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1 AN INVESTIGATION IN MARINE BIODIVERSITY: FLORIDA KEYS Olivia Cohen

2 EARLY IDEAS

3 M-TERM 2014

4 THE BIOCUBE

5 FOUR LOCATIONS AND ONE CUBIC FOOT Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico Rock Harbor Canal Sargassum Patch

6 GOALS 1. Finish four Biocubes 2. Create four poster that are interesting to the general audience and scientific community 3. Learn something new

7 PREPARING

8 THE PROCESS Scout Place Observe Remove Identify Release Photograph Morphosort

9 SCOUTING

10 OBSERVING

11 PHOTOGRAPHY

12 IDENTIFYING Chaetodon ocellatus, Anisotremus virginicus, Equetus lanceolatus, Lachnolaimus maximus, Lutjanus apodus, Lutjanus griseus, Mithrax spinosissimus, Prunum carneum, Triplofusus gigantues, Dardanus sp., Class Anthozoa, Mithrax hispidus, Dardanus sp., Family Terebellidae, Donax 156 variabilis, Green Algae, Cantharus SPECIES sp., Order Isopoda, Phylum Porifera, Nereis sp., Family Serpulidae, Ophiocoma sexradia, Dictyota sp., Phylum Porifera, Unidentifiable, Order Actiniaria, Phylum Porifera, Order Stomatopoda, Menaethius monoceros, Ophiocoma sexradia, Class Holothuroidea, Unidentifiable, Patella vulgata, Order Stomatopoda, Cerastoderma edule, Alia carinata, Green Algae, Subclass Copepoda, Palaemonetes antennarius, Subclass Copepoda, Phylum Porifera, Order Isopoda, Nipponnemertes pulcher, Myoramyxa pardalota, Subclass Copepoda, Order Decapoda, Synalpheus sp., Emplectonema gracile, Class Holothuroidea, Order Decapoda, Portunus sayi, Spirorbis spirorbis, Family Nereididae, Eurythoe complanata, Leander tenuicornis, Latreutes parvulus, Order Decapoda, Tricolia sp., Latreutes fucorum, Histrio histrio, Latreutes sp., Brown 1,025 Algae, Sargassum fluitans, Rhizophora INDIVIDUALS mangle, Bryopsis sp., Monacanthus hispidus, Balistes capriscus, Seriola dumerili, Caranx crysos, Cheilopogon melanurus, Crassostrea gasar, Littorina angulifera, Crassispira albinodata, Bryopsis sp., Order Isopoda, Cancellaria sp., Family Nereidae, Spirorbis spirorbis, Cladophora sp., Testudinalia testudinalis, Unidentifiable, Menaethius monoceros, Order Isopoda, Family Sabellidae, Pseudoceros texarus, Order Dictyotales, Family Columbellidae, Family Terebellidae, Lutjanus griseus, Sphyraena barracuda, Haemulon sciurus, Libinia sp., Elysia pusilla, Family Xanthidae, Synalpheus fritzmuelleri, Family Nereidae, Family Amphinomidae, Hermodice carunculata, Family Nereidae, Isognomon radiatus, Synalpheus, Calcinus sp., Order Isopoda, Phylum Sipuncula, Family Polynoidae, Alpheus euphrosyne, Class Polychaeta, Phylum Porifera, Amphimedon sp., Montastraea cavernosa, Limatula sp., Chapa sp., Halimeda sp., Halimeda sp., Pomacanthus paru, Chaetodon capistratus, Acanthurus coeruleus, Acanthurus bahianus, Kyphosus sectatrix/ incisor, Haemuion plumierii, Haemulon sciurus, Anisotremus vivginicus, Ocyurus chrysurus, Microspathodon chrysurus, Abudefduf saxatilis, Sparisoma viride, Bodianus rufus, Thallassoma bifascatum, Panulirus argus, Entomacrodus nigricans, Lactophrys triqueter, Phylum Porifera, Turbo sp., Codium fragile, Turbo castanea, Diadema setosum, Class Holothuroidea, Ophiocoma dentata, Ophiothrix sp., Family Terebellidae, Ophiothrix echinata, Ophiocoma sexradia, Amblyosyllis sp., Family Porcellanidae, Order Decopoda, Subclass Copepoda, Mithraculus sp., Ophiocoma sexradiata, Class Holothuroidea, Family Agarciidae, Subfamily Pontoniinae, Family Sabellidae, Family Sphaeromatidae, Tedainia igis, Family Arcidae, Hemmimysis anomala

13 THE PRODUCT... ATTEMPT ONE Too much text Boring Not captivating or attention grabbing

14 THE PRODUCT... NEW IDEAS Ability to have a creative poster More info on a website Interactive Multi-media

15 THE FINAL PRODUCT

16 -Getting permits -Specializing Biocube for each location -Broken camera -Shooting with iphone -Identifying everything -Taking things down a notch

17 THANK YOU! Keith and Cheri Cohen Patty Lein Jessica Heaney Chris Meyer, Sea McKeon, David Liittschwager, Zach Kobrinsky My friends Dale Scott Mrs. Ross & The Ross School

18 QUESTIONS?

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