Joshua C. Manning, PhD
Post-doctoral Researcher
Florida State University
About Me
I am broadly interested in community ecology and the effects of anthropogenic stressors on organismal physiology and ecology. Though my interests are broad, my research has been predominantly focused on ecological interactions of organisms on coral reefs and the effects of ocean acidification on algal physiology and ecology. More recently my work has centered on the importance of movement and space use in mediating species interactions and coexistence in marine animals.
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Joshua C. Manning
PhD Biological Sciences, FSU '22
MSc Biology, CSU Northridge '17
BSc Marine Science, UMaine '13
Research Projects
The role of parrotfish in determining spatial patterns in benthic community structure on coral reefs
Parrotfishes are important functional herbivores and bioeroders on coral reefs. My current PhD dissertation research focuses on the role of parrotfish space-use in determining spatial patterns in benthic community structure and bioerosion on coral reefs. I am conducting this research on the fringing coral reefs of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.
Effects of ocean acidification on tropical crustose coralline algae
Ocean acidification is negatively affecting many calcified organisms by reducing ocean pH and limiting the carbonate ions available for calcification. Crustose coralline algae are important framework building organisms on coral reefs and can facilitate coral larval settlement and recruitment. But they are expected to be negatively affected by ocean acidification. My MSc thesis research quantified the effects of ocean acidification on tropical crustose coralline algae common to the coral reefs of Mo'orea, French Polynesia.
Photos by J. Manning
Photos by J. Manning
