Reevaluating claims of ecological speciation in Halichoeres bivittatus by Dan L. Warren, Ron I. Eytan, Alex Dornburg, Teresa L. Iglesias, Matthew C. Brandley, Peter C. Wainwright

“…“subtropical”) in the Florida Keys and Bermuda, where they overlap. Here, we examine habitat assortment in the Florida Keys using a broader sampling of populations and habitat types than were available for the original study. …”
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Trait-mediated ecosystem impacts: how morphology and size affect pumping rates of the Caribbean giant barrel sponge by SE McMurray, JR Pawlik, CM Finelli

“…We estimate that populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys and Bahamas process a volume of water equivalent to a layer 1.7 to 12.9 m thick each day and overturn the water column every 2.3 to 18.0 d.…”
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Geographically driven differences in microbiomes of Acropora cervicornis originating from different regions of Florida’s Coral Reef by Sara D. Williams, J. Grace Klinges, Samara Zinman, Abigail S. Clark, Erich Bartels, Marina Villoch Diaz Maurino, Erinn M. Muller

“…By using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, we described the microbial communities of 74 A. cervicornis genotypes originating from the Lower Florida Keys (n = 40 genotypes), the Middle Florida Keys (n = 15 genotypes), and the Upper Florida Keys (n = 19 genotypes). …”
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Joewood (Jacquinia keyensis): Identification and Uses by Stephen Henry Brown, Marc S. Frank, Andrew K. Koeser

“… Jacquinia keyensis, known commonly as joewood, is listed as a threatened species by the state of Florida, and is most commonly found in the Florida Keys. This 8-page document discusses the identification and uses of joewood. …”
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Timing of iceberg scours and massive ice-rafting events in the subtropical North Atlantic by Alan Condron, Jenna C. Hill

“…Sediment core analyses and numerical iceberg modeling suggest icebergs from the North American ice sheets were entrained in large glacial meltwater currents and drifted as far south as the Florida Keys several times during the past ~40,000 years.…”
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A connection between colony biomass and death in Caribbean reef-building corals. by Daniel J Thornhill, Randi D Rotjan, Brian D Todd, Geoff C Chilcoat, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Dustin W Kemp, Todd C LaJeunesse, Jennifer McCabe Reynolds, Gregory W Schmidt, Thomas Shannon, Mark E Warner, William K Fitt

“…Within a particular coral species, tissue biomasses and Symbiodinium densities varied regionally according to the following trends: Mexico≥Florida Keys≥Bahamas. Average tissue biomasses and symbiont cell densities were generally higher in shallow habitats (1-4 m) compared to deeper-dwelling conspecifics (12-15 m). …”
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Differential response to soil salinity in endangered key tree cactus: implications for survival in a changing climate. by Joie Goodman, Joyce Maschinski, Phillip Hughes, Joe McAuliffe, Julissa Roncal, Devon Powell, Leonel O'reilly Sternberg

“…Growing at elevations <1.4 m in the Florida Keys, USA, the endangered Key tree cactus (Pilosocereus robinii) experienced 84 percent loss of total stems from 1994 to 2007. …”
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Pseudopterosin Biosynthesis: Aromatization of the Diterpene Cyclase Product, Elisabethatriene by Amber C. Kohl, Russell G. Kerr

“…Abstract: Putative precursors in pseudopterosin biosynthesis, the hydrocarbons isoelisabethatriene (10) and erogorgiaene (11), have been identified from an extract of Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae collected in the Florida Keys. Biosynthetic experiments designed to test the utilization of these compounds in pseudopterosin production revealed that erogorgiaene is transformed to pseudopterosins A-D. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha edentata Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems

“… Anastrepha edentata Stone has been collected in the Florida Keys in every month of the year, but its host plants still are unknown. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“…This species appears to have a very restricted distribution, occurring only in the Florida Keys of Monroe County. It seldom has been collected and is not considered to be of economic importance. …”
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Regional differences in an established population of invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) in south Florida by David R. Bryan, Jeremiah Blondeau, Ashley Siana, Jerald S. Ault

