Quantifying the fragility of coral reefs to hurricane impacts: a case study of the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico by I A Madden, A Mariwala, M Lindhart, S Narayan, K K Arkema, M W Beck, J W Baker, J Suckale

“…We base our framework on Disturbance Response Monitoring data collected in the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico following hurricanes Irma and Maria. …”
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Fieldable Environmental DNA Sequencing to Assess Jellyfish Biodiversity in Nearshore Waters of the Florida Keys, United States by Cheryl Lewis Ames, Cheryl Lewis Ames, Cheryl Lewis Ames, Aki H. Ohdera, Aki H. Ohdera, Sophie M. Colston, Allen G. Collins, Allen G. Collins, William K. Fitt, André C. Morandini, André C. Morandini, Jeffrey S. Erickson, Gary J. Vora

“…In this study, we developed a workflow and portable kit for fieldable environmental DNA sequencing (FeDS) and tested its efficacy by characterizing the breadth of jellyfish (Medusozoa) taxa in the coastal waters of the Upper and Lower Florida Keys. Environmental DNA was isolated from seawater collection events at eight sites and samples were subjected to medusozoan 16S rRNA gene and metazoan mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 gene profiling via metabarcoding onsite. …”
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A Computer-Directed Geographic Coastal Use Classification System for Ecologic Planning: The Case of the Florida Keys by Gustavo A. Antonini, Leonard Zobler, Robert Swett

“…Antonini, Leonard Zobler, and Robert Swett, presents a baywater assimilation-capacity approach to coastal zone management, using the Florida Keys (Stock Island) as a case study. Originally published April 1992 by the Florida Sea Grant College Program. …”
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Demystifying Cassiopea species identity in the Florida Keys: Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea andromeda coexist in shallow waters by Kaden Muffett, Maria Pia Miglietta

“…This is especially true in the Florida Keys, where much of the Cassiopea stock for research and aquarium trade in the United States are collected. …”
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Survivorship and growth in staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) outplanting projects in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. by Matthew Ware, Eliza N Garfield, Ken Nedimyer, Jessica Levy, Les Kaufman, William Precht, R Scott Winters, Steven L Miller

“…Starting in 2007, the Coral Restoration Foundation™ evaluated the feasibility of outplanting A. cervicornis colonies to reefs in the Florida Keys to restore populations at sites where the species was previously abundant. …”
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Demystifying Cassiopea species identity in the Florida Keys: Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea andromeda coexist in shallow waters. by Kaden Muffett, Maria Pia Miglietta

“…This is especially true in the Florida Keys, where much of the Cassiopea stock for research and aquarium trade in the United States are collected. …”
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Operational performance of a combined Density- and Clustering-based approach to extract bathymetry returns from LiDAR point clouds by Kim Lowell, Brian Calder

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Long-term monitoring reveals the value of continuous trapping to curtail the effects of free-roaming cats in protected island habitats by D.J. Herrera, J.D. Dixon, M.V. Cove

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Assessing Marginal Shallow-Water Bathymetric Information Content of Lidar Sounding Attribute Data and Derived Seafloor Geomorphometry by Kim Lowell, Brian Calder

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Decreased Photosynthetic Efficiency in Response to Site Translocation and Elevated Temperature Is Mitigated with LPS Exposure in <i>Porites astreoides</i> Symbionts by Tyler E. Harman, Briana Hauff-Salas, Joshua A. Haslun, James M. Cervino, Kevin B. Strychar

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Fawn Counts and Adult Female Site Use Are Mismatched Indicators of Habitat Quality in an Endangered Deer by Julia G. Jacobs, Marcus A. Lashley, Michael V. Cove

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Synchronous spawning of nursery-raised elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) outplanted to reefs in the Florida Keys (United States) by Dana E. Williams, Dana E. Williams, Allan J. Bright, Allan J. Bright, Olivia M. Williamson, Amelia Moura, Mark C. Ladd

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 Restoration and coral adaptation delay, but do not prevent, climate-driven reef framework erosion of an inshore site in the Florida Keys by Alice E. Webb, Ian C. Enochs, Ruben van Hooidonk, René M. van Westen, Nicole Besemer, Graham Kolodziej, T. Shay Viehman, Derek P. Manzello

“…We applied this model to Cheeca Rocks, an outlier in the Florida Keys in terms of high coral cover, and explored the outcomes of restoration targets scheduled in the coming 20 years at this site by the Mission: Iconic Reefs restoration initiative. …”
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Stony coral tissue loss disease accelerated shifts in coral composition and declines in reef accretion potential in the Florida Keys by Lauren T. Toth, Travis A. Courtney, Michael A. Colella, Rob R. Ruzicka

“…Overall, by further decimating the already depauperate reef-building coral populations in the Florida Keys, SCTLD has caused a functionally significant shift in the composition of Florida’s coral-reef assemblages and accelerated the loss of regional reef-building capacity. …”
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Life after cold death: reef coral and coral reef responses to the 2010 cold water anomaly in the Florida Keys by Dustin W. Kemp, Michael A. Colella, Lucy A. Bartlett, Rob R. Ruzicka, James W. Porter, William K. Fitt

“…Abstract Organismal and community‐wide responses of reef‐building corals are documented before and after a severe cold‐water thermal anomaly that occurred in 2010 in the Florida Keys, USA. In January 2010 seawater temperatures dropped far below the normal minima (to <11°C), resulting in the largest documented coral mass mortality event ever recorded in the Florida Keys. …”
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Dynamic Satellite Seascapes as a Biogeographic Framework for Understanding Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, United States by Enrique Montes, Anni Djurhuus, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Daniel Otis, Christopher R. Kelble, Maria T. Kavanaugh

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Florida Keys Mosquito Control District mosquito trapping data between Vaca Key and Lower Matecumbe Key, 2018-2021 by Heidi Murray

“…The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) is an independent taxing district in Monroe County, Florida. …”
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Physiological Differences in Bleaching Response of the Coral Porites astreoides Along the Florida Keys Reef Tract During High-Temperature Stress by Elizabeth Ann Lenz, Elizabeth Ann Lenz, Lucy A. Bartlett, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa B. Kuffner

“…The Florida Keys reef tract (FKRT) has a unique geological history wherein Holocene sea-level rise and bathymetry interacted, resulting in a reef-building system with notable spatial differences in reef development. …”
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Does artificial shelter have a place in Diadema antillarum restoration in the Florida Keys? Tests of habitat manipulation and sheltering behavior by Gabriel A. Delgado, William C. Sharp

“…The Diadema antillarum population in the Florida Keys has not recovered since the Caribbean-wide mass mortality event of the early 1980s. …”
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Characterization of a subtropical hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmocheyles imbricata) assemblage utilizing shallow water natural and artificial habitats in the Florida Keys. by Jonathan C Gorham, David R Clark, Michael J Bresette, Dean A Bagley, Carrie L Keske, Steve L Traxler, Blair E Witherington, Brian M Shamblin, Campbell J Nairn

“…In order to provide information to better inform management decisions and direct further research, vessel-based visual transects, snorkel transects, and in-water capture techniques were used to characterize hawksbill sea turtles in the shallow marine habitats of a Marine Protected Area (MPA), the Key West National Wildlife Refuge in the Florida Keys. Hawksbills were found in hardbottom and seagrass dominated habitats throughout the Refuge, and on man-made rubble structures in the Northwest Channel near Cottrell Key. …”
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