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Ferling,' The Brightest City Light, Sasha Strelitz Apr 2013

Ferling,' The Brightest City Light, Sasha Strelitz

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of the famed City Lights Bookstore, is not only considered as the premiere publisher of Beat literature, but he is also an accomplished Beat writer himself. This project will explore the fact that Ferlinghetti’s works mirror themes and stylistic nuances typical of the literature of the Beat Generation. These include: Eastern religious influences, a modernist American perspective, creatively unique poetic alignment, elements of jazz composition and drug experimentation that Beatniks are notorious for, and lastly, methodology that is visibly a legacy of Walt Whitman – for instance, cataloging, eclectic internal rhyme, and a like-minded, all-encompassing moral consciousness. …

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Halo Or Noose?, Arielle Mejia-Garcia Apr 2013

Halo Or Noose?, Arielle Mejia-Garcia

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This paper analyzes Coventry Patmore’s “The Angel in the House,” John Ruskin’s “Of Queens’ Gardens,” and Virginia Woolf’s “Professions for Women.” The role of women in the Victorian age was a major issue of dissention which inspired many literary works reflecting divergent viewpoints. The expectations of women are very clearly defined in Ruskin’s essay “Of Queens’ Gardens,” in which he discusses the specific differences and varying capabilities of men and women. Patmore’s poem “The Angel in the House” epitomizes the “ideal” woman and wife, portraying the oppressive standards inflicted upon women of that era. Virginia Woolf's essay, “Professions for Women,” …

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Happy Me, Miranda Schumes, Malischa Oge Apr 2013

Happy Me, Miranda Schumes, Malischa Oge

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“Happy Me” is a short documentary film about the lives of four different homosexual students – specifically, how they dealt with their various situations in the past, and how they adapt to life now as college students. The film takes an intimate look at what these people decide to share, and how they are “Happy” as themselves. The film is directed by Miranda Schumes and Malischa Oge.

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Histological Techniques Investigating The Occurrence Of Metaplasia In Crassostrea Virginica, Rina Bhalani, Timothy Chung Apr 2013

Histological Techniques Investigating The Occurrence Of Metaplasia In Crassostrea Virginica, Rina Bhalani, Timothy Chung

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Macondo oil spill occurred in Louisiana bay in 2010. It was caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Approximately 4.9 million barrels of oil were spilled into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Although immediate environmental effects were easily observed, studies are now underway investigating the long- term effects of the disaster. This study focuses on the effects on shellfish, in particular the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. It is hypothesized that oysters might have undergone metaplasia in their gills. Metaplasia is the replacement of one cell type with another. Since oysters are filter feeders, …

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How Quorum-Sensing Based Synthetic Circuits Have Revolutionized Our Understanding Of Evolutionary Dynamics, Lauren Boudreau Apr 2013

How Quorum-Sensing Based Synthetic Circuits Have Revolutionized Our Understanding Of Evolutionary Dynamics, Lauren Boudreau

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Synthetic biology uses gene circuits to explore and answer fundamental questions in biology. A gene circuit consists of a rationally engineered series of genetic elements all of which interact leading to a novel behavior in a cell. One genetic element that has revolutionized our ability to control cell behavior is quorum sensing, defined as the ability of cells to communicate using small diffusible molecules. Implementation of genetic elements that allow quorum sensing has led to the engineering of gene circuits that have addressed important evolutionary questions in areas such as altruistic cell death, predator-prey growth dynamics, the evolutionary benefits of …

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Implicit Attitudes Toward Gay Adoption Through Public Policy Recommendations, Scott Earley Apr 2013

Implicit Attitudes Toward Gay Adoption Through Public Policy Recommendations, Scott Earley

Undergraduate Student Symposium

In the current study, we sought to measure people’s implicit attitudes towards gay adoption. As of today, the review of the scientific literature has revealed little to no effect of parents’ sexual orientation on the long-term psychological well-being of their adoptive children. The belief that straight couples are much better at raising children is therefore likely to be derived from ideology rather than the best available evidence. We investigated people’s feelings on gay adoption. To minimize social desirability bias in participants’ response, the purpose of the study was obscured by distractor questions about other public policy issues and by using …

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Landslide Hazards Mapping, Badlands National Park, South Dakota: Applications In Gis, Shari Blaker Apr 2013

Landslide Hazards Mapping, Badlands National Park, South Dakota: Applications In Gis, Shari Blaker

