Areas of Specialization

Coastal Oceanography: biophysical modeling; Individual Based Models (IBM); physical-biological Interactions (PBI); dispersal and recruitment processes

Ecology: larval fish ecology and taxonomy; metapopulation theory and seascape ecology

Research Interests

One of the most significant questions facing marine ecology today is to understand the spatial structure of populations and how changes in the environment may affect population persistence, biogeography, and biodiversity in general. My primary interests are in modeling the bio-physical interactions that control the dynamics of marine populations with an emphasis on the pelagic larval stages. I am focusing on research projects that can contribute to both a mechanistic understanding of reef ecosystems and have applications in conservation biology. Although my work involves modeling, I have extensive experience in field studies of fish larval dynamics and I have been developing innovative empirical methods to investigate the orientation behavior of coral reef larvae in situ and the related cues.

Research Projects

SGER - Orientation of coral reef fish larvae

See the web page of this project and the Hermon Slade Foundation.

Population Connectivity

See the web page of this project and the Bahamas Complexity Project.

Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef

See the web page of this project.

Fish Larval Taxonomy

See the web page of this project.

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Overview of the scientific work in the past five years

Synergistic Activities

• Co-Chair Connectivity & Climate Change Session ASLO 2008;
• Editorial Board of Marine Ecology Progress Series, Review Editor (2007-2010);
• Co-Chair of the Connectivity section of the Manual of Recommended Practices for Modelling Physical-Biological Interactions in Fish Early-Life History ICES-NSF;
• Southern Regional Representative of the Early Life History Section of the American Fishery Society;
• Lecturer in teaching and training seminar for technical experts & research associates from Latin America and Caribbean (PATOMAC - Intra America Seas Initiative) to familiarize them with the latest and most advanced methods and equipment used in ocean research
• Developed an innovative active particle tracking system in a LINUX PC Cluster environment; this system is intended to be a community model that will serve to support marine population studies
• Invited Speaker: Bahamas Bio-complexity Project Connectivity Workshop; Ecosystem Modeling Workshop, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Reef Fish Connectivity and Conservation Initiative, WHOI; IASI-IAS-RODAE & IOCARIBE-GOOS Coastal Modeling Workshop; Ocean and Human Health (OHH) First Annual Meeting; The Nature Conservancy (TNC) MesoAmerican Reef Project Worshop; GEF Connectivity Modeling Meeting; The Future of Decision Support for Coral Reef Management: Agent-Based Modeling and Interdisciplinary Research Workshop; Coastal Studies Seminar Series, RSMAS; National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE) Worshorp; MPO Fall 2005 Seminar Series.

Current Collaborating Scientists

• Dalila Aldana Aranda, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico;
• Iliana Baums, Univ. of Pennsylvania;
• Dan Brumbaugh, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, AMNH;
• Laurent Cherubin, RSMAS/MPO;
• Robert K. Cowen, RSMAS/MBF;
• Craig Dahlgren, Perry Institute for Marine Science;
• Jeffrey M. Leis, Autralian Museum;
• Kenyon C. Lindeman, Environmental Defense;
• Peter Mumby, University of Exeter;
• Serge Planes, CNRS Perpignan;
• Ashwanth Srinivasan, RSMAS/MPO.

Students - Thesis Committee Member

• Johnathan Kool (University of Miami, current);
• Jean-Olivier Irisson (Univeristy of Perpignan, France, current);
• Erwan Roussel (Univeristy of Perpignan, France, PhD 2007);
• Carrie Kappel (Stanford University, PhD 2006);
• Manuel Perez Perez (CINVESTAV, Mexico, PhD 2004)

