Kaye, Cathryn Berger & Philippe Cousteau, Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers and Wetlands, Free Spirit Publishing, 2010. (JUV QH 541.5.S3.K4). Kindly donated by Philippe Cousteau.
NEW PAPER - WEST INDIAN TOPSHELL
Olson, Storrs L. & Paul J. Hearty, Periodicity of extinction and recolonization of the West Indian topshell Cittarium pica in the Quaternary of Bermuda (Gastropoda: Trochoidea), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 110: 235-243, 2013. (BAMZ #2618/BBP #209).
NEW BOOK
Del Hoyo, Josep et al. (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World: Special Volume – New Species and Global Index, Lynx Edicions, 2013. (REF QL674). Kindly donated by The Bermuda Audubon Society
This completes the 17 volume series.
NEW PAPER
Olson, Storrs. L. & Paul J.Hearty, Fossilized egg indicates probable breeding of Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on Bermuda in the Middle Pleistocene, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 126(2): 169-177, 2013. (BBP #203/BAMZ #2600)
New Book
Small, H. B., Botany of the Bermudas, S. Nelmes, 1913. (REF BDA QK232.S5)
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Ballard, Robert D., The Eternal Darkness, Princeton University Press, 2000. Kindly donated by Lauren Honan, Vernon Bermuda Workshop. (GC65.B2)
Hertsgaard, Mark, Earth Odyssey, Broadway Books, 1999. Kindly donated by Alyssa D’Allessandro, Vernon Bermuda Workshop. (GE149.H4)
Summer 2013 edition of Envirotalk published
The summer edition of Envirotalk has been published.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Harris, Dr. Edward, Heritage Matters: Essays on the History of Bermuda – Vol. 1, 2 & 3, National Museum of Bermuda Press, 2007, 2008 & 2010. (REF BDA HIST.H3)
NEW BZS/DCS REPORT
Hallett, Jessie, Changes to Bermuda’s marine environment since Lt. Hurd’s survey of 1789-1797: learning from the past to enhance conservation awareness, Bermuda Zoological Society, 2010. (BAMZ #2595)
NEW MANUAL - BERMUDA PLANT FINDER
Pettit, Drew (ed.), Bermuda Plant Finder: Indigenous & Invasive Plants of Bermuda, Department of Conservation Services, Government of Bermuda, 2013. (REF BDA QK232.B4)
NEW PAPER
Carmona, L., Marta Pola, Terrence M. Gosliner & Juan Lucas Cervera, A Tale That Morphology Fails to Tell: A Molecular Phylogeny of Aeolidiidae (Aeolidida, Nudibranchia, Gastropoda), PLOS One, 8(5): 1-13, 2013. (BAMZ #2594/BBP #208)
SPRING 2013 ENVIROTALK PUBLISHED
The spring edition of Envirotalk has just been published.
Bermuda Chapters in New Coral Reef Book
Sheppard, Charles, R. C. (ed.), Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories, 2013:
Chapter 1: Hamylton, S. & S. Andrefouet, An Appraisal of the Extent and Geomorphological Diversity of the Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories, pp. 1-11, 2013. (BAMZ #2589)
Chapter 10: Coates, Kathryn A. et al., Introduction to Bermuda: Geology, Oceanography and Climate, pp. 115-133, 2013. (BAMZ #2590 / BBP #197)
Chapter 11: Smith, S. R. et al., Biology and Ecology of Corals and Fishes on the Bermuda Platform, pp. 135-151, 2013. (BAMZ #2591 / BBP #198)
Chapter 12: Locke, J. M. et al., Biogeography, Biodiversity and Connectivity of Bermuda’s Coral Reefs, pp. 153-172, 2013. (BAMZ #2592 / BBP #199)
Chapter 13: Smith, S. R. et al., Threats to Coral Reefs of Bermuda, pp. 173-188, 2013. (BAMZ #2593/BBP #200)
Chapter 14: Locke, J. M., J. P. Bilewitch & Kathryn A. Coates, Scleractinia, Octocorallia and Antipatharia of Bermuda's Reefs and Deep-Water Coral Communities: A Taxonomic Perspective Including New Records, pp. 189-200, 2013. (BAMZ #2597/BBP #201)
Chapter 15: Sarkis et al., Total Economic Value of Bermuda's Coral Reefs: A Summary, pp. 201-211, 2013. (BAMZ #2598/BBP #202)
Bermuda Bluebirds Paper follow up blog
Scientific American have published a blog article discussing the recent paper that questions the Eastern Bluebird's native status in Bermuda.
