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Tamara Frank

Nova Southeastern University

Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences

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

tfrank1@nova.edu

Project List:

Deep-sea Risk Assessment and species sensitivity to WAF, CEWAF and Dispersant

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Outreach Team

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 6

2021

Berger, A., Blackwelder, P., Frank, T., Sutton, T. T., Pruzinsky, N. M., Slayden, N., et al. (2021). Microscopic and Genetic Characterization of Bacterial Symbionts With Bioluminescent Potential in Pyrosoma atlanticum. Front. Mar. Sci., 8, E606818.
Bos, R. P., Sutton, T. T., & Frank, T. M. (2021). State of Satiation Partially Regulates the Dynamics of Vertical Migration. Front. Mar. Sci., 8, E607228.

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.
Frank, T. M., Fine, C. D., Burdett, E. A., Cook, A. B., & Sutton, T. T. (2020). The Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of Deep-Sea Crustaceans in the Order Euphausiacea in the Vicinity of the DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2017

Burdett, E. A., Fine, C. D., Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., & Frank, T. M. (2017). Geographic and depth distributions, ontogeny, and reproductive seasonality of decapod shrimps (Caridea: Oplophoridae) from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. bms, 93(3), 743–767.
Knap, A., Turner, N. R., Bera, G., Abigail Renegar, D., Frank, T., Sericano, J., et al. (2017). Short-Term Toxicity Of 1-Methylnaphthalene To Americamysis Bahia And Five Deep-Sea Crustaceans. Environ Toxicol Chem, 36(12), 3415–3423.

Book Chapter - 1

2019

Sutton, T., Frank, T., Judkins, H., & Romero, I. C. (2019). As Gulf Oil Extraction Goes Deeper, Who Is at Risk? Community Structure, Distribution, and Connectivity of the Deep-Pelagic Fauna. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 403–418). Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 32

2020

Frank, T. M., Milligan, R. J., Fine, C., Burdett, E., Nichols, D., LaSpina, N., et al. (2020). Temporal Changes in the Micronektonic Crustacean Assemblage in the Gulf of Mexico Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Hamontree, H. M., Romero, I. C., Frank, T., Bracken-Grissom, H., van Eenennaam, J. S., Murk, A. J., et al. (2020). Using Hopanes and Steranes for Assessment of Petroleum Contamination in Marine Invertebrates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Musgrave, R., Judkins, H., Cook, A., Fenolio, D., Frank, T., Myers, M., et al. (2020). Inviting Learners to the DEEPEND: A Team Approach to Successful Outreach and Education. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Sutton, T., Milligan, R., Cook, A., Frank, T., Joye, S., Judkins, H., et al. (2020). A Summary of Post-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Open-Ocean Faunal Population Dynamics: Vulnerability, Resilience, Data Gaps, and Management Implications. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2018

Bos, R., Sutton, T., & Frank, T. (2018). Appraisal of Microplastic Ingestion in Deep-pelagic Fishes and Crustaceans in the Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18.
Bos, R., Sutton, T., & Frank, T. (2018). Evidence of Crustacean Gut Fullness Contributing to Asynchronous Vertical Migration. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18: Poster.
Bracken-Grissom, H., Wilkins, B., GoLightly, C., Timm, L. E., DeLeo, D., & Frank, T. (2018). DEEPEND: DNA Barcoding Enhances Large-Scale Biodiversity Initiatives of Crustaceans in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Musgrave, R., Frank, T., Judkins, H., & Sutton, T. (2018). Adding a new audience to deep-sea research: making a splash with elementary school children. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Nichols, D., Burdett, E., Sutton, T., Cook, A., & Frank, T. (2018). An analysis of the status of the Oplophorid shrimp assemblage in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill between 2011 and 2017. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Renegar, D. A., Turner, N., Bera, G., Frank, T., Riegl, B., Knap, A., et al. (2018). Lysmata wurdmanni as a proxy for deep-water column micronekton in hydrocarbon toxicity studies. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Turner, N., Renegar, D. A., Bera, G., Frank, T., Riegl, B., Knap, A., et al. (2018). Toxicity of oil to Americamysis bahia and deep-water column micronekton with comparisons to model predictions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Bera, G., Renegar, A., Turner, N., Frank, T., Sweet, S., Gold, G., et al. (2017). Temperature and salinity effects on partitioning co-efficient (KPDMS-water) of selected hydrophobic organic carbons (HOCs): their use for passive dosing. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Frank, T., Fine, C., Burdett, E., Cook, A., & Sutton, T. (2017). DEEPEND Geographic distributions and reproductive seasonality of Oplophorid and Euphausiid crustaceans in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Sipll. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Hartland, R., Burdett, E., Fine, C., Sutton, T., Cook, A., & Frank, T. (2017). DEEPEND Taxonomic and distributional appraisal of deep-sea sergestid crustaceans (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Sergestidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Musgrave, R., Judkins, H., Frank, T., Myers, M., Cook, A., & Sutton, T. (2017). Creep into the DEEPEND virtual research missions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). Research in the Gulf of Mexico; The DEEPEND Consortium. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). DEEPEND Consortium Science poster for Research Board Reception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Judkins, H., Cook, A., Fenolio, D., Frank, T., Musgrave, R., et al. (2017). DEEPEND Consortium E/O poster for RB event. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Dean, C. W., Soloviev, A. V., & Frank, T. M. (2016). Numerical Simulation of Diel Vertical Migrations of Zooplankton in Oil Emulsions and Freshwater Lenses. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Frank, T. (2016). Vision and Bioluminescence in Deep-sea Crustaceans. In National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Annual Conference. Orlando, FL : 06/25/16-07/01/16.
Hartland, R., & Frank, T. (2016). Taxonomic and Distributional Appraisal of the Genera Sergia and Sergestes (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Sergestidae) within the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In HCNSO Ocean Science Jamboree. Dania Beach, FL : 05/19/16-05/20/16.
Knap, A. H., Renegar, A., Frank, T., Riegl, B., Turner, N., & Gold-Bouchot, G. (2016). D-Tox: Deep sea Risk Assessment and Species Sensitivity to WAF, CWAF and Dispersant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster .
Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA : 07/06/16-07/10/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Conference: Discovering the Deep Blue Sea. Irvine, CA : 11/09/16-11/12/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Frank, T., Boswell, K., Vecchione, M., Judkins, H., et al. (2016). The Dynamics of Vertical Movement in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon: Active Linkage of Large Vertebrates and Deep-pelagic Realm. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Frank, T., Boswell, K., Vecchione, M., Judkins, H., et al. (2016). The Dynamics of Vertical Movement in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon: Active Linkage of Large Vertebrates and Deep-Pelagic Nekton. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.
Weber, M., & Frank, T. (2016). A comparative analysis of the vertical and horizontal assemblages in the Order Euphausiacea (Malacostraca: Eucarida) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In HCNSO Ocean Science Jamboree. Dania Beach, FL : 05/19/16-05/20/16.

2015

Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Dynamics of epi-, meso- and bathypelagic fish assemblages: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15.
Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem dynamics: A new research initiative in the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND). In Fish at Night: an international symposium. Miami, FL : 11/17/15-11/20/15.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem variability in an age of increasing deep-ocean commercial activity: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15.