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The goal of this project is to create an interactive hazards map that can be rapidly updated, and used to analyze emerging landslide hazards in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Digital map technology is a dramatic improvement on the analytical and predictive power of traditional paper maps, allowing us to integrate photographs, digital maps, investigator data and commentary with GIS modeling and analysis. We believe that the Norbeck Ridge Slide, which is approximately 814 meters and is adjacent to State Route 240, the main road into the Badlands National Park, is an intermittently active, slump-induced slide with destructive potential. Ephemeral …

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Lord British Is Dead: An Analysis Of The Execution And Consequences Of Emergent Gameplay Within Massively Multiplayer Online Video-Game Communities, Joseph Cirino Apr 2013

Lord British Is Dead: An Analysis Of The Execution And Consequences Of Emergent Gameplay Within Massively Multiplayer Online Video-Game Communities, Joseph Cirino

Undergraduate Student Symposium

It is a common perception that video-games contain rules and restrictions that force players to react in specific ways to a variety of situations. The milieu of games are rightfully believed to put a limit on player responses as intended by the developers of such games, for video-games are simply graphical representations of programmed environments. While video-games provide an accepted form of social interaction and traditional problem-solving based on pre-created environments of game design, it also creates unprecedented opportunities for players to create revolutionary new forms of play that are not expected by the developers of the game.

The patterns …

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Madness: Sense, Consequence, And Freedom, Melissa Villalobos Apr 2013

Madness: Sense, Consequence, And Freedom, Melissa Villalobos

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This essay analyzes the shared plight of Bertha Mason, from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, and the protagonist from Charlotte Perkins Gillman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” against the backdrop of prevailing gender and societal attitudes in the mid and late 19th century. The paper argues that in spite of gender roles advocating male dominance and female submissiveness that imprison them, both “madwomen” find enlightenment and qualified autonomy in their attic of seclusion, consistent with the ethos of the time in which each author wrote.

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Model System For Design Of A Medical Diagnostic Device: Hemoglobin A1c, Jose Cabrera, Ifaz Parvez, Natalie Buzaglo, Oliver Moreira Apr 2013

Model System For Design Of A Medical Diagnostic Device: Hemoglobin A1c, Jose Cabrera, Ifaz Parvez, Natalie Buzaglo, Oliver Moreira

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The country is experiencing a dramatic increase in the incidence of Diabetes Type II. In an effort to develop a medical device to both screen and monitor for Diabetes, we commenced a research project that embraced a team approach.

The overall objective was the design and development of a simple device that measures glycated hemoglobin, referred to as hemoglobin A1c, by electrochemical means. Patient blood can be accessed by finger prick, and after applying a drop of the blood to a device, lysis occurs by hemolyzing agents. Enzymatic activity will then perform the following steps: (a) digestion of the hemoglobin …

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Neural Stem Cells Proliferate In Vascular Niches In The Adult Mayan Cichlid Brain, Ahmed Ali, Jonathan P. Romanes, Sameed Ashfaq, Joseph V. Dellavecchia Apr 2013

Neural Stem Cells Proliferate In Vascular Niches In The Adult Mayan Cichlid Brain, Ahmed Ali, Jonathan P. Romanes, Sameed Ashfaq, Joseph V. Dellavecchia

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The birth of new neurons (neurogenesis) has been observed in all adult mammalian brains examined to date. Adult neural stem cells are located close to blood vessels in each of the two neurogenic regions observed in all mammals. A regulatory role for blood vessels has recently been suggested as a mechanism to regulate neurogenesis. In recent studies, postnatal neurogenesis has been reported in several regions of the fish brain including the olfactory bulb, dorsal zones of the telencephalon, hypothalamus, and divisions of the cerebellum. While fish brain is reported to contain more neurogenic regions than mammalian brain, little else is …

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No Service, Lauren Mcgarrett Apr 2013

No Service, Lauren Mcgarrett

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“No Service” is a short film about a young college student named Katy, who is constantly dependent upon her technological devices. When her smartphone and laptop are suddenly stolen, her life is sent into chaos. How will she make it through the day when even the most basic of everyday activities become difficult for her? The film is directed by Lauren McGarrett.

