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                                                                   (Sapodilla Caye Marine Reserve, Southern Belize)


Publications

Castillo KD, Ries JB, and Weiss JW. 2009. Influence of thermal history on skeletal extension rates of Siderastrea siderea from the forereef,
        backreef and inner reef of southern Belize. in prep. Coral Reefs
  

Castillo KD, Ries JB, and Weiss JW. 2009. Declining skeletal extension rates in forereef and inner reef colonies of Siderastrea siderea on .  
        Mesoamerican Reef, southern Belize. in prep. PLoS ONE

Castillo KD, 2009. Temperature variations and changes in dominant benthos cover in the inner lagoon and outer barrier    
        reefs of southern Belize. in prep. Bulletin of Marine Science

Castillo KD, Kemp D. 2009. Influence of thermal history on maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) of inner lagoon reef      
       
and outer barrier reef coral conspecifics. in prep. Marine Ecology Progress Series

Castillo KD, Lima FP. 2009.  Comparison of in situ and satellite-derived (MODIS-Aqua/Terra) methods for assessing temperatures on 
       
coral reefs in review. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods


Castillo KD. 2008. Local scale coral physiological response: A comparison between inner lagoon and outer barrier reefs
        conspecifics. Ph.D. Dissertation

Castillo KD, Helmuth BS. 2005. Influence of thermal history on the response of Montastraea annularis to short-term
        temperature exposure. Marine Biology 148:261-270

Castillo KD, 2004. Effects of elevated seawater temperature on the scleractinian coral Montastraea annularis from the inner and outer
        reefs of southern Belize. M.S. Thesis
 

Presentations

2009     Influence of thermal history on inner reef and outer barrier reef coral conspecifics – Marine Science Seminar- University of North Carolina at Chapel
              Hill – Oral Presentation - Chapel Hill, North Carolina September 30

 
2009    Spatial and temporal variability of pigmentation in Montastraea faveolata and Porites asteroides from the inner lagoon and outer barrier reefs of southern
             Belize – Symbiofest – Oral Presentation -Athens, Georgia, May 10

 
2008    A comparison of thermal history and Fv/Fm in inner lagoon and outer barrier reef Montastraea faveolata “International Coral Reef Symposium
             2008 – Oral Presentation – Fort Lauderdale, Florida July 7-11

 
2008    A comparison of sea surface temperature derived from MODIS TERRA/AQUA and subtidal measurements from inner lagoon and outer barrier reefs of
             southern Belize,” 2008 Ocean Science Meeting – Oral Presentation – Orlando, Florida  March 2-7, 2008
 

 
2005    A comparison of thermal histories for Montastraea annularis from the inner and outer reef of Southern Belize”, Symbiofest 2005 – Oral
             Presentation – Athens, Georgia April 29

 
2005   Managing for resistance – linking coral physiology to marine protected area design” Student Conference on Conservation Science, - Poster – Duke
            University, Durham NC, March 16-18
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2005   Influence of thermal history on the physiological response of the scleractinian coral Montastraea annularis to short-term temperature changes in the Gulf of
            Honduras.” Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference (SEEC), - Poster – Athens Georgia, March 11-13

 
2004   Influence of thermal history on the physiological response of Montastraea annularis to short-term temperature changes” Managing for Resilience: An            
            Integrated Approach to Coastal Marine Science and Conservation, - Poster – University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs, August 23-27

 
2004    Effects of elevated seawater temperature on the scleractinian coral Montastraea annularis from the inner and outer reefs of southern Belize,” Society for
             Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), - Oral Presentation - New Orleans, Louisiana January 5–9

 
2003   Resistance and resilience in coral communities along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Corridor -Connectivity and Resilience:  Coordination between
            MAR, ERP, GCERA, and USC.”  - Oral Presentation - Columbia SC September 7 –12

 
1999   Update on the status of Conservation Agricultural Network in Belize” Annual Meeting Rainforest Alliance, - Oral Presentation -New York, New York
            March 25–31

 
1999    Current status of watersheds within the Maya Mountain Marine Area Transect (MMMAT)” Annual Freshwater Initiative Meeting, - Oral Presentation - FWI
             Peoria, Illinois April 7–14