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Author: Rebecca Flynn

I am a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.S.) and the University of Rhode Island (M.S.). I now work in southwest Florida, contributing to the management of an estuary. I am fascinated by the wonders of nature, the land-sea interface, ecology and human disturbance (and solutions!). On a personal level, I am a chocoholic, love to travel and be outside, and relax by reading or spending time with my emotionally needy dogs!
Book Review Conference Ecology

Highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America

Happy 100th Birthday to the Ecological Society of America! We celebrated your history and the promise of your future during…
August 25, 2015September 1, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries

Switching it up: When do predation and habitat control damselfish abundance?

Another tale of how the loss of predators due to overfishing might impact coral reefs, but this one has a…
July 27, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Biology Coral Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

Sponges Out of Control: Another Effect of Overfishing

When you think about threats to coral reefs, you don’t think “Sponges!”, do you? But you might come up with…
June 25, 2015June 24, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Conservation Fisheries Human impacts technology

Technology for Turtles: TurtleWatch Program to Protect Sea Turtles and Assist Fishermen

A technology that both benefits fishermen and helps prevent sea turtle bycatch? Yes, please! The great news is that it…
May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Conservation Ecology

Leaving the nursery: fish migration between juvenile and adult habitats

Many fish utilize different habitats as adults than they do as juveniles, but little research has shown how they make…
April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Coral Human impacts Plastic Pollution

Corals consume microplastics! Talk about an unhealthy diet!

The dangerous diet fad among marine organisms is spreading! New study shows corals consume microplastics.
March 26, 2015September 4, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Climate Change Ecology Seagrass

The Northward Expansion: Tropical Fish Settling the Temperate Seagrass Prairie

How will northward shifting tropical species interact with the temperate habitats they encounter? An example from seagrass habitat in the…
February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Biology Conservation Ecology Evolution Invasive Species

Risking It All For Love: Courtship behavior by a reef fish makes it vulnerable to lionfish predation

Paper: Black, A.N., S.R. Weimann, V.E. Imhoff, M.L. Richter, and M. Itzkowitz. 2014. A differential prey response to invasive lionfish,…
January 27, 2015January 26, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Coral Ecology Human impacts

Don’t let your guard down: a cautionary tale from reef fish in degraded habitat.

Reef fish on degraded reef are somewhat like misguided slasher flick protagonists that ignore all warning cues and are therefore…
December 31, 2014 Rebecca Flynn

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