See the blog entry here.
Paper: Avery, Julian et al., Cryptic introductions and the interpretation of island biodiversity, Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.12236, 2013. (BAMZ #2543)
New Paper
Olson, Storrs L., Fossil woodpeckers from Bermuda with the description of a new species of Colaptes (Aves: Picidae), Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 126(1): 17-24. (BBP #192/BAMZ #2583)
NEW PUBLICATION
Di Carlo, Giuseppe & Len Mckenzie, Seagrass Syllabus: A Training Manual for Resource Managers, Conservation International, 2011. (QK595.A14.S4)
New Papers
Cody, T. & S. de Putron, Distribution, population dynamics and growth of the scleractinian coral Siderastrea radians in Bermuda, 17 pp., 2010. (BAMZ #2575)
Etayo, J. & F. Berger, Isthmoconidium bacidiicoa, a new genus and species of lichenicolous hyphomycetes on Bacidia from Bermuda, 12: 1-5, 2013. (BAMZ 2573/BBP #205)
Field, C. B. et al. (eds.), IPCC Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biology and Ecosystems, IPCC Workshop Report, Poster Abstracts, 109-110, 2011. (BAMZ #2577)
Industrial Economics (prepared for The Bermuda National Trust), Cruise Ships and Sustainability in Bermuda: A Preliminary Evaluation, 39 pp., 2006. (BAMZ #2578)
Nelson, N. B. et al., Spatial variability of the CO2 sink in the Sargasso Sea, Deep-Sea Research II, 48: 1801-1821, 2001. (BAMZ #2570)
Sarkis, S. et al., Calico Scallop Culture in Bermuda: A Low Cost, Pilot Hatchery for the Tropics and Subtropics, 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 54: 489-494, 2003. (BAMZ #2576)
Siegel, D. A., D. J. McGillicuddy Jr. & E. A. Fields, Mesoscale eddies, satellite altimetry, and new production in the Sargasso Sea, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104(C6): 13359-13379, 1999. (BAMZ #2568)
Siegel, D. A. et al., Bio-optical modeling of primary production on regional scales: the Bermuda BioOptics project, Deep-Sea Research II, 48: 1865-1896, 2001. (BAMZ #2569)
Siegel, D. A. et al., Bio-optical footprints created by mesoscale eddies in the Sargasso Sea, Geophysical Research Letters, 38(L13608): 6pp., 2011. (BAMZ #2571)
Smith, S. R. et al., Caricomp Coral Reef Monitoring: A Comparison of Continuous Intercept Chain and Video Techniques, Abstract from National Coral Reef Institute Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL., 1pp., 1999. (BAMZ #2574)
Toole, D. A. & D. A. Siegel, Light-driven cycling of dimethylsulfide (DMS) in the Sargasso Sea: Closing the Loop, 31(L09308): 4pp., 2004. (BAMZ #2581)
Toole, D. A., D. A. Siegel & S. C. Doney, A light-driven, one-dimensional dimethylsulfide biogeochemical cycling model for the Sargasso Sea, 113(G02009): 20 pp., 2008. (BAMZ #2572)
Wegley, L., et al., Coral-associated Archaea, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 273: 89-96, 2004. (BAMZ #2580)
Westberry, T. K. & D. A. Siegel, Phytoplankton natural flourescene variability in the Sargasso Sea, Deep Sea Research I, 50: 417-434, 2003. (BAMZ #2579)
New Papers
Golder Associates Ltd., Report on Preliminary Geotechnical Assessment New Grotto Bay/Castle Harbour Crossing Bermuda, Submitted to Ministry of Works and Engineering, 144pp., 2007. (BAMZ #2566)
Guarin, Steven E., North Atlantic Climate Variability over the Late Holocene: A View from Bermuda (presentation), 38 pp., 2008. (BAMZ #2567)
Ledwell, J., D. J. McGillicuddy Jr. & Laurence A. Anderson, Nutrient flux into an intense deep chlorophyll layer in a mode-water eddy, Deep-Sea Research II, 55: 1139-1160, 2008. (BAMZ #2562)
Li, Q. P. et al., Tracer-based assessment of the origin and biogeochemical transformation of a cyclonic eddy in the Sargasso Sea, 114(C10006): 16 pp., 2008. (BAMZ #2561)
Macedonia, J. M. & David L. Clark, Headbob Display Structure in the Naturalized Anolis Lizards of Bermuda: Sex, Context, and Population Effects, Journal of Herpetology, 37(2): 266-276. (BAMZ #2563)
