Research activities
2013-04-08 : Dr. Mike Sweet & David Smith Ph.D., Newcastle University, UK.
Title : Long term monitoring of coral health and disease in Lhaviyani Atoll
- Determine coral health and presence of diseases by conducting surveys
- Collect ciliate sampls
2013-04-24 : Sara Simmonds Ph.D., UCLA, USA.
Title : Adaptive divergence in parasitic snails: genomic signature of host driven selection.
- Collect snail specimens (Coralliophila spp. and Drupella spp.)
2013-04-29 : Dr. Carlo Cerrano Assistant Professor, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy & Dr Massimo Ponti, University of Bologna, Reef Check Italy.
Title : Preliminary benthic survey and lab set-up
2013-06-19: Josie Chandler, Newcastle University, UK.
Title : Feeding plasticity of the obligate corallivore Chaetodon trifascialis, following coral mortality in the Maldives
- Assess substratum availability by benthic surveys
- Feeding observations
2013-07-02 : Professor Jim Morin and Professor Myra Shulman, Cornell University, USA.
Title : Twilight luminescent mate signalling in myodocopid ostracods and syllid polychaetes.
- Collect luminescent ostracods
- Collect luminescent polychaetes
2013-07-04 : Jill Harris Ph.D., & Levi Lewis Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, USA
Title : Reef Ecology of Lhaviyani Atoll
- Collect mixed algal turf (filamentous algal species) using scuba gear
- Time-lapse imaging of coral reef fauna
http://coralreefecology.ucsd.edu/2013/10/14/from-the-field-how-long-do-corals-need-to-recover/
2013-08-12 : Deborah Burn BSc., Newcastle University, UK. (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Prevalence of black band disease and abundance of associated corallivorous Chaetodontidae as a potential disease vector.
– Assess black band disease prevalence and butterfly fish abundance
– Monitor progression of black band disease on individual colonies
2013-08-22 : Dr. Mike Sweet Ph.D., Derby University, UK
– Summer course on coral reef ecology
2013-11-06 : Rebecca Lyal BSc – independent, UK (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Surveying Osteichthyes prevalence on Vavvaru Island
2013-12-27 : Dr. Marco Lo Martire & Dr. Francesca Marcellini, DISVA, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
Title: Coral reef disease : Analyses of multistressor and restoration strategy
2014-01-12 : Dr. Konrad Hughen and Justin Ossilinsky, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, U.S.A
Title : Massive corals as paleoclimatic archives
2014-01-12 : Dr. Amy Apprill , Dr. Matthew Neave, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutionand, Cape Cod, Ma, USA and Dr. Chris Voolstra, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Title : Global Survey of coral-associated microorganisms
2014-01-19 : Deborah Burn BSc., Newcastle University, UK. (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Diversity of cripto macro invertebrates associated with both dead and live colonies of Porites, Acropora and Pocillopora on reefs surrounding Vavvaru island, LH Maldives
2014-04-10 : Beth Taylor MSc., University of York, UK. (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Surveillance monitoring of coral and reef fish health, abundance and distribution on reefs surrounding Vavvaru island, LH Maldives
2014-06-28 : Lewis Gable BSc., University of Derby, UK (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : The effect of Parrot Fish (Scaridae) bites on Porites coral on reef surrounding Vavvaru island, LH Maldives
2014-09-07 : Prof. Martin Zuschin, Dr. Jurgen Herler, Dr. Andreas Kroh, University of Vienna, Austria
Students course title : Molluscan, echinoderm and fish biodiversity at Vavvaru, Lhaviyani atoll, Maldives
2014-09-22 : Prof. Dr. Gert Worheide, Dr. Oliver Voigt, Ludwig-Maximillians-University (LMU) Munich, Germany
Students course title : Biodiversity of marine sponges and phylogeography/speciation of selected invertebrates in the Maldives
2014-10-06 : Nicole Monfredini, Polytecnic University of Marche, Italy (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Protection and restoration of coral habitat : pilot project
2014-10-06 : Giuditta Bonetti, Polytecnic University of Marche, Italy (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Coral reef restoration to limit costal erosion
2014-11-25 : Sylvester Lee, The Hydrus, Hw, USA
Title : Influences of local stressors on fish habitat preferences and coral susceptibility in the wake of major environment
2014-12-07 : Philp Pepe & Jesse Pepe, Oregon State University-Dept Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Or, USA
Title : Videographic Study of Reef Invertebrate Behavior
2015-01-03 : Dr. Carlo Cerrano, Dr. Barbara Calcinai, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy & Dr. Massimo Ponti, University of Bologna, Reefcheck Italy,
Title : Coral reef restoration and recruitment monitoring by artificial panel
2015-01-03 : Prof. Roberto Danovaro, Dr. Cinzia Corinaldesi assistent Professor & Francesca Marcellini Ph.D student, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
Title : Coral reef desease : analyses of multistressor and restoration strategies.
2015-01-06 : Heidi Toomey, University of South Florida, St. Petersburgh, FL, USA, (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Foraminiferal assemblages on sediment vs reef rubble.
2015-01-06 : Kate Philpot, University of Exeter, UK, (Scientific Officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Using baited underwater video station (BRUVS) to assess elasmobranch and piscivorous fish population.
2015-01-18 : Dr. Elia Benito Gutierrez, Dr. Hernando martinez Vergara, EMBL Heidelberg (European Molecular laboratory), Germany
Title : Comparative Cephalochordata Omics
2015-02-03 : Prof. Chris Perry, Dr. Rod Wilson, Dr. Kyle Morgan, Robert Yarlett PhD student, University of Exeter, UK
Title : Quantifying contributions of parrotfish to coral reef carbonate cycling and modelled responses to environmental
2015-03-02 : Dr. Heidi Burdett, University of St. Andrews, UK, Dr. Robert Hennige, Heriot-Watt University, UK, Dr. Nicolas kamenos, University of Glasgow, UK
Title : Determining the tolerance of Maldivian corals to warming events
2015-05-19 : Dr. Amy Apprill , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutionand, Cape Cod, Ma, USA, Amanda Conner, (Scientific officer at Korallionlab), Ekerd College, USA
Title : Corals in Maldives : Sybiodinium Dynamics
2015-06-20 : Prof. Christian Laforsche, Dr. Robert Siegl, Dr. Hannes Imhof, Bayreuth University, Bayreuth, Germany
Title : Photoreceptions in Echinoderms/Plancton biodiversity/Chemoreception under low PH in Crustaceans
2015-09-05 : Prof. Dr. Gert Worheide, Dr. Oliver Voigt, Ludwig-Maximillians-University (LMU) Munich, Germany
Students course title : Biodiversity of marine sponges and phylogeography/speciation of selected invertebrates in the Maldives
2015-10-23 : Ella Guscelli, Unifi, Florence, Italy (Scientific officer at Korallionlab)
Title : Rapid assessment of coral disease distribution. A case of study: Vavvaru Island