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Scientific production

Awards and Professional Memberships

• NSF OCE PI (Pending) Orientation of Larval Reef Fish in the Blue: Ontogeny, Proximal Causes and Dispersal Consequences
• NSF OCE Co-PI (Pending) Eddy driven variability of the Caribbean Basin
• Australina Museum Fellowship Jan-Feb 2008
• The Hermon Slade Foundation 2007-2009, Co-PI (Current): How baby fish find a home: orientation by reeffish larvae in the pelagic environment
• NSF OCE 2006-2010, Co-PI (Current): Linkages between larvae and recruitment of coral reef fishes along the Florida Keys Shelf: an integrated field and modeling analysis of population connectivity in a complex system
• Antigua-Barbuda Project, Co-PI (Current): Assessment of Population Replenishment and Connectivity of Reef Organisms
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 2006, PI: Ecosystem modeling initiative for the Mesoamerican reefs - II: Reef organisms'population connectivity
• World Resource Institute (WRI) 2006, Co-PI: Ecosystem modeling initiative for the Mesoamerican reefs - I: Watershed pollutant discharge and sediment loading
• NSF SGER 2005-2006, PI: Orientation of coral reef fish larvae in the open ocean with no frame of reference
• PADI AWARE Grant, 2004
• Recipient of the Dissertation Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography (DIALOG V Symposium), 2003
• State University of New York Full Tuition Scholarship, 1996-1998
• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Visiting Scientist Fellowship, 1995
• International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Research Support Grant, 1994
• American Association of Limnology and Oceanography
• American Geophysical Union
• American Fisheries Society
• International Society for Reef Studies
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Referee Activities

• National Geographic
• National Program of Marine Science and Technology, COLCIENCIAS, Colombia
• Bulletin of Marine Science
• Limnology and Oceanography
• Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science
• Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Marine and Fresh Water Research
• Marine Biology
• Fishery Bulletin
• Journal of Plankton Research
• Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Coral Reefs
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
• National Sciences Foundation