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Nucleotide Excision Repair: A New Component In The Study Of Breast Cancer, Monica Azer Apr 2013

Nucleotide Excision Repair: A New Component In The Study Of Breast Cancer, Monica Azer

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Breast cancer is a prevalent cancer that occurs in many women and men today. There are many exogenous and endogenous causes of DNA damage as well as a multitude of repair mechanisms to fix the damage; however, if it is not fixed, the damage becomes a permanent mutation. A series of these mutations lead to cancer. Deficient Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) is being studied as one of the main mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Deficient NER was found in stage I breast cancers as compared to normal breast epithelium and may be due to over-expression of microRNA. In order to verify this …

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Porphyrin Geometry- Associated Energy And Binding Conformation, Jessica Millar Apr 2013

Porphyrin Geometry- Associated Energy And Binding Conformation, Jessica Millar

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Meso substituted cationic porphyrins are large, naturally occurring macrocylces that are highly substituted, thereby giving them a wide variety of unique properties including the ability bind to DNA. The degree of distortion of these porphyrins caused by peripheral substitution can determine each molecules particular type of binding to DNA sequences. Previous studies have shown that highly substituted porphyrins with less planar conformations (such as saddle, ruffle, wave, etc.) often have a harder time binding to regions of DNA due to an increase in steric clashes and a larger destabilization of the strand. This experiment’s focus is the relationship between conformation …

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Repeatability Of Prebrush And Postbrush Plaque Measured Via Image Analysis, Nohora Duque Apr 2013

Repeatability Of Prebrush And Postbrush Plaque Measured Via Image Analysis, Nohora Duque

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Objective: This research used image analysis to evaluate the reproducibility of natural plaque accumulation and removal measured instrumentally.

Method: After institutional review and informed consent, healthy adults were enrolled in a study to assess the between-visit consistency of plaque measurement for overnight and post-brush plaque. At Day 1, subjects with overnight (unbrushed) plaque swished with a fluorescein rinse and expectorated, cheek retractors were inserted, and a single digital image was collected under standardized lighting conditions. After routine hygiene with a regular anticavity dentifrice (Crest® Cavity Protection) and standard manual toothbrush, disclosing and imaging were repeated. Approximately 1-week later, the imaging-brush-imagining …

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Side-Bridge Hold Times Are Not Related To Injury Prevalence In Female Rowers, Amber Morrell Apr 2013

Side-Bridge Hold Times Are Not Related To Injury Prevalence In Female Rowers, Amber Morrell

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Rowing injuries are primarily overuse related and occur commonly to the knee, lumbar spine and ribs. Core tests of strength, stability and/or endurance are used in clinical practice to predict injury. The side-bridge hold test (SBH) is a valid and reliable test of core endurance with female norms of 75±.32 and 78±.32 seconds for right and left sides. The purpose of this study was to determine if SBH performance can predict core injuries (ribs, lumbar spine, hip, knee) in intercollegiate female rowers (ROW). A sample of convenience was utilized; 33 ROW free of recent musculoskeletal injury performed the SBH on …

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Synthesis Of The Next Compound In A Homologous Series Of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Rachel Salveson Apr 2013

Synthesis Of The Next Compound In A Homologous Series Of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Rachel Salveson

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Porous compounds, clays and activated charcoal, have been used as adsorbents in a number of different settings such contrast for x-rays in the medical field. Unfortunately, these adsorbents are not very selective and adsorb just about everything. A new class of adsorbents known as MOF's have become of great interest because these materials are easily altered synthetically and thus offer the promise of improved control over selectivity.

Our interest has been in the derivatives of NBAII, shown below. Notice that structure A has one six membered ring in the backbone while structure B has two. When crystals of these molecules …

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The Effects Of Pre Versus Post Exercise Consumption Of An Amino-Acid Based Nutritional Supplement: Effects On Body Composition And Performance, Anamaria Cretu, Sapphire Aragon Apr 2013

The Effects Of Pre Versus Post Exercise Consumption Of An Amino-Acid Based Nutritional Supplement: Effects On Body Composition And Performance, Anamaria Cretu, Sapphire Aragon

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Purpose: The role of nutrient timing in combination with heavy resistance is unclear. There is research to suggest that the consumption of protein pre- or post-exercise may enhance muscular size and strength. The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the effects Pre versus Post exercise consumption of an amino-acid based supplement (NO Synthesize®) as it relates to the adaptive response to exercise.

