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Andrea Bernard

Nova Southeastern University

Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography
3301 College Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33314  

andrbern@nova.edu

Project List:

Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Scientist

Assessing Impacts of Oil Exposure to Deep Sea Ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico Using Sharks and Scavengers As Integrative Models

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2020

Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D'Elia, M., deRada, S., et al. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2018

Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., et al. (2018). The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 81–86.

Conference Presentations - 10

2020

Sutton, T. T., Moore, J. A., Cook, A. B., Bernard, A., Eytan, R., Weber, M., et al. (2020). The deep-pelagic realm as a 'biological desert'?... hardly. A case study of a highly speciose meso/bathypelagic ecoregion, the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.

2019

Bernard, A. M., Finnegan, K. A., Sutton, T. T., Weber, M., Eytan, R., & Shivji, M. S. (2019). The Population Genetic Dyanmics of Three Deep-sea Lanternfish Species (Family: Myctophidae) following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Eytan, R. I., Bernard, A. M., Weber, M. D., Finnegan, K. A., Moore, J. A., Sutton, T. T., et al. (2019). Illuminating the Deep, Dark Sea: Generation and Assessment of a DNA Barcode Library for the Deep-Pelagic Fishes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Finnegan, K., Bernard, A., Sutton, T. T., & Shivji, M. S. (2019). Genetic Discovery of a New Species of the Anglerfish Genus Ceratias (Lophiiformes: Ceratiidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Moore, J. A., Cook, A. B., Bernard, A., Shivji, M., Eytan, R., et al. (2019). Oceanic Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: the DEEPEND Synthesis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2017

Bernard, A. M., Finnegan, K. A., Sutton, T., Moore, J., Hanner, R., & Shivji, M. S. (2017). Deep-sea fish species diversity in the northern Gulf of Mexico – a DNA barcode view. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Moore, J. A., Bernard, A., Finnegan, K., & Shivji, M. S. (2017). Matching unidentified fish larvae to adults using molecular methods. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Moore, J., Cook, A., Bernard, A., Boswell, K., Eytan, R., et al. (2017). The epi-to-bathypelagic ichthyofauna of the Gulf of Mexico: recent surveys reveal exceptional diversity and endemism, with 180 new species records. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Austin, TX : 07/12/17-07/16/17.
Sutton, T., Moore, J., Cook, A., Bernard, A., Boswell, K., Eytan, R., et al. (2017). The Need for Surveying Before Exploitation: Post Hoc Analysis After Deepwater Horizon Reveals Exceptional Deep-Pelagic Biodiversity and Endemicity in the Deep Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Weber, M., Bernard, A., Shivji, M., & Eytan, R. (2017). Determinants of Genetic Diversity in Deep-Sea Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.