{"id":20,"date":"2023-05-29T18:53:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T22:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-02-11T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T03:14:24","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently, we have been working on understanding ecological processes in three different major geographies: the Gulf of Maine (North East &#8211; US), Lake Victoria (Africa), and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Relevant projects in each of these regions are the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Century Schoolbook\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ecosystem based management in the Gulf of Maine<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1800,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fishing, mineral extraction, &amp; offshore wind<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1800,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ecological forecasting of Boston watersheds<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Century Schoolbook\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fisheries and Aquaculture in Lake Victoria, Africa<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Century Schoolbook\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Century Schoolbook&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Population restoration of Cichlids in Lake Victoria, Africa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-12.40.05-PM-636x421.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"421\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-286 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-12.40.05-PM-636x421.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-12.40.05-PM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-12.40.05-PM-1000x664.png 1000w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-12.40.05-PM.png 1004w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>Population Restoration of Cichlids in Lake Victoria, Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One of our primary interests is the study of the evolution of species flocks in the Great Lakes of East Africa, with a special focus on Lake Victoria. This project includes biotic survey of the headwaters of the White Nile, and laboratory studies on the morphology, ecology and genetics of haplochromine cichlids. These are the fastest-evolving and most rapidly disappearing fishes on earth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-1.05.49-PM-636x333.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-1.05.49-PM-636x333.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-1.05.49-PM-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-1.05.49-PM-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-16-at-1.05.49-PM.png 1132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/span><strong>Dynamics of Mesoamerican Reef Communities\u00a0<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are studying how reef communities are changing due to environmental and anthropogenic drivers such as increased temperature, salinity changes, pollution, overfishing and eutrophication. Our currently active field sites include Marine Protected Areas in Belize and Honduras, but we also collaborate with the \u201cStrong Coasts Project\u201d in Florida and the Virgin Islands. In our study locations we are conducting research on the trophic systems under different pressures (fisheries, tourism, climate change), and we are monitoring the reef&#8217;s resilience\/functioning over time to better understand critical thresholds and inform the corresponding management authorities in each country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/galileco\/files\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-22-at-3.40.01-PM-1024x723.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" class=\"size-large wp-image-226 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-22-at-3.40.01-PM-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-22-at-3.40.01-PM-636x449.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-22-at-3.40.01-PM-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/files\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-22-at-3.40.01-PM.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Acroporid Coral Restoration\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are interested in understanding the effectiveness of restoration efforts with acroporid species (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A. cervicornis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A. palmata<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) in Belize. We have analyzed images from several decades of restored areas with which we created high resolution \u2013 large scale photomosaic series that allow us to understand the spatial and temporal changes in coral communities and structural complexity of restored areas over time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, we have been working on understanding ecological processes in three different major geographies: the Gulf of Maine (North East &#8211; US), Lake Victoria (Africa), and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Relevant projects in each of these regions are the following:\u00a0 Ecosystem based management in the Gulf of Maine\u00a0 Fishing, mineral extraction, &amp; offshore wind Ecological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22484,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22484"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}