Methods: Twenty healthy (n=20) well trained adult males and females (21.6 yrs ± 4.3, 67.9kg ± 9.8, 170.0cm ± 11) were recruited to participate in this 28 day intervention. Subjects were given informed consent and were subsequently …

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The Influence Of Alcohol And Caffeine On Cockroach Motor Function, Isaac Chayo Apr 2013

The Influence Of Alcohol And Caffeine On Cockroach Motor Function, Isaac Chayo

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The cockroach has proven to be an excellent model for investigating the pharmacological effects of different substances on nervous system functionality. The increased vigilance and wakefulness associated with caffeine is primarily mediated by its interactions with monoamine neurotransmitters in addition to its role as an antagonist for adenosine receptors. In the case of alcohol, it is an agonist for the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, which partly explains its sedative properties and disruptive effects on motor function. In this experiment, we will examine the influence of caffeine and alcohol on motor function in Blaberus Discoidalis by designing an enclosed running strip marked …

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The Needs Of The Many, Nathaniel Dolan Apr 2013

The Needs Of The Many, Nathaniel Dolan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Great American Experiment began almost 250 years ago, not necessarily in pursuit of a new nation per say, but more on the grounds of courageous expedition into the unknown – a grand test-case for what a nation could be – and continues to be so courageous and experimental well into contemporary society; the experiment being whether unfettered personal autonomy can indeed exist congruently with social, cultural, and national security. Frankly, all available data suggests that such lofty ideals are ultimately not possible, and that Americans are left, nearly a quarter of a millennia after the fact, with the sobering …

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The Neurophysiology Of Attractiveness, Megan Thomas Apr 2013

The Neurophysiology Of Attractiveness, Megan Thomas

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Evolutionary theories of human mating suggest that both men and women are interested in the most attractive members of the opposite sex. However, men may be more likely than women to be motivated to act on these interests. The goal of this study is to investigate the neurophysiological correlates of these evolved psychological mechanisms relevant to human mate attraction. Electroencephalographic (EEG) event related brain potentials (ERPs) are used as the primary index of the influence of target facial attractiveness on neurobiological processing. Salivary testosterone levels are also assessed to determine the influence of mating-relevant hormones on these processes. Measures of …

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Trip To Hell, Isabel Murillo Apr 2013

Trip To Hell, Isabel Murillo

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Trip to Hell” is a short film about a woman who loses her sibling. After this tragic event, the woman’s life changes. She experiences distortions in reality and becomes suicidal. One of her friends helps her to get out of the horrible situation she is experiencing, and leads her to get her life back on track. The film is directed by Isabel Murillo.

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Up In The Clouds: An Analysis Of Detachment, Katherine Mcinerney Apr 2013

Up In The Clouds: An Analysis Of Detachment, Katherine Mcinerney

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This presentation analyzes the texts of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust, and Gary Shteyngart’s Absurdistan to examine a common, satirized human flaw. Despite the varied social realms in which the works exist, prevalent in all three is the theme of human detachment, exemplified by characters whose thoughts and actions reveal an emotional disconnect from their respective realities. The reactions of various characters to crucial plot events exhibit this disconnect, with displays of indifference toward poverty, war, and in the extreme, death. This essay illustrates how, through satirical content, the authors highlight behavioral factors …

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What Goes On Beneath The Green Skin And Purple Pants: Physiology Of The Bruce Banner Haplotype Under Stress, Jose Luis Martinez, Giovanni Landauro, Mustari Akhi Apr 2013

What Goes On Beneath The Green Skin And Purple Pants: Physiology Of The Bruce Banner Haplotype Under Stress, Jose Luis Martinez, Giovanni Landauro, Mustari Akhi

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Aggression can occur as a goal-oriented phenomenon where the aggressor is intent on harm, during which, the aggressor experiences low levels of physiological arousal (Tulogdi, et al., 2012). Reduced physiological arousal may be associated with violent behavior, independent of other psychological risk factors. Using this view, sensation-seeking behavior, along with reduced physiological arousal, are key markers of aggression. (Wilson & Scarpa, 2011). Based on prior studies and research in this area, we are testing the idea that acute stress results in blunted biochemical and self-report measures of stress in individuals with low physiological arousal compared to individuals with typical (or …

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Zombies: Round Two, Victor Mascitelli Apr 2013

Zombies: Round Two, Victor Mascitelli

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Zombies: Round Two” is a short film. In keeping with NSU’s annual theme of “Life and Death,” and inspired by the popular video game “Call of Duty: Nazi Zombies,” our heroes must battle against zombies in a post-apocalyptic world using some conventional weapons and some weapons that are out of this world. Will our heroes survive? Probably not. The film is directed by Victor Mascitelli. Crew members and actors include: Kelsey Cortez, Eddie Arocho, Chris Foy, Frank Taylor, Saily Riguero, Jacob Hiler, Andrew Watson, Samantha Kountz, and Zak Rakszawski.