Refereed Journal Articles & Book Chapters

• Paris CB (to be submitted) Fate of reef fish larvae trough ontogeny: advection or true mortality? [pdf]
• Paris CB , Cherubin LM (2008) River-reef connectivity in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs, in press
• Bustamente G, Paris CB (2007) World Heritage Sites and marine population connectivity, Marine Sanctuary Conservation Series, in review
• Cherubin LM, Kuchinke C, Paris CB (2007) Ocean circulation and terrestrial runoff dynamics in the Mesoamerican region from ocean color data and numerical model climatology, Coral Reefs, in press
• Paris CB, Perez-Perez M, Kool J, Aldana-Arnada D (2007) Segregation of conch (Strombus gigas) populations in Mexico, Marine Sanctuary Conservation Series, in press
• Paris CB, Cherubin LM, Cowen RK (2007) Surfing, spinning, or diving from reef to reef: effects on population connectivity Mar Ecol Prog Ser, Aug 14 [pdf]
• Werner FE, Cowen RK, Paris CB (2007) Coupled biophysical models: Present capabilities and necessary developments for future studies of population connectivity, Oceanography, 20(3):54-69[pdf]
• Irisson J-O, Guigand CM, Paris CB (2007) In situ orientation of marine larvae in the pelagic environement, submitted to Research Letters in Ecology.
• Paris CB, Guigand CM, Irisson J-O, Fisher R, D'Allessandro E (2007) Orientation of fish larvae with no frame of reference (OWNFOR): A novel system to observe and quantify orientation in reef fish larvae in situ, Marine Sanctuary Conservation Series, in press [pdf]
• Mumby P, Harborne A, Williams J, Kappel C, Brumbaugh DR, Micheli F, Holmes KE, Dahlgren CP, Paris CB, Blackwell PG (2007) Beyond trophic cascades: marine reserves facilitate coral recruitment, Proc Nat Acad Sci 104(20):8362-8367[pdf]
• Steneck R, Cowen RK, Paris CB, Srinivasan A (2006) Connectivity in Marine Protected Areas Science 313(5783):43-45
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Srinivasan A (2006) Scaling connectivity in marine populations, Science 311:522-527 [zip]
• Baums I, Paris CB, Cherubin L (2006) A bio-oceanographic filter to larval dispersal in a reef-building coral, Limnol & Oceanogr 51(5)
• Ramos S, Cowen RK, Paris CB, Re P, Bordalo A (2006) Environmental forcing and larval fish assemblage dynamics in the Lima River Estuary (NW Portugal), J Plankton Res 28(3):275-286
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Claro R, Lindeman KC (2005) Larval transport pathways from Cuban spawning aggregations (Snappers; Lutjanidae) based on biophysical modeling. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 296:93-106. [pdf]
• Paris CB, Sponaugle, S, Cowen RK, Rotunno T (2005) Pomacentridae, In: Richards, JW (ed) Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes, CRC Press, Boca Raton
• Lindeman KC, Richards WJ, Lyczkowski-Shultz J, Drass DM, Paris CB, Leis JM, Lara M, Comyns BH (2005) Lutjanidae: Snappers. In: Richards WJ (ed) Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes. CRC Press, Boca Raton
• Paris CB, Cowen RK (2004) Direct evidence of a biophysical retention mechanism for coral reef fish larvae. Limnology and Oceanography 49(6): 1964-1979 [pdf]
• Cowen RK, Sponaugle S, Paris CB, Fortuna JL, Lwiza KMM, Dorsey S. (2003) Impact of North Brazil Current rings on local circulation and coral reef fish recruitment to Barbados, West Indies. In: Interhemispheric water exchange, GJ Goni [ed.], Elsevier Oceanographic Series, Chap 17: 443-462. [pdf]
• Serafy JE, Cowen RK, Paris CB, Capo TR, Luthy SA (2003) Evidence of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, spawning in the vicinity of Exuma Sound, Bahamas. Marine and Fresh Water Research 54:1-8 [pdf]
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Olson DB, Fortuna JL (2003) The role of long distance dispersal in replenishing marine populations. Gulf and Caribbean Research 14(2):129-137. [pdf]
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Lwiza KMM, Wang DP, Olson DB (2002) Objective analysis of three-dimensional circulation in the vicinity of Barbados, West Indies: Implication for larval transport. Deep Sea Research.49: 1363-1386. [pdf]
• Olson DB, Paris CB, Cowen RK (2001) Lagrangian biological models, p. 1437-1443. In: Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, J.H. Steele, K.K. Turekian, S.A. Thorpe Eds, Academic Press.
• Cowen RK, Lwiza KMM, Sponaugle S, Paris CB, Olson DB (2000) Connectivity of marine populations: Open or closed? Science 287: 857-859. [pdf]
• Graber HC. and Limouzy-Paris CB (1997) Transport patterns of tropical reef fish larvae by spin-off eddies in the Straits of Florida. Oceanography 10 (2): 68-71.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, Graber HC, Jones DL, Roepke AW, Richards WJ (1997) Translocation of larval coral reef fishes via sub-mesoscale spin-off eddies from the Florida Current. Bulletin of Marine Science, 60 (3): 966-983.
• Schultz DR, Arnold PI, Capos TR, Paris-Limouzy CB, Serafy JE, Richards WJ (1996) Immunologic methods for species identification of early life stages of lutjanid fishes from the western central Atlantic. PartI: Characterization of an interspecies protein. Fishery Bulletin 94: 734-742.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, McGowan MF, Richards WJ, Umaran JP, Cha SS (1994) Diversity of fish larvae in the Florida Keys: Results from SEFCAR. Bulletin of Marine Science 54 (3): 857-870.

