Miller, Texas A&M University, College Station
PLANKTON AND THE CHAMBERS OF INFLOW: FINDINGS FROM
MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS ON PLANKTON COMMUNITIES FROM SAN
ANTONIO BAY. Miller, C., Roelke, D., Davis S., Li, H., Montoya, J., Texas A&M
University.
2nd Place Oral Presentation – Travis Tidwell, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
BILLFISH LARVAE OFF OF THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA COAST:
DISTRIBUTIONS IN RELATION TO OCEANOGRAPHIC FEATURES. Tidwell,
M. T., Holt, S. A., Holt, G. J., University of Texas Marine Science Institute; Rooker, J.
R., Texas A&M University at Galveston.
1st Place Poster Presentation – Crystal Ybañez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
PERKINSUS MARINUS (DERMO) INFECTION VARIES IN INTERTIDAL VS. SUBTIDAL EASTERN OYSTERS. Ybañez, C., Thomas, R., Stunz, G., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Harte Research Institute; Ray, S., Texas A&M University at Galveston.
2nd Place Poster Presentation – Brooke Stanford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS OF SPOTTED SEATROUT (CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS) FOLLOWING HOOK AND LINE CAPTURE. Stanford, B., Thomas, R., and Stunz, G., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Overall Undergraduate Presentation – Anthony Reisinger, University of Texas at Brownsville
MONITORING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ESTUARINE COMMUNITY AT BAHIA GRANDE. Reisinger, A., Hicks, D., University of Texas at Brownsville.
Attendance:
88 registered
95 attendees (includes students/staff)
Special Speaker:
Stephen Threlkeld
