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Selected Publications
(Complete publication list)
Banks K.W., B.M. Riegl, V.P. Richards, B.K. Walker, K.P. Helmle, L.K.B. Jordan, M.S. Shivji, R.E. Spieler, R.E. Dodge
(2008). The reef tract of continental southeast Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, USA). in: Riegl B, Dodge
RE (eds) Coral reefs of the USA, Springer, Dordrecht, pp 173-218.
Smith, J.M., T.M. Quinn, K.P. Helmle, and R.B. Halley (2006). Reproducibility of geochemical and climatic signals in the
Atlantic coral Montastraea faveolata. Paleoceanography, 21, PA1010, doi:10.1029/2005PA001187.
Eakin, C.M., P.K. Swart, T.M. Quinn, K.P. Helmle, J.M. Smith, and R.E. Dodge (2006). Application of Paleoclimatology to
Coral Reef Monitoring and Management. Proceedings of 10th Int Coral Reef Symp. Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2 2004, pp
588-596.
Moses, C.S., K.P. Helmle, P.K. Swart, R.E. Dodge, and S.E. Merino (2003). Pavements of Siderastrea radians on Cape Verde
reefs. Coral Reefs 22(4): 506.
Helmle, K.P., R.E. Dodge, and R.A. Ketcham (2002). Skeletal architecture and density banding in Diploria strigosa by X-ray
computed tomography. Proceedings of 9th Int Coral Reef Symp. Bali, Indonesia Oct. 23-27 2000, Vol. 1, pp 365-371.
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Massive reef-building corals can accrete skeleton containing annual density bands throughout their multi-century life spans.
Methods for optical densitometry measurement of annual density bands provide a record of linear extension, density, and
calcification for individual corals over time. By assessing these growth records across latitudinal and environmental
gradients, the varying impacts of climate change can be identified across both spatial and temporal scales. It is predicted
that recent increases in sea surface temperatures and carbon dioxide levels have already altered coral growth in some
locations.