Proceedings & Technical Reports

• Paris CB, Mullon C, Lacroix G, Leis JM, Fiksen O, Irrisson (2007) Connectivity In: Manual of Recommended Practices for Modelling Physical-Biological Interactions in Fish Early-Life History (North E, Gallego A, Petitgas P, Eds), ICES Cooperative Research Report, in press
• Paris CB, Bartsch J, Houde E, Irrisson J-O, Miller T, Mullon C, Leis JM, Browman H, Fiksen O, Lacroix G, Gallego A (2007) Biological Processes In: Manual of Recommended Practices for Modelling Physical-Biological Interactions in Fish Early-Life History (North E, Gallego A, Petitgas P, Eds), ICES Cooperative Research Report, in press
• Criales MM, Paris CB, Yeung C, Jones D, Richards WJ, Lee T (2004) Horizontal and seasonal distribution of zooplankton biomass and fluorescence from MOCNESS plankton tows in the Florida Straits and the Dry Tortugas. NOAA Tech Mem NMFS SEFSC, pp.24.
• Paris CB, Lindeman KC, Claro R, Cowen RK (2004) Modeling larval transport from snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations in Cuba. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fishery Institute Meetings, Xel-Ha, Quintana Roo, Mexico. GCFI 55: 570-576.
• Paris CB and Cowen RK(2003) A pilot study of larval transport linkages between the Western Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, and South Florida: Critical information for the design of marine reserve network. Kaplan Fund Report, August 29, 2003, pp. 8.
• Paris-Limouzy CB (2001) Transport dynamics and survival of the pelagic larval stages of a coral reef fish, the bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus (Poey). Ph.D. Thesis, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794-5000, 246 pp.
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Lwiza KMM, Olson DB (2000) Long distance dispersal versus local retention as a means of replenishing Caribbean marine fish populations. ICES 2000/N:04, 6 pp.
• Limouzy-Paris CB and McGowan MF (1994) Sailfish length, weights, and sex data from the Senegalese sport fishery in 1980 and 1982. ICCAT (SCRS/92/62), Sci. Papers, Billfish WS II (XLI): 354-362.
• Limouzy C (1987) Yolk-sac absorbtion efficiency of Centropomus undecimalis. MS Thesis. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami.
• Limouzy C (1983) Abondance saisonniere et migrations de la courbine (Argirosoma regium) dans la Baie du Levrier (Mauritania). Bulletin du Centre National de Recherches Oceanographiques et des Péches Vol. 11(1) Nouhadibou CNROP 1983/05: 69-88.
• Limouzy C and Cayre P (1980) Peche et aspects de la biologie du voilier de l'Atlantique (Istiophorus platypterus) sur les cotes Senegalaises. ICCAT (SCRS 80/55), Sci. Papers XV: 361-371.