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A New Order In A New World: The Titan Economic Model, Linea Cutter, Nathaniel Dolan, William Kotkin, Elizabeth Mortazavi Apr 2013

A New Order In A New World: The Titan Economic Model, Linea Cutter, Nathaniel Dolan, William Kotkin, Elizabeth Mortazavi

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“A New Order in a New World: The Titan Economic Model” is a brief news-styled film report depicting a radical, albeit fictional, accounting of only one possible future-history for economic development of humanity. Speculating on the future-history of global economic structures raises noteworthy concerns while simultaneously setting the stage for rather radical new ideals.

A small group of NSU Honors students set about this very task of speculation on future-history in Dr. Brodman’s fall 2012 Honors course History of Economic Development. The time-frame of the film is set in December of 2012 amidst total collapse of the globalized economic …

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Parasites Of Invasive Snakeheads (Channa Sp.) In Fort Lauderdale Canals, Elisa D'Abbraccio Apr 2013

Parasites Of Invasive Snakeheads (Channa Sp.) In Fort Lauderdale Canals, Elisa D'Abbraccio

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Snakeheads (Channa sp.) are invasive fishes native to Asia and Africa that are now ubiquitous in South Florida waterways. Their invasion of Florida waters is of concern because they are aggressive, territorial, predatory, air breathing fishes; these features have allowed them to disperse widely and adapt to a range of temperatures and environmental conditions. Their spread threatens native fishes and aquatic ecosystems throughout South Florida. Invasive species often benefit from parasite release, having fewer parasites than conspecifics in their native range and / or fewer parasites than ecologically equivalent competitors in their introduced range. To assess the possible contribution …

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Biomechanics, Design, And Fitting Of Prosthetics And Orthotics, Alan Nguyen Apr 2013

Biomechanics, Design, And Fitting Of Prosthetics And Orthotics, Alan Nguyen

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The proposed independent study was in conjunction with the biomedical engineering students on the Mercer on Mission team at Mercer University. The course had two settings. The clinical training and manufacturing of prostheses took place in a class and laboratory setting in the biomedical engineering department at Mercer University. A portion of the class was dedicated to learning basic Vietnamese to help overcome language barriers. The application of said training took place in various clinics in poor and rural areas of Vietnam, specifically Vinh Long Middle School, Dong Thap Community Medical Clinic, Dat Do County Community Medical Clinic, and Long …

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Gene Evolution And Conservation In Marine Sponges, Bryce Parrish Apr 2013

Gene Evolution And Conservation In Marine Sponges, Bryce Parrish

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The phylum Porifera makes up the foundation of the tree of life for all eukaryotes. Conducting bioinformatics studies on sponge gene sequences will be important for discovering sponge phylogenetic markers within the Phylum. This could be important for finding and tracking genes that could potentially be used as evolutionary markers within Porifera. This study will utilize previously sequenced cDNA transcripts of two sponge species, Cinachyrella alloclada and Discodermia dissoluta. We searched for gene sequences that had interesting metabolic functions and, conserved motifs within these two species. Gene sequence identities were verified with BLAST searches. Next, I performed in silico …

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Renewed Presence Of The Free-Living Coral Psammocora Stellata At Devil's Crown, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Kayla Caldwell Apr 2013

Renewed Presence Of The Free-Living Coral Psammocora Stellata At Devil's Crown, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Kayla Caldwell

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The purpose of this study was to document the renewed presence of the free-living coral Psammocora stellata in the nearly submerged volcanic cone of Devil's Crown, Floreana Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, and to determine if there were changes in coral cover between two survey periods. This coral species was previously present at Devil's Crown until being extirpated in 1982-83 by impacts associated with the 1982-1983 El Niño-Southern Oscillation. It was observed there in 2007 and was surveyed in 2009 and again in 2011 using the random walk quadrat method. Colony density and live tissue cover was determined using CPCe software …

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