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Kevin Boswell

Florida International University

Marine Sciences Program

Biscayne Bay Campus
Marine Sciences Building, 3000 NE 151 St
North Miami, FL  33181  

kmboswel@fiu.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 Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2021

Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., Lopez, J. V., Vecchione, M., & Youngbluth, M. (2021). Editorial: Deep Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Highly Impacted Water Column: The Gulf of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon. Front. Mar. Sci., 8.

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.
Easson, C. G., Boswell, K. M., Tucker, N., Warren, J. D., & Lopez, J. V. (2020). Combined eDNA and Acoustic Analysis Reflects Diel Vertical Migration of Mixed Consortia in the Gulf of Mexico. 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.

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.

2016

DElia, M., Warren, J. D., Rodriguez-Pinto, I., Sutton, T. T., Cook, A., & Boswell, K. M. (2016). Diel variation in the vertical distribution of deep-water scattering layers in the Gulf of Mexico. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 115, 91–102.

Conference Presentations - 25

2019

Lopez, J. V., Easson, C., Gorbea, C., Lobato, A., Boswell, K., Sanchez-Arias, R., et al. (2019). Acoustic and Environmental DNA Analysis Provide Higher Resolution of Diel Vertical Migration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Murawski, S. A., Sutton, T. T., Pulster, E., Hughes, E., Morris, J., Boswell, K., et al. (2019). Diel Vertical Migration Facilitates Connectivity between Mesopelagic Prey and Epipelagic Predatory Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Sutton, T., Milligan, R., Cook, A., Moore, J., & Boswell, K. (2018). Evidence of dramatic and persistent declines in meso- and bathypelagic fish abundances in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.

2017

Boswell, K. M., Rieucau, G., D'Elia, M. A., Warren, J. D., & Sutton, T. T. (2017). Examining complex vertical movements of mesopelagic scattering layers: from taxonomic-based migration decisions to global biological fluxes. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
deRada, S., Penta, B., Sutton, T., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., et al. (2017). Physical-bio-optical modeling in the Gulf of Mexico: analysis of water mass relationships to pelagic habitat. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
deRada, S., Penta, B., Sutton, T., Johnston, M., Milligan, R., Easson, C., et al. (2017). DEEPEND: Relating Pelagic Habitat to Ocean Stratification. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Gorbea, C. A., Lobato, A., Sanchez-Arias, R., Maul, P., Boswell, K., Easson, C., et al. (2017). Analysis of Microbial Communities Reflect Diel Vertical Migration in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2017 American Society of Microbiology Florida Branch Meeting. Clearwater Beach, FL : 10/13/17-10/15/17: Poster.
Rieucau, G., D'Elia, M. A., Warren, J. D., Sutton, T. T., & Boswell, K. M. (2017). Examining complex vertical movements of mesopelagic scattering layers: from taxonomic-based migration decisions to global biological fluxes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). Research in the Gulf of Mexico; The DEEPEND Consortium. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). DEEPEND Consortium Science poster for Research Board Reception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Moore, J., Cook, A., Bernard, A., Boswell, K., Eytan, R., et al. (2017). The epi-to-bathypelagic ichthyofauna of the Gulf of Mexico: recent surveys reveal exceptional diversity and endemism, with 180 new species records. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Austin, TX : 07/12/17-07/16/17.
Sutton, T., Moore, J., Cook, A., Bernard, A., Boswell, K., Eytan, R., et al. (2017). The Need for Surveying Before Exploitation: Post Hoc Analysis After Deepwater Horizon Reveals Exceptional Deep-Pelagic Biodiversity and Endemicity in the Deep Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.

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.
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.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Frank, T., Boswell, K., Vecchione, M., Judkins, H., et al. (2016). The Dynamics of Vertical Movement in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon: Active Linkage of Large Vertebrates and Deep-pelagic Realm. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Frank, T., Boswell, K., Vecchione, M., Judkins, H., et al. (2016). The Dynamics of Vertical Movement in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon: Active Linkage of Large Vertebrates and Deep-Pelagic Nekton. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.
Warren, J. D., Boswell, K. M., & Sutton, T. T. (2016). Using Multiple-frequency, Broadband Acoustic Backscatter to Identify and Quantify the Organisms – Composing the Deep Sea Mesopelagic Scattering Layers in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.

2015

Boswell, K. M., D'Elia, M. A., Warren, J. D., & Sutton, T. T. (2015). Temporal variations in the vertical distribution of deep scattering layers in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
DElia, M. A., Boswell, K. M., Warren, J. D., & Sutton, T. T. (2015). Temporal variations in the vertical distribution of deep scattering layers in the Gulf of Mexico. In ICES Symposium on Marine Ecosystem Acoustics. Nantes, France : 05/25/15- 05/28/15.
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.