“…Here, we use a large-scale fisheries independent reef fish visual survey to investigate lionfish population status among three south Florida regions: Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys, and southeast Florida. Density estimates (ind ha−1) have been relatively stable since 2012, and are lower than other areas reported in the western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. …”
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Meta-Analysis Reveals Reduced Coral Calcification Under Projected Ocean Warming but Not Under Acidification Across the Caribbean Sea by Colleen B. Bove, James Umbanhowar, James Umbanhowar, Karl D. Castillo, Karl D. Castillo

“…Calcification responses of corals collected from the Florida Keys and Belize were compared for regional differences since a greater number of studies were performed on corals collected from these two regions. …”
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#Sawfish: Social media to assess public perceptions, behaviors, and attitudes towards a critically endangered species by Julia Saltzman, Julia Saltzman, Jasmin Graham, Julia Wester, Julia Wester, Julia Wester, Easton R. White, Catherine C. Macdonald, Catherine C. Macdonald

“…We identified locations of encounters within the following regions: Florida Keys, Everglades, South Florida (Miami/Fort Lauderdale), Caloosahatchee River, Bahamas, Upper Charlotte Harbor, Port St. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha edentata Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha edentata Stone has been collected in the Florida keys in every month of the year, but its host plants still are unknown. …”
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Light Attenuation at Molasses Reef by Ashley Earls

“…In this project, this rate is calculated for four different wavelengths using data for 30m water column profile collected in upper Florida Keys. The rate of light attenuation is calculated for the entire profile as well as the intervals corresponding to 5m increments.…”
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Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Alacranes Reef, Yucatan, Mexico by Adriana Reyes-Gómez, Deneb Ortigosa, Nuno Simões

“…SEM examination of C. janeirensis, A. hemphilli, T. schrammi and C. floridanus, showed variations in the sculpture and radular teeth morphology when compared to specimens of the same species from Florida Keys, Bahamas and Puerto Rico. The distribution ranges of T. schrammi, L. liozonis and S. floridana are extended into the south-western area of the Gulf of Mexico. …”
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Response of Fish and Invertebrate Larvae to Backreef Sounds at Varying Distances: Implications for Habitat Restoration by Emily R. Anderson, Emily R. Anderson, Jack Butler, Mark J. Butler

“…Underwater sound is used by many marine larvae to orient to coastal habitats including backreef, sponge-dominated hardbottom habitat in the Florida Keys (FL, United States)—a particularly “noisy” coastal habitat. …”
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Corals and Their Microbiomes Are Differentially Affected by Exposure to Elevated Nutrients and a Natural Thermal Anomaly by Lu Wang, Andrew A. Shantz, Jérôme P. Payet, Jérôme P. Payet, Thomas J. Sharpton, Thomas J. Sharpton, Amelia Foster, Deron E. Burkepile, Rebecca Vega Thurber

“…Here we present results from an experiment conducted during the 2014 bleaching event in the Florida Keys, USA, that exposed Agaricia sp. (Undaria) and Siderastrea siderea corals to 3 types of elevated nutrients: nitrogen alone, phosphorous alone, and the combination of nitrogen and phosphorus. …”
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Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Dale H. Habeck, F. D. Bennett, Christine Miller

“…Since its arrival in the Florida Keys in 1989, this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Opuntia cactus in North America. …”
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First record of Carcinonemertes conanobrieni Simpson, Ambrosio &amp;amp; Baeza, 2017 (Nemertea, Carcinonemertidae), an egg predator of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus (... by Jaime A. Gonzalez-Cueto, Sigmer Quiroga

“…Little is known about the distribution of this species and currently this record from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia is the only one outside of the Florida Keys, USA. The new record suggests that this parasite might be present in the entire Caribbean Sea.…”
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