Workshops and Invited Talks

• Paris CB (2007) How can we model the effects of climate change on dispersal scales & population connectivity? ARC-CWG Workshop, Townsville (Australia) Oct. 13-16
• Paris CB, Cherubin ML, Cowen RK (2007) Bio-Physical Modeling: Connectivity and resilience: sustaining coral reefs in the next century, ARC-CWG Workshop, Townsville (Australia) Oct. 13-16
• Paris CB (2007) From individual larval movement to population networks: Coupled Biological and Physical Modeling Approaches, AMP Faculty Candidate Seminar, Sept. 28, Miami
• Paris CB, Srinivasan A, Cherubin LM, Irisson J-O, Cowen RK, Planes S (2006), Influence of biophysical processses on coral reef fish population connectivity inferred by modeling, Workshop on Advancement in Modeling Physical-Biological Interactions in Fish Early Life-History, Apr. 3-5, Nantes, France [poster pdf]
• Paris CB and RK Cowen (2005) Modeling connectivity among fish populations: the snapper grouper species complex, Ecosystem Modeling Workshop, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Nov. 16-18, Charleston
• Paris CB and RK Cowen(2005) A biophysical model of larval dispersal kernels from spawning aggregations in the Caribbean, Reef Fish Conservation and Conservation Initiative,WHOI Nov.14-15
• Paris CB (2005) Modeling dispersal in the marine environment: Example of spawning aggregation as point source. Ocean and Human Health (OHH) First Annual Meeting, RSMAS Miami, Jan 31
• Paris CB (2005) Modeling Biological Connectivity. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) MesoAmerican Reef Project (MARP) Worshop, FIU, Miami, Jan 20
• Paris CB, Srinivasan A, Cowen RK (2004) Biophysical Lagrangian modeling. GEF Connectivity Modeling Meeting, RSMAS Miami, April 5-6
• Paris CB (2003) Where do reef larvae go? Impact on population connectivity. Dissertation Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography V Symposium, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, October 19-25.
• Sponaugle S, Cowen RK, Paris CB (2003). Larval encounter with eddies - their effect on the transport, growth and recruitment of coral reef fishes. Session Talk, 27th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Santa Cruz, California USA, August 20-23.
• Paris CB, Criales MM, Guigand C (2003) Muestreos biofisicos: redes de plancton. PATOMAC Seminar Series, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, July-August 2003, Key Biscayne, FL, USA.
• Paris CB, Cowen RK (2002) Biocomplexity in the IAS, IASI-IAS-RODAE & IOCARIBE-GOOS Coastal Modeling Workshop, Barbados, West Indies, November 6-8, 2002.
• Paris CB, Cowen RK (2002) Modeling the role of long distance dispersal versus local retention in replenishing marine populations. Invited Talk, The Future of Decision Support for Coral Reef Management: Agent-Based Modeling and Interdisciplinary Research. NCORE Workshop, July 23-25 2002, University of Miami, Florida.
• Paris CB (2001) Circulation and recruitment patterns in Barbados. Invited Talk, Coastal Studies Seminar Series, March 22, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Applied Marine Physics. Paris CB (2001) Barbados Studies. Invited Talk, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE) Worshorp, January 8-9, Miami, Florida.
• Limouzy-Paris CB (1995) Transport mechanism of coral reef fish larvae across the Florida Current. Invited Talk, American Fisheries Society 125th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, August 27-31.

