1998 PADI FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Req. No. | Recipient Name | Project Funded | Amount Requested |
Grant Amount |
| N/A | A.V. Yablokov, Ph.D. Center for Russian Environmental Policy Moscow, Russia c/o Center for Democracy Washington, D.C. c/o Marine Mammal Commission Bethesda, Maryland |
Review and Evaluation of Post-World War II Soviet Whaling in the North Pacific | $10,000 |
$11,000 |
| 4 | Jana Davis Scripps Institution of Oceanography San Diego, California |
Recruitment Pattern and Process: A Mechanism of Habitat Partitioning in Five Sympatric Intertidal Fishes | $1,620 | $1,620 |
| 13 | Karen Strohmeyer, Director Cascade Pacific Resource Conservationand Development, Inc. Corvallis, Oregon |
Bugs and Biology: Citizen Monitoring of the McKenzie Watershed Using Macroinvertebrates as Biological Indicators | $2,920 | $2,920 |
| 14 | Andrew B. Perleberg, Aquatic Biologist U.S. Peace Corps Pedernales, Manabí Ecuador, SouthAmerica |
Aquatic Ecosystems Environmental Youth Camp | $1,607 | $1,607 |
| 22 | Dr. Michael S. Atkins Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
The Ecology of Flagellated Protozoa in a Unique Underwater Environment: The Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent | $9,818.78 | $5,000 |
| 29 | Mr. Argyle W. Tucker Phantom Springs Cave Project Grand Prairie, Texas |
Phantom Springs Cave Project: 1998-99 | $6,448 | $3,500 |
| 31 | Dr. Miriam Polne-Fuller Assistant Research Biologist Marine Science Institute University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California |
Pathogenic Attacks on the Amber Forest -- The Role of the Marine Amoeba Trichosphaerium in Kelp Tissue Slough-Off, Bridging Research and K-12 Education | $14,798 | $3,800 |
| 33 | Richard B. Hackenberg, Chairman Mike Schaadt, Exhibits Director Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, California |
PADI/CMA Research Intern Program | $2,500 | $3,000 |
| 49 | Timothy B. Curry, Medical Student The Research Foundation of State University of New York Amherst, New York |
A Study of the Effect of Negative Pressure Breathing on Cardiovascular Parameters and Nitrogen Elimination in Humans | $5,602 | $2,512 |
| 56 | Michael R. Heithaus Behavioral Ecology Research Group Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Predatory Behavior and Ecology of Tiger Sharks in a Seagrass Ecosystem | $7,980 | $7,980 |
| 59 | Isabela Claret Tôrres Departamento de Biologia Geral ICB/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Determination of the Influence of the Tributaries in the Water Quality of Pampulha's Reservoir | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 62 | Gisela Heckel, Ph.D. Student Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ensenada, Baja California, México |
The Influence of Whale Watching on the Behavior of Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in Todos Santos Bay, Baja, California, and Surrounding Waters: Management Plan Proposal | $5,441.50 | $3,562 |
| 66 | Ruth A. Kelty Maryland Sea Grant College University of Maryland College Park, Maryland |
Phosphorus Uptake and Allocation in Corals and Sea Anemonies | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 70 | Larisa Avens Biology Department University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
The Orientation and Navigation of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Sounds of North Carolina | $2,740 | $2,740 |
| 71 | Msc Carlos A. Sánchez Ortiz Research Professor Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur Departamento de Biología Marina LaPaz, México |
Identification of Critical Habitats for Fish Populations in the Southern Sea of Cortez | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 80 | Lisa Kellogg, Graduate Student University of South Alabama Dauphin Island Sea Lab Dauphin Island, Alabama |
The Effects of Topographic Complexity on Coral Recruitment | $3,744 | $3,744 |
| 81 | Larry C. Boles Department of Biology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Navigational Abilities of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 83 | Stephen L. Estabrooks, Ph.D. Resident Scientist Nantucket High School Nantucket, Massachusetts |
The Role of Telomeres in the Bay Scallop, Argopecten irradians (L.) | $4,600 | $2,500 |
| 84 | Semuel Frederik Tuhumury Maluku, Indonesia |
Structural Biodiversity of Meiobenthic Communities in the Ambon Coastal Zone | $5,024 | $5,024 |
| 89 | Brian D. Riewald Gainesville, Florida |
Movements and Habitat Use of Pelagic Loggerhead Sea Turtles | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 90 | J. Christopher Taylor Graduate Research Assistant North Carolina State University Department of Zoology Raleigh, North Carolina |
Ontogenetic Habitat Shifts and the Role of Non-Vegetated Intertidal Flats in Estuarine Fish: A Framework for Preservation and Restoration | $3,840 | $3,840 |
| 107 | Dr. John D. Rockaway, Chairman Department of Geological and Petroleum Engineering School of Mines and Metallurgy University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Missouri |
Determining the Effect of Contaminated Groundwater on the Near-Shore Reef, Akumal, Mexico | $7,675 | $5,000 |
| 109 | Pamela M. Willis Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Hybridization and Mating Behavior of Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) and Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Pacific Northwest | $4,828 | $4,828 |
| 114 | Dr. Heidi Dewar Hopkins Marine Station Pacific Grove, California |
New Tools for Studying Bluefin Tuna Biology | $8,100 | $4,050 |
| 120 | Stephanie Presti Grafton, Massachusetts |
Mercury Concentration in the Scutes of Black Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas agassizii, in the Gulf of California | $3,600 | $3,600 |
| 124 | M. Shivji, Ph.D., Assistant Professsor Molecular Marine Biology Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University Institute of Marine and Coastal Studies Dania, Florida |
Development of Species-Specific, Genetic Identification Markers to Improve Shark Conservation Efforts | $5,858 | $5,858 |
| 125 | Ms. Roshan E. Roy c/o Judith C. Lang Curator of Marine Zoology Texas Memorial Museum The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas |
Algal/Sediment Mat Mediated Coral Tissue Retreat: Initial Threat Assessment | $3,850 | $3,850 |
| 135 | Todd H. Oakley, Ph.D. Student Zoology Department Duke University Durham, North Carolina |
Evolution of Compound Eyes and Iridescence in Ostracod Crustaceans from Light-Variable Marine Environments | $9,350 | $5,000 |
| 139 | Sara Haumahu Faculty of Fisheries Pattimura University Ambon, Indonesia |
Studies on the Species Diversity of the Mollusc Resources in the Intertidal Zone of Kei Besar Island, Maluku | $6,732 | $6,732 |
| 141 | William W. Kirby-Smith, Ph.D. Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Ecology Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University Beaufort, North Carolina |
Metabolism of Amino Acids and Heterotrophic Nitrogen in Symbiotic Anthozoans | $4,907 | $4,907 |