Baseline Assessment of Anchialine Ponds of Eleuthera

Baseline Assessment of Anchialine Ponds of Eleuthera & The Red Cave Shrimp Behaviour Alexio E. Brown, Heather Bracken-Grissom, Robert Ditter, Heather Masonjones, Mary Wicksten, and Jocelyn Curtis-Quick Anchialine ponds are saline land-locked bodies of water located near coastlines with subterranean connections to the ocean. One […]

A History of The Bahamas Through Maps

A History of The Bahamas Through Maps Presented by Todd T. Turrell As a follow up to Todd’s talk “Mapping The Bahamas from Ancient Times to Present Day” at the 2014 Natural History Conference, this presentation will use antique maps to tell a brief history […]

Working to Curb Live Wildlife Trafficking

Working to Curb Live Wildlife Trafficking in The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago Presented by Scott Johnson Scott Johnson, Laura Baboolal, Kareena Anderson, and Sharleen Khan Wildlife trafficking has been a major problem and of great concern in the Caribbean due to the fact that […]

Conservation Update on the Sandy Cay Rock Iguana

Conservation Update on the Sandy Cay Rock Iguana (Cyclura rileyi cristata) Presented by Sandra D. Buckner Sandra D. Buckner, William K. Hayes, John B. Iverson, Jill M. Jollay, Phillip S. Weech, Steve Smith, Pat Hayes, Seila Iverson, and James Traverse Cyclura rileyi is one of […]

Genetic Identification of an Isolated Seahorse Population

Genetic Identification of an isolated seahorse population in a saltwater lake on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas Presented by Emily Rose Emily Rose, Heather Masonjones, and Adam G. Jones Previous work in a saltwater lake, Sweetings Pond, on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, identified the presence of seahorses belonging […]

Population and Habitat Preferences of the Lined Seahorse

Population dynamics and habitat preferences of the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) inhabiting a Bahamian saltwater lake. Presented by Heather D. Masonjones Heather D. Masonjones, Emily Rose, Rob Drummond, and Jocelyn Curtis-Quick Anchialine ponds are habitats frequently associated with unique biota that differs dramatically from nearby […]

Trends in Early Plant-Pollinator Community Recovery

Trends in Early Plant-Pollinator Community Recovery Following Three Hurricanes on San Salvador Island. Presented by Carol L. Landry Carol L. Landry and Nancy B. Elliott The purpose of this study is to identify plant and animal species critical to the recovery of coastal plant-pollinator communities […]

Will Fire Ants Conquer The Bahamas?

Will fire ants conquer The Bahamas?: The impact of habitat type on competitive interactions between alien fire ants and ant species assemblages on San Salvador, The Bahamas Presented by Daniel Kjar and Zachory Park Zachory Park and Daniel Kjar The imported red fire ant (Solenopsis […]