Scientific Presentations

• Paris CB, Brumbaugh DR, Cherubin LM, Cowen RK, Dahlgren CP, DeSalle R, Galindo HM, Harborne AR, Katherine E. Holmes, Kappel CV, Micheli F, Mumby PJ, Naro-Maciel E, Oliver T, Palumbi SR (2007) Modeling larval connectivity across realistic ecological seascapes, AFS 137th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Sep2-6, 2007, p. 75
• Paris CB, Guigand C, Irisson J-O, Fisher R (2006) Orientation of Fish Larvae, Poster, Ocean Sciences Meeting, 20-24 Feb. Honolulu. [poster pdf]
• Paris CB, Cherubin LM, Srinivasan A, Cowen RK (2006) A Lagrangian modeling study of dispersal kernels from spawning aggregations of grouper (Epinephaelinae) and snapper (Lutjanidae) in the Caribbean. Ocean Sciences Meeting, 20-24 Feb Honolulu, Hawaii
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Srinivasan A (2006) Investigation of the role of larval behavior in determining nearshore habitat connectivity. Ocean Sciences Meeting, 20-24 Feb Honolulu, Hawaii
• Kool J, Paris CB, Cowen RK (2006) Development of a metapopulation genetic model for coral reef ecosystems. Ocean Sciences Meeting, 20-24 Feb Honolulu, Hawaii
• Baums I, Paris CB, Cherubin L (2005) A dynamic filter to larval dispersal in a reef-building coral. 3rd Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) Meeting, Lerici June 13-17 2005, Italy
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Srinivasan A, Cherubin L (2005) Larval pathways from spawning aggregations of grouper (Serranidae) and snapper (Lutjanidae) populations in the Caribbean: A metapopulation approach for the conservation of marine species The Oceanography Society 2005 International Research Conference, June 1-10, Paris, France (Abstract? Poster Session)
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Srinivasan A (2005) Modeling population connectivity of coral reef fishes in the greater CaribbeanThe Oceanography Society 2005 International Research Conference, June 1-10, Paris, France (Abstract? Poster Session)
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Srinivasan A (2005) Coral reef fish populations connectivity Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 21-25, Salt Lake City, Utah (Abstract)
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Srinivasan A, Cherubin L (2005) Connectivity among snapper (Lutjanidae) and grouper (Serranidae) populations in the Caribbean: A metapopulation approach for the design of marine reserve networks ASLO 2005 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 21-25, Salt Lake City, Utah (Abstract)
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Srinivasan A, Cherubin L (2004) Connectivity among snapper (Lutjanidae) and grouper (Serranidae) populations in the Caribbean: A metapopulation approach for the design of marine reserve networks. 57th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fishery Institute Meetings, St Petersburg, Fl, November 8-12 (Abstract), p. 83
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Lindeman KC, Claro R (2003) Modeling larval transport from snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations in Cuba. 56th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fishery Institute Meetings, Tortola, BVI, November 10-14 (Abstract), p. 94.
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Lindeman KC, Claro R (2003) Modeling larval transport from grouper (Serranidae) and snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations in the Mesoamerican region. 27th Annual Larval Fish Conference, August 20-23, Santa Cruz, California, (Abstract) p. 87.
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Lindeman KC, Claro R (2003) Modeling larval transport from grouper (Serranidae) and snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations in the Mesoamerican region. ASLO 2003 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 8-14, Salt Lake City, Utah (Abstract) p. 102.
• Cowen RK and Paris CB (2002) Scales and Variability in Larval Dispersal within the IAS, LAPCOD Meetings, Key Largo, Florida, December 12-16 2002 (Abstract), p. 14.
• Paris CB, Lindeman KC, Claro R, Fortuna JL, Cowen RK (2002) Modeling larval transport from snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations in Cuba. 55th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fishery Institute Meetings, Xel-Ha, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 11-15 November 2002 (Abstract), p. 109.
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Olson DB, Fortuna JL (2002) The role of long distance dispersal in replenishing marine populations. 54th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fishery Institute Meetings, Providenciales,Turks and Caicos Islands, 12-17 November 2001. (Abstract).
• Cowen RK, Sponaugle S, Paris CB, KMM Lwiza, Fortuna JL, Dorsey S (2001) Impact of North Brazil Current rings on local circulation and coral reef fish recruitment to Barbados, West Indies. IAPSO Meetings, Mar del Plata, Argentina, November.
• Paris CB and Cowen RK (2001) Survival of larval coral reef fishes: the missing link between egg production and recruitment. 25th Annual Larval Fish Conference, August 8-12, Sandy Hook, New Jersey (Abstract) p. 64.
• Paris CB and Cowen RK (2001) Survival of larval coral reef fishes: The missing link between egg production and recruitment. ASLO 2001 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February12-16, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Abstract) p.109.
• Cowen, RK, Paris CB, Olson DB, Fortuna JL (2001) The role of long distance dispersal versus local retention in replenishing marine populations. ASLO 2001 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February12-16, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Abstract) p.39.
• Cowen RK, Paris CB, Olson DB (2000) The role of long distance dispersal versus local retention in replenishing marine populations. 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, October 23-27, Bali. 9ICRS (Abstract) p.38.
• Paris CB, RK Cowen, Lwiza. 2000. Near field transport dynamics of larval cohorts of coral reef fish in the vicinity of Barbados, W. Indies. 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, October 23-27, Bali. 9ICRS (Abstract) p. 41.
• Cowen, RK, Paris CB, K.M.M. Lwiza KMM, Olson DB (2000) Long distance dispersal versus local retention as a means of replenishing Caribbean marine fish populations. 2000 Lagrangian Analysis and Predictability of Coastal and Oceanic Dynamics 2000 Meeting, Ischia, Italy, October 2-6, 2000.
• Paris CB, Cowen RK, Lwiza KMM (2000) Near field transport dynamics of larval coral reef fish in the vicinity of Barbados, W. Indies. 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting, January 24-28, San Antonio, Texas. EOS Trans, AGU (Abstract) 80 (49), 1999, p. 68.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, Graber HC, Jones DL, Roepke A, Richards WJ (1996) Translocation of reef fish larvae mediated by remotely sensed spin-off eddies. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 76th Annual Meeting, June 13-19, New Orleans, Lousiana, (Abstract) p.202.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, Roepke A, Jones DL, Graber HC, Nikoloc S, Yeung C, Diaz G, Richards WJ (1995) Translocation of reef fish larvae across frontal boundaries: Evidence through spin-off eddies of the Florida Current. International Larval Fish Conference & Australian Society for Fish Biology, Sydney, Australia, June 26- July 2, 1995, (Abstract), p. 79.
• McGowan, MF, Richards WJ, Roepke A, Cha SS, Limouzy-Paris CB (1994) Overview of effects of coastal oceanography on recruitment of fishes to the Florida Keys: Project SEFCAR. Florida Coastal Ocean Sciences Symposium, 21-22 April 1994, (Abstract), p.63.
• McGowan, MF, Limouzy-Paris CB, Richards WJ, Cha SS (1994) Reef fish larval transport in the Florida Keys: SEFCAR results. Florida Coastal Ocean Sciences Symposium, 21-22 April 1994, (Abstract), p.77.
• Limouzy-Paris, CB, Richards WJ, McGowan MF (1994) Preliminary data on reef fish recruitment strategies: SEFCAR results. Florida Coastal Ocean Sciences Symposium, 21-22 April 1994, (Abstract), p.78.
• Limouzy CB (1993). Effect of incubation temperature on efficiency of yolk utilization by snook (Centropomus undecimalis) larvae. Snook Symposium 1993, April 15-16, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, (Abstract) p.22.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, Richards WJ, McGowan MF (1993) Temporal variability of ichthyoplankton and its implication on recruitment in the Florida Keys. American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologist Meetings, Annual Larval Fish Conference, May 27-June 2, Austin, Texas, (Abstract) p.194.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, Criales MM, Yeung C, Goldman D, Richards WJ (1993) Characteristics of zooplankton communities over a seamount off the Florida Keys, Florida, U.S. Larval Ecology Meetings, August 20-23, Port Jefferson, New York, (Abstract) p.28.
• Limouzy-Paris CB, McGowan MF, Umaran PJ, Cha SS, Richards WJ (1992) Diversity of fish larvae in the Florida Keys: results from SEFCAR. 1992 Symposium on Florida Keys Regional Ecosystem. November 16-20, Miami, Florida, (Abstract).

