Dione W. Swanson

Research Interests

Coral reef ecology, coral population dynamics, statistics and mathematics

Contact Information

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami,

Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149

Tel: (305) 361-4914  Email: dswanson@rsmas.miami.edu

Education

Recent Publications

Chiappone, M., H. Dienes, S.L. Miller, and D.W. Swanson. In Press. Shallow fore reef density and habitat utilization patterns of the lettuce sea slug Tridachia (Elysia) crispata in the Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science.

Chiappone, M., H. Dienes, D.W. Swanson, and S.L Miller. In Press. Impacts of lost fishing gear on coral reef sessile invertebrates of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Biological Conservation.

Chiappone, M., H. Dienes, D.W. Swanson, and S.L Miller. In Press. Spatial distribution of lost fishing gear on offshore reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Caribbean Journal of Science.

Chiappone M, H. Dienes, D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller. 2003. Density and gorgonian host-occupation patterns by flamingo tongue snails (Cyphoma gibbosum) in the Florida Keys. Caribbean Journal of Science 39(1):116-127.

Franklin, E.C., J.S. Ault, S.G. Smith, J. Luo, G.A. Meester, G.A. Diaz, M. Chiappone, D.W. Swanson, S.L. Miller, and J.A. Bohnsack. 2003. Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Tortugas Region, Florida. Special Issue on Marine and Coastal GIS. Marine Geodesy Vol (1-2):19-34.

Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, G.A. Meester, J. Luo, E.C. Franklin, J.A. Bohnsack, D.E. Harper, D.B. McClellan, S.L. Miller, D.W. Swanson, and M. Chiappone. 2002. Tortugas surveyed: Synoptic habitat and reef fish surveys support establishment of marine reserves in the Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA. Reef Encounter 31: 22-23.

Chiappone M, D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller. 2002. Density, spatial distribution and size structure of sea urchins in coral reef and hard-bottom habitats of the Florida Keys. Marine Ecology Progress Series 235: 117-126.

Chiappone M., D.W. Swanson, S.L. Miller, and S.G. Smith. 2002. Large-scale surveys on the Florida Reef Tract indicate poor recovery of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum. Coral Reefs 21:155-159.

Chiappone M., A. White, D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller. 2002. Occurrence and biological impacts of fishing gear and other marine debris in the Florida Keys. Marine Pollution Bulletin Vol. 44:597-604.

Miller S.L., D.W. Swanson, and M. Chiappone. 2002. Multiple spatial scale assessment of coral reef and hard-bottom community structure in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Proceedings of the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium. Volume 1:69-74.

Chiappone M, S.L. Miller, D.W. Swanson, J.S. Ault, and S.G. Smith S.G. 2001. Comparatively high densities of the long-spined sea urchin in the Dry Tortugas, Florida. Coral Reefs 20: 137-138.

Chiappone M, S.L. Miller, and D.W. Swanson. 2001. Condylactis gigantea – A giant comes under pressure from the aquarium trade in Florida. Reef Encounter 30: 29-31 .

Miller S.L., D.W. Swanson, M. Chiappone, J.S. Ault, S.G. Smith, G.A. Meester, J. Luo, E.C. Franklin, J.A. Bohnsack, D.E. Harper, and D.B. McClellan. 2001. An extensive deep reef terrace on the Tortugas Bank, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Coral Reefs 20:299-300.

Precht W.F., R.B. Aronson, D.W. Swanson. 2001. Improving scientific decision-making in the restoration of ship-grounding sites on coral reefs. Bull Mar Sci 69(2): 1001-1012

Edmunds P.J., R.B. Aronson, D.W. Swanson, D.R. Levitan, W.F. Precht. 1998. Photographic versus visual techniques for the quantification of juvenile corals. Bull Mar Sci 62(3): 937-946

Aronson R.B., D.W. Swanson. 1996. Video surveys on coral reefs: uni- and multivariate applications. Proc 8th Intl Coral Reef Symp 2: 1441-1446

Aronson R.B., P.J. Edmunds, W.F. Precht, D.W. Swanson, D.R. Levitan. 1994. Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: simple, quick, and inexpensive techniques. Atoll Res Bull 451: 1-19

Publications (in Review)

Chiappone M., D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller.  Density and habitat utilization patterns of anemones and corallimorpharians (Anthozoa, Zoantharia) in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Coral Reefs.

Chiappone M., D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller.  Large-scale density patterns of anemones and corallimorpharians on offshore coral reef habitats in the Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science.

Manuscripts (In Progress)

Swanson D.W., S.L. Miller, and M. Chiappone. Spatial patterns of benthic coral reef organisms in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 1. Stony coral cover, species richness and species density. Coral Reefs.

Chiappone M., L.M. Rutten, D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller. Spatial patterns of benthic coral reef organisms in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 2. Gorgonian species density, richness, and colony density. Coral Reefs.

Chiappone M., L.M. Rutten, D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller. Spatial patterns of benthic coral reef organisms in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 3. Sponge cover and species richness. Coral Reefs.

Chiappone M., D.W. Swanson, E.C. Franklin, and S.L. Miller. A hierarchical structural classification of Florida Keys coral reef and hard-bottom habitats. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

Chiappone M, D.W. Swanson, and S.L. Miller. A rapid method for assessing topographic complexity and its application to Florida Keys coral reef and hard-bottom habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

Miller S.L., M. Chiappone, D.W. Swanson, J.S. Ault, S.G. Smith, and E.C. Franklin. Design-based surveys of coral reef and hard-bottom habitats in Dry Tortugas National Park and the Tortugas Bank, Florida. Ecological Applications.

Miller S.L., S. Gittings, M. Chiappone, B. Causey, D.W. Swanson, and A. White. Changes (1994-2000) to benthic cover on a deep coral reef in the Florida Keys. Coral Reefs.

Smith S.G., D.W. Swanson, S.L. Miller, J.S. Ault, and M. Chiappone. Sampling survey design for coral reef assessment and monitoring in the Florida Keys. Coral Reefs.

Swanson D.W., M. Chiappone, and S.L. Miller. Coral disease prevalence in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series.