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Cole Easson

Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography

8000 North Ocean Drive
Dania Beach , FL  33004  

ceasson@nova.edu

Project List:

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

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.
Easson, C. G., Boswell, K. M., Tucker, N., Warren, J. D., & Lopez, J. V. (2020). Combined eDNA and Acoustic Analysis Reflects Diel Vertical Migration of Mixed Consortia in the Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2019

Baker, L. J., Freed, L. L., Easson, C. G., Lopez, J. V., Fenolio, D., Sutton, T. T., et al. (2019). Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment. eLIFE, 8, e47606.
Easson, C. G., & Lopez, J. V. (2019). Depth-Dependent Environmental Drivers of Microbial Plankton Community Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Microbiol., 9, Article 3175.
Freed, L. L., Easson, C., Baker, L. J., Fenolio, D., Sutton, T. T., Khan, Y., et al. (2019). Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95(10).
Johnston, M. W., Milligan, R. J., Easson, C. G., deRada, S., English, D. C., Penta, B., et al. (2019). An empirically validated method for characterizing pelagic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico using ocean model data. Limnol Oceanogr Methods, 17(6), 362–375.

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 - 15

2019

Lopez, J. V., Easson, C., Gorbea, C., Lobato, A., Boswell, K., Sanchez-Arias, R., et al. (2019). Acoustic and Environmental DNA Analysis Provide Higher Resolution of Diel Vertical Migration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Easson, C. E., & Lopez, J. V. (2018). Analysis of Microbial Communities Reflects Diel Vertical Migration in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., deRada, S., Penta, B., & Sutton, T. (2018). DEEPEND: A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Watermass Structure for Pelagic Community Analyses. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.
Lopez, J., & Easson, C. (2018). Environmental drivers of bacterioplankton community structure in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18.
Lopez, J., Freed, L., Easson, C., Sutton, T., & Fenolio, D. (2018). Microbiomes and Bacterial Symbionts of Deep Sea Anglerfish in the Gulf of Mexico. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18: Poster.
Milligan, R., Johnston, M., Easson, C., deRada, S., Penta, B., English, D., et al. (2018). A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Water Mass Structure for Pelagic Community. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18: Poster.
Penta, B., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2018). DEEPEND: A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Water Mass Structure for Pelagic Community Analyses. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.

2017

deRada, S., Penta, B., Sutton, T., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., et al. (2017). Physical-bio-optical modeling in the Gulf of Mexico: analysis of water mass relationships to pelagic habitat. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
deRada, S., Penta, B., Sutton, T., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., et al. (2017). DEEPEND: Relating Pelagic Habitat to Ocean Stratification. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Easson, C., & Lopez, J. (2017). Drivers of pelagic microbial community dynamics 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.
Freed, L., Fenolio, D., Easson, C., Hendry, T., Sutton, T., & Lopez, J. (2017). Anglerfish Bacterial Symbionts and Seawater from 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.
Gorbea, C. A., Lobato, A., Sanchez-Arias, R., Maul, P., Boswell, K., Easson, C., et al. (2017). Analysis of Microbial Communities Reflect Diel Vertical Migration in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2017 American Society of Microbiology Florida Branch Meeting. Clearwater Beach, FL : 10/13/17-10/15/17: Poster.
Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., deRada, S., Penta, B., & Sutton, T. (2017). DEEPEND: Characterizing Pelagic Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico Using Model, Empirical, and Remotely-Sensed Data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.

2016

Easson, C., & Lopez, J. V. (2016). Microbial community dynamics in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. In HCNSO Ocean Science Jamboree. Dania Beach FL : 05/19/16- 05/20/16.
Easson, C. G., White, J. R., & Lopez, J. V. (2016). Microbial community dynamics in the northwestern Gulfo of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.