McGillicuddy Jr., D. J. et al., Eddy/Wind Interactions Stimulate Extraordinary Mid-Ocean Plankton Blooms, Science, 316: 1021-1026, 2007. (BAMZ #2565)
Manuel, Sarah, 1993 Euvola ziczac Survey, Division of Fisheries, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Internal Report, 7pp., 1993. (BAMZ #2564)
NEW PAPERS
Als, T. D. et al., All roads lead to home: panmixia of European eel in the Sargasso Sea, 20: 1333-1346, 2011. (BAMZ #2552)
Brandley, M. C. et al., The phylogenetic systematics of blue-tailed skinks (Plestiodon) and the family Scincidae, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 165: 163-189, 2012. (BAMZ #2545)
Cohen, A. et al., Declining Calcification Rates of Bermudan Brain Corals Over The Past 50 Years, Abstract. International Coral Reef Symposium, 2008. (BAMZ #2557)
Cohen, A. L. & Michael S. McCartney, Seasonally-Resolved Records of Surface Ocean Conditions in Brain Coral from Bermuda, Proceedings of the Atlantic Climate Variability Meeting, p.16-23, 1996. (BAMZ #2553)
Eden, B. R. et al., Zooplankton community structure in a cyclonic and mode-water eddy in the Sargasso Sea, Deep-Sea Research I, 56: 1757-1776, 2009. (BAMZ #2554)
Fitt, W. K., Bleaching of the fire corals Millepora, Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia, 5pp., 9-13 July 2012. (BAMZ #2551)
Glasspool, A. F. Population Structure and Gene Flow in Bermuda’s Reef Fish, Proceedings of the 47th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, p. 400-415, 2005. (BAMZ #2550)
Goodkin, N. F. et al., Sea surface temperature and salinity variability at Bermuda during the end of the Little Ice Age, 23(PA3203): 13 pp., 2008. (BAMZ #2549)
Goodkin, N. F. et al., Two centuries of limited variability in subtropical North Atlantic thermocline ventilation, Nature Communications, 3(803): 6 pp., 2011. (BAMZ #2548)
Gower, J. & S. King, Satellite Images Show the Movement of Floating Sargassum in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, Nature Precedings, 13 pp., 2008. (BAMZ #2547)
Guarin, Steven E., North Atlantic Climate Variability Over the Holocene: Preliminary Analysis of Bermuda Historical Weather Data and Stable Isotope Time Series from Bermuda Stalagmites, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 40(6): 230, 2008. (BAMZ #2559)
Guarin, S. E. et al., North Atlantic Climate Variability: Preliminary Analysis of Historical Weather Data and Stable Isotope Time Series of Cave Dripwater and Holocene-Age Stalagmites from Bermuda, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #PP43B-1520, 2008. (BAMZ #2558)
Iliffe, T. M., Diving Investigations of Bermuda’s Deep Water Caves, Nat. Croat., 21(Suppl. 1): 64-67, 2012. (BBP #195/BAMZ #2546)
Jones, R. et al., Spatial and temporal patterns of coral black band disease in relation to a major sewage outfall, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 462: 79-92, 2012. (BAMZ #2544)
Pfingstl, T., Resistance to fresh and salt water in intertidal mites (Acari: Oribatida): implications for ecology and hydrochorous dispersal, Exp. Appl. Acarol, 10 pp., 2013.
Pfingstl, T., Population dynamics of intertidal oribatid mites (Acari: Cryptostigmata) from the subtropical archipelago of Bermuda, Exp. Appl. Acarol, 12 pp., 2013.
NEW PAPERS
Avery, Julian et al., Cryptic introductions and the interpretation of island biodiversity, Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.12236, 2013. (BAMZ #2543). (Exploring the origins of the Eastern Bluebird in Bermuda)
Flood, Bob & Mike Danzenbaker, Seeing Bermuda Petrel – ‘the Cahow’ – off Bermuda, Birding World, 26(2): 82-85, 2013. (BAMZ # 2542)
Holzer, Kimberly K., David A. Seekell & Karen J. McGlathery, Bucktooth parrotfish Sparisoma radians grazing on Thalassia in Bermuda varies seasonally and with background nitrogen content, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 443: 27-32, 2013. (BIOS #2025)