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Heather Judkins

University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Department of Biological Sciences

USF St. Petersburg, Dav 100
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL  33701  

judkins@mail.usf.edu

Project List:

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

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2021

Clark, K. A., Vecchione, M., Seibel, B. A., & Judkins, H. L. (2021). Species Abundance, Spatial and Vertical Distributions, and Eye-Size Trends of Large Heteropods (Pterotracheidae and Carinariidae) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. American Malacological Bulletin, 38(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.
Judkins, H., Lindgren, A., Villanueva, R., Clark, K., & Vecchione, M. (2020). A description of three new bathyteuthid squid species from the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 96(2), 281–296.
Judkins, H., & Vecchione, M. (2020). Vertical Distribution Patterns of Cephalopods in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.
Romero, I. C., Judkins, H., & Vecchione, M. (2020). Temporal Variability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Deep-Sea Cephalopods of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.
Timm, L. E., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., Sosnowski, A., Breitbart, M., Vecchione, M., & Judkins, H. (2020). Population genomics of three deep-sea cephalopod species reveals connectivity between the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 158, 103222.

2017

Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Cook, A., & Sutton, T. (2017). Diversity of midwater cephalopods in the northern Gulf of Mexico: comparison of two collecting methods. Marine Biodiversity, 47(3), 647–657.

2016

Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., & Rosario, K. (2016). Morphological and molecular evidence of Heteroteuthis dagamensis in the Gulf of Mexico. Bms, 92(1), 51–57.

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 - 31

2020

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.
Shedler, S., Seibel, B., Vecchione, M., & Judkins, H. (2020). Pteropods of the northern Gulf of Mexico, analysis of their abundance, distribution, and shell thickness. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
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.

2019

Murawski, S. A., Sutton, T. T., Pulster, E., Hughes, E., Morris, J., Boswell, K., et al. (2019). Diel Vertical Migration Facilitates Connectivity between Mesopelagic Prey and Epipelagic Predatory Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Romero, I. C., Sutton, T., Carr, B., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Ross, S. W., Judkins, H., et al. (2019). Understanding bioaccumulation of PAHs in deep-pelagic organisms: A decadal time-series assessment in GoM mesopelagic fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Clark, K., Seibel, B., Vecchione, M., & Judkins, H. (2018). Species abundance, spatial and vertical distributions of Heteropods (Pterotracheoidea) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Judkins, H., & Vecchione, M. (2018). What have we learned about cephalopods since 2011? In Cephalopod International Advisory Council Conference 2018. St. Petersburg, FL : 11/12/18-11/16/18.
Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Sosnowski, A., Timm, L., Richards, T., Romero, I., et al. (2018). DEEPEND: What have we learned since 2011 about cephalopods of the northern Gulf of Mexico? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Timm, L., Romero, I., Richards, T., Cook, A., et al. (2018). Lessons learned since 2011 about cephalopods in the Gulf of Mexico. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18: Poster.
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.
Romero, I. C., Sutton, T., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Ross, S. W., Judkins, H., Torres, J. J., et al. (2018). A 9-year Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Bioaccumulation in the Gulf of Mexico Mesopelagic Ecosystem. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Timm, L. E., Judkins, H., Sosnowski, A., Vecchione, M., & Bracken-Grissom, H. D. (2018). DEEPEND: Does the Atlantic serve as a genetic reservoir for the Gulf of Mexico? A comparative population genomics investigation of six midwater invertebrate species. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Judkins, H., Lindgren, A., Clark, K., & Vecchione, M. (2017). New bathyteuthid species in the Gulf of Mexico and the western central Atlantic. In American Malalogical Society 2017. Newark, DE : 07/16/17-07/20/17.
Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Cook, A., & Sutton, T. (2017). Cephalopod vertical distribution in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Cook, A., & Sutton, T. (2017). Cephalopod vertical distribution in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
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.
Sosnowski, A., Breitbart, M., Judkins, H., & Vecchione, M. (2017). Genetic identification and population characteristics of deep-sea cephalopod species in the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Atlantic Ocean. 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

Judkins, H. J., Cook, A., Sutton, T., & Vecchione, M. (2016). Vertical Distribution Patterns of the Cephalopod Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico. 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.

2015

Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Cook, A., & Sutton, T. (2015). What have we learned about the cephalopod fauna of the Gulf of Mexico? Initial results of the NOAA/NRDA Offshore nekton sampling and analysis program. In Cephalopod International Advisory Council 2015 Conference. Hakodate, Japan : 11/06/15-11/14/15.
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.