Lance K.B. Jordan, M.S.
Research Assistant
Email: "Lance Jordan" <jordanl barney nova fred edu>

Curriculum Vitae

Research Work Description:
Several projects examine compositional changes of reef fish assemblages resulting from habitat variability and habitat alteration while others involve examination of spatio-temporal recruitment/settlement patterns. Data from natural and artificial reefs are primarily collected using underwater visual surveys. Current projects examine: 1) Depth-variable predation intensity on newly settled Haemulon (Haemulidae), 2) mitigation effectiveness for buried nearshore hardbottom fish habitat, 3) differences in reef fish assemblages in Veracruz Coral Reef System National Park (Veracruz, Mexico), and 4) reef fish assemblage structure and larval supply variability in Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

In addition to the fish research, I analyze coastal sedimentation along Broward County, Florida to monitor the effects of beach renourishment activities. I also teach undergraduate biology for NSU as an adjunct professor.

Title of thesis/dissertation research project:
Multiexperimental examination of spatial recruitment and settlement patterns of grunts of the genus Haemulon (Pisces: Haemulidae)

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Richard Spieler


Academic areas of interest:
Reef fish ecology, fisheries science, visual census, artificial reefs, Haemulidae, fish pathology, larval fishes, biostatistics, resource management


Publications:
Jordan, L.K.B., Banks, K.W., Fisher, L.E., Walker, B.K., and Gilliam, D.S. (in press) Elevated sedimentation on coral reefs adjacent to a beach nourishment project. Marine Pollution Bulletin.

Walker, B.K., Jordan, L.K.B., Spieler, R.E.. (2009) Relationship of reef fish assemblages and topographic complexity on southeastern Florida coral reef habitats. Journal of Coastal Research. SI53, 39-48.

Paddack, M.J., Reynolds, J.D., Aguilar, C., Appeldoorn, R.S., Beets, J., Burkett, E.W., Chittaro, P.M., Clarke, K., Esteves, R., Fonseca, A.C., Forrester, G.E., Friedlander, A.M., García-Sais, J., Gonzílez-Sansón, G., Jordan, L.K.B., McClellan, D.B., Miller, M.W., Molloy, P.P., Mumby, P.J., Nagelkerken, I., Nemeth, M., Navas-Camacho, R., Pitt, J., Polunin, N.V.C., Reyes-Nivia, M.C., Robertson, D.R., Rodríguez-Ramírez, A., Salas, E., Smith, S.R., Spieler, R.E., Steele, M.A., Williams, I.D., Wormald, C.L., Watkinson, A.R., and Côté, I.M. (2009) Recent region-wide declines in Caribbean reef fish abundance. Current Biology. 14 April. 19, 1-6.
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Morley, D.M., Sherman, R.L., Jordan, L.K.B., Banks, K., and Spieler, R.E. (2008) Environmental enhancement gone awry: characterization of an artificial reef constructed from vehicle tires. In: Brebbia, C.A. (ed) Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VII. WIT Press. Southampton, UK. 73-88.
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Rangel-Avalos, M.A., Jordan, L.K.B., Walker, B.K., Gilliam, D.S., Hinojosa, E.C. and Spieler, R.E. (2008) Fish and Coral Reef Communities of the Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (Veracruz Coral Reef System National Park) Veracruz, Mexico: Preliminary Results. Proc. of the 60th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. pp. 427-435.
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Banks, K.E., Riegl, B.M., Richards, V.P., Walker, B.E., Helmle, K.P., Jordan, L.K.B., Phipps, J., Shivji, M., Spieler, R.E., Dodge, R.E. (2008) The reef tract of continental Southeast Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, USA). In: Riegl, B., Dodge, R.E. (eds) Coral Reefs of the USA. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, 125-172.

Arena, P.T., Jordan, L.K.B., and Spieler, R.E. (2007) Fish assemblages on sunken vessels and natural reefs in southeast Florida, U.S.A. Hydrobiologia. 580, 157-171.
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Jordan, L.K.B., and Spieler, R.E. (2006) Implications of natural variation of fish assemblages to coral reef management. Proc. 10th Int. Coral Reef Sym., Okinawa, Japan. June 28-July 2, 2004. pp. 1391-1395.
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Jordan, L.K.B., Gilliam, D.S., and Spieler, R.E. (2005) Reef fish assemblage structure affected by small-scale size and spatial variations of artificial patch reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 326, 170-186.
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Ferro, F., Jordan, L.K.B, and Spieler, R.E. (2005) The marine fishes of Broward County, Florida: final report of 1998-2002 survey results. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS SEFSC-532.
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Baron, R.M. Jordan, L.K.B. and Spieler, R.E. (2004) Characterization of the marine fish assemblage associated with the nearshore hardbottom of Broward County Florida, USA. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 60, 431-433.
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Jordan, L.K.B, D.S. Gilliam, R.L. Sherman, P.T. Arena, F.M. Harttung, R. Baron, R.E. Spieler (2004) Spatial and temporal recruitment patterns of juvenile grunts (Haemulon spp.) in South Florida. Proc. 55th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Xel-Ha, Mexico. pp. 322-336.
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Arena P.T., L.K.B. Jordan, R.L. Sherman, D.S. Gilliam, F. Harttung and R.E. Spieler (2004) Presence of juvenile blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella, and snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus, on shallow-water artificial reefs. Proc. 55th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Xel-Ha, Mexico. pp. 700-712.