Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2021-01-01 Detection of plastic-associated compounds in marine sponges.Marine Pollution Bulletin.  175:113141. 2021-01-01
2019-01-01 The potential use of seagrass herbivory patterns as an indicator of herbivore community change after tropical marine protected area establishment.Gulf and Caribbean Research2019-01-01
2018-01-01 A test of the sponge-loop hypothesis for emergent Caribbean reef sponges.Marine Ecology Progress Series.  588:1-14. 2018-01-01
2018-01-01 Examination of the potential relationship between boring sponges and pea crabs and their effects on eastern oyster condition.Diseases of Aquatic Orgranisms.  130:25-36. 2018-01-01
2018-01-01 Periwinkle response to chemical cues depends on home-marsh geography.PeerJ2018-01-01
2017-01-01 Demography alters carbon flux for a dominant benthic suspension feeder: the giant barrel sponge on Conch Reef, Florida KeysFunctional Ecology2017-01-01
2017-01-01 Reproductive and recruitment dynamics of clionaid sponges on oyster reefs in North Carolina.Invertebrate Biology.  136:365–378. 2017-01-01
2016-01-01 Selective feeding by the giant barrel sponge enhances foraging efficiency.Limnology and Oceanography2016-01-01
2016-01-01 Selective feeding by the giant barrel sponge enhances foraging efficiency.Limnology and Oceanography.  61:1271-1286. 2016-01-01
2015-02-01 A field test of the fects of mesopredators and landscape setting on juvenile oyster consumption on intetidal reefs.Marine Biology2015-02-01
2015-01-01 A field test of the effects of mesopredators and landscape setting on juvenile oyster consumption on intertidal reefs.Marine Biology2015-01-01
2015-01-01 Are eastern oysters being bored to death by Cliona celata? A comprehensive examination of oyster condition, growth, and survival.Diseases of Aquatic Organisms2015-01-01
2015-01-01 Population dynamics of giant barrel sponges on Florida coral reefs.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.  473:73-80. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01 Population dynamics of giant barrel sponges on Florida coral reefs..  473:73-80. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01 Recruitment of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in response to settlement cues and predation in North Carolina2015-01-01
2015-01-01 Recruitment of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in response to settlement cues and predation in North Carolina.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology2015-01-01
2015-01-01 Scale-dependent relationships between suspension-feeding stream insects and velocity in spatially heterogeneous flow environments.Freshwater Biology2015-01-01
2014-10-01 Epizoic zoanthids reduce pumping in two Caribbean vase spongesCoral Reefs2014-10-01
2014-10-01 The effects of size and morphology on pumping rates of Caribbean giant barrel spongesAquatic Biology.  23:1-13. 2014-10-01
2014-06-01 Impacts of the ectoparasitic snail Boonea impressa on growth of pose-set juvenile oystersJournal of Molluscan Studies2014-06-01
2014-01-01 Epizoic zoanthids reduce pumping in two Caribbean vase sponges. Coral Reefs.2014-01-01
2014-01-01 Impacts of the ectoparasitic snail Boonea impressa on growth of post-set juvenile oysters.Journal of Molluscan Studies2014-01-01
2014-01-01 Particle size, flow speed, and body size interactions determine feeding rates of a solitary ascidian, Styela plicata: A flume experiment.Marine Ecology Progress Series.  495:193-204. 2014-01-01
2014-01-01 The effects of size and morphology on pumping rates of Caribbean giant barrel sponges.Aquatic Biology.  22. 2014-01-01
2013-05-01 Sponge communities on Caribbean coral reefs are structured by factors that are top-down, not bottom-up.PLOS ONE2013-05-01
2009-01-01 Water flow controls the distribution and feeding behavior of two co-occurring coral reef fishes: I. Field measurements.Coral Reefs.  28:461-473. 2009-01-01
2009-01-01 Water flow controls the distribution and feeding behavior of two co-occurring coral reef fishes: II. Laboratory measurements.Coral Reefs.  28:475-488. 2009-01-01
2007-01-01 Intracolony variability in photosynthesis by corals is driven by water flow via oxygen transport.Marine Ecology Progress Series.  349:103-110. 2007-01-01
2007-01-01 The turbulent lives of copepods: laboratory flume studies of how flow over a coral reef affects their ability to detect and evade predators.Marine Ecology Progress Series.  349:171-181. 2007-01-01
2005-01-01 Bioirrigation as a source of nutrients for benthic algae: A study of burrow ventilation by ghost shrimp (Thalassinidea) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico.Geochemica et Cosmica Acta.  69:A114. 2005-01-01
2005-01-01 Collaborative learning: A jigsaw.Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.  3:220-221. 2005-01-01
2005-01-01 Effects of habitat complexity and hydrodynamics on the abundance and diversity of small invertebrates colonizing artificial substrates.Journal of Marine Research.  63:1151-1172. 2005-01-01
2005-01-01 Water flow influences oxygen transport and photosynthetic efficiency in corals.Coral Reefs.  25:47-57. 2005-01-01

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2008-01-01 Collaborative learning: A jigsaw..  Pathways to Scientific Teaching. Sinauer and Associates. 2008-01-01

Presentations

Principal Investigator On

  • Testing the sponge-loop for Caribbean coral reefs 2016-02-01 - 2019-01-01
  • Predicting and controlling recruitment of the shell-boring sponge, Cliona celata. 2013-04-01 - 2015-03-01
  • A Proposal to the Duke‐UNC Oceanography Consortium in support of biodiversity research and education in the coastal areas of Southeastern North Carolina. 2013-01-01
  • To seed or not to seed: The value of seeding restored oyster reefs for ecosystem function. 2010-02-01 - 2012-01-01
  • Pumping rates of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta on Caribbean reefs: size scaling, environmental controls, and bleaching effects. 2008-02-01 - 2012-01-01
  • Development of an interdisciplinary flume facility for research and teaching at the University of North Carolina Wilmington 2010-09-01 - 2011-05-01
  • Preliminary investitgations of the boring sponge, Cliona chelata, and its effects on the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. 2009-02-01 - 2010-01-01
  • Application of Chemical Cues to Artificial Reef Substrate: Enhanced oyster recruitment or increased predation. 2008-01-01 - 2009-08-01
  • Supplement to Career development plan: Interdisciplinary research and education in marine habitats. 2003-04-01 - 2008-03-01
  • Career development plan: Interdisciplinary research and education in marine habitats. 2001-04-01 - 2008-03-01
  • Expanding and Enhancing the Bayouside Classroom Science and Stewardship Program. 2006-06-01 - 2007-05-01
  • Decoupling the effects of mass transfer, water motion and temperature on reef health. fer over coral reefs 2002-01-01 - 2002-12-01
  • Multiscale measurements of hydrodynamics and nutrient transfer over coral reefs 2000-01-01 - 2000-12-01
  • Odor-mediated foraging by blue crabs: Quantifying the structure of odor plumes 1999-01-01 - 2000-12-01
  • Full Name

  • Christopher Finelli