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Curriculum

Education and professional experience

2007-present

Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Applied Marine Physics (AMP)

2004-2007

Assistant Scientist, University of Miami, Marine Biology and Fisheries (MBF)

2001-2003

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Miami, MBF

1996-2001

Doctoral research, SUNY at Stony Brook

1993-1996

Research Associate, University of Miami, MBF & Applied Marine Physics (AMP)

2001

Ph.D. Coastal Oceanography, State University of New York at Stony Brook. PhD Advisor: Robert K. Cowen

1987

M.S. Biology and Living Resources, University of Miami/RSMAS

1982

Maitrise de Biochimie & Ecologie Marine, Universite de Bordeaux, France

Field Experience

Oceanographic Cruises

Participated in a total of 21 oceanographic cruises. Work consisted in collecting ichtyoplankton using Multi Opening and Closing Net and Environment Sensing System (MOCNESS), Bongo nets, Frame nets and Neuston nets. Concurrently collecting hydrographic data using Conductivity Temperature Density (CTD) rosette and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). Sampling was carried out from various Research Vessels in the Bahamas, the Florida Straits, the Florida Keys, Barbados, the Bahamas, and French Polynesia between 1989 and 2006.

Scuba Diving

Scientific diving experience in the Florida Keys for various research projects - most recently: National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE). Strong larval fish identification skills.

Languages

Fluent in English, French, and Spanish.