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R. J. David Wells

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Marine Biology Department

P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553  

wellsr@tamu.edu

Project List:

Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 6

2020

Boswell, K. M., D'Elia, M., Johnston, M. W., Mohan, J. A., Warren, J. D., Wells, R. J. D., et al. (2020). Oceanographic Structure and Light Levels Drive Patterns of Sound Scattering Layers in a Low-Latitude Oceanic System. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.
Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D'Elia, M., deRada, S., et al. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2020). Trophic Structure and Sources of Variation Influencing the Stable Isotope Signatures of Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton Fishes. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2018

Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., et al. (2018). The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 81–86.
Richards, T. M., Gipson, E. E., Cook, A., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2018). Trophic ecology of meso- and bathypelagic predatory fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(3), 662–672.

2017

Mohan, J. A., Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K. M., & David Wells, R. J. (2017). Influence of oceanographic conditions on abundance and distribution of post-larval and juvenile carangid fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fish Oceanogr, 26(5), 526–541.

Conference Presentations - 16

2020

Richards, T., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2020). Factors Influencing the Trophic Structure of Deep-pelagic Micronekton Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster.

2019

Richards, T., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2019). Food web structure of deep-pelagic micronekton assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In 72nd Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI 72). Punta Cana, Dominican Republic : 11/04/19-11/08/19.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2019). Food Web Structure of Deep-Pelagic MicronektonAssemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Richards, T., Sutton, T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2018). Trophic structure of deep-pelagic micronekton as revealed through bulk and compound-specific stable isotope analysis. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18.
Richards, T. M., Gipson, E. E., Cook, A., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2018). Trophic Ecology of Meso- and Bathypelagic Predators in the Gulf of Mexico. In Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 42nd Annual Meeting. College Station, TX : 01/25/18-01/27/18: Poster.

2017

Meinert, C. R., David Wells, R. J., Sutton, T. T., Clausen, K., & Rooker, J. R. (2017). High Occurrence Of Mesopelagic Fish Larvae In Epipelagic Waters Demonstrates Importance Of Vertical Connectivity Between Photic And Aphotic Biomes . In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.

2016

Mohan, J., Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., & Wells, R. J. D. (2016). Influence of oceanographic features on abundance and distribution of carangid fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 69th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands : 11/07/16-11/11/16: Poster.
Richards, T., Sutton, T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2016). A Trophic Analysis of Deep-Pelagic Assemblages in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA : 07/06/16-07/10/16: Poster.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2016). A preliminary trophic analysis of deep-pelagic assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA : 07/06/16-07/10/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Conference: Discovering the Deep Blue Sea. Irvine, CA : 11/09/16-11/12/16: Poster.

2015

Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Dynamics of epi-, meso- and bathypelagic fish assemblages: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15.
Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem dynamics: A new research initiative in the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND). In Fish at Night: an international symposium. Miami, FL : 11/17/15-11/20/15.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem variability in an age of increasing deep-ocean commercial activity: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15.