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Rosanna Milligan

Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography

8000 North Ocean Drive
Dania Beach , FL  33004  

r.milligan@nova.edu

Project List:

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

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

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.
Milligan, R. J., & Sutton, T. T. (2020). Dispersion Overrides Environmental Variability as a Primary Driver of the Horizontal Assemblage Structure of the Mesopelagic Fish Family Myctophidae in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.
Pruzinsky, N. M., Milligan, R. J., & Sutton, T. T. (2020). Pelagic Habitat Partitioning of Late-Larval and Juvenile Tunas in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2019

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 - 27

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.
Milligan, R. J., & Sutton, T. T. (2020). To Stay or Go? Understanding the Behavioral Drivers of Diel Vertical Migration in Deep-Living Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Pruzinsky, N. M., Milligan, R. J., & Sutton, T. T. (2020). Pelagic Habitat Partitioning of Late-Larval and Juvenile Tuna in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Pruzinsky, N. M., Milligan, R. J., & Sutton, T. T. (2020). Pelagic Habitat Partitioning of Late-Larval and Juvenile Tunas in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: 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

Milligan, R. J., & Sutton, T. T. (2019). A synthesis of lanternfish ecology in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Murawski, S., Patterson, W., Schwing, P., Montagna, P., Milligan, R., Sutton, T., et al. (2019). Vulnerability and resilience of species and ecosystems to large-scale contamination events: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA : 12/09/19-12/13/19.
Pruzinsky, N., Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. T. (2019). Faunal Composition and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Tuna (Family: Scombridae; Tribe: Thunnini) Early Life Stages in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Pruzinsky, N., Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. T. (2019). Oceanographic Features Influence the Spatiotemporal Distributions of Early Life Stages of Small Tuna Species (Euthynnus alletteratus and Thunnus atlanticus) in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico. In American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society 2019 Joint Annual Conference. Reno, NV : 09/29/19-10/03/19.

2018

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.
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.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2018). How do warm-core eddies structure the deep-pelagic fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2018). How do warm-core eddies structure the deep-pelagic fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico? In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2018). How fishes create connections in pelagic ecosystems: Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) in the Gulf of Mexico. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18.
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.
Sutton, T., Milligan, R., Cook, A., & Moore, J. (2018). DEEPEND: Evidence of Dramatic and Persistent Declines in Deep-Pelagic Fish Abundances in the Oceanic Gulf after Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Sutton, T., Milligan, R., Cook, A., Moore, J., & Boswell, K. (2018). Evidence of dramatic and persistent declines in meso- and bathypelagic fish abundances in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.

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.
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.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2017). Quantifying Pelagic Habitat Use by Myctophid Fishes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2017). Quantifying Pelagic Habitat Use by Myctophid Fishes 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.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2017). Quantifying Pelagic Habitat Use by Myctophids in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Austin, TX : 07/12/17-07/16/17.
Milligan, R., & Sutton, T. (2017). Quantifying Pelagic Habitat Use by Myctophids in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., & Milligan, R. (2017). Evidence of diel vertical migrations by bathypelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico: A new vector of water-column connectivity in the oceanic domain. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., & Milligan, R. (2017). DEEPEND: First Evidence for Vertical Migration by the Gulf Bathypelagic Fauna and its Relationship to the DWHOS Deep Hydrocarbon-Dispersant Plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.

2016

Milligan, R. (2016). Into the Unknown: Understanding the largest ecosystem on Earth. In HCNSO Ocean Science Jamboree. Dania Beach, FL : 05/19/16-05/20/16.