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Travis Richards

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Marine Biology Department

P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553  

travis.richards3@gmail.com

Project List:

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Assessment of Deepwater Fish Assemblages Associated with Desoto Canyons and Continental Slope Waters in the Eastern GOM

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Graduate Student - Master's Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D’Elia, M., deRada, S., Easson, C. G., English, D., Eytan, R. I., Frank, T., Hu, C., Johnston, M. W., Judkins, H., Lembke, C., Lopez, J. V., Milligan, R. J., Moore, J. A., Penta, B., Pruzinsky, N. M., . . . Sutton, T. T. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Following Deepwater Horizon. Frontiers in Marine Science, 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. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7.

2018

Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., Easson, C. G., English, D., Eytan, R. I., Finnegan, K. A., Hu, C., Lembke, C., Lopez, J. V., Penta, B., Richards, T., Romero, I. C., Shivji, M., Timm, L., Warren, J. D., . . . Sutton, T. T. (2018). The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. Marine Technology Society Journal, 52(6), 81-86.
Richards, T. M., Gipson, E. E., Cook, A., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2019). Trophic ecology of meso- and bathypelagic predatory fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(3), 662-672.

Conference Presentations - 12

2020

Richards, T. S., & T.T.; Wells, R. (2020). Factors Influencing the Trophic Structure of Deep-pelagic Micronekton Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020

2019

Richards, T. S., & T.T.; Wells, R. (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)
Richards, T. S., & T.T.; Wells, R. (2019). Food Web Structure of Deep-Pelagic MicronektonAssemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2018

Judkins, H. V., M.; Sosnowski, A. T., L.; Richards, T. R., I.; Cook, A. S., & T (2018). DEEPEND: What have we learned since 2011 about cephalopods of the northern Gulf of Mexico?. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Judkins, H. V., M.; Timm, L. R., I.; Richards, T. C., & A.; Sutton, T. (2018). Lessons learned since 2011 about cephalopods in the Gulf of Mexico. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
Richards, T. S., & T.; Wells, R. (2018). Trophic structure of deep-pelagic micronekton as revealed through bulk and compound-specific stable isotope analysis. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
Richards, T. G., E.E.; Cook, A. S., & T.T.; Wells, R. (2018). Trophic Ecology of Meso- and Bathypelagic Predators in the Gulf of Mexico. In Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 42nd Annual Meeting

2017

Richards, T. S., & T.; Wells, D. (2017). Trophic Dynamics of Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Richards, T. S., & T.; Wells, D. (2017). Trophic Structure of Mesopelagic and Bathypelagic Micronekton in Relation to Mesoscale Oceanographic Features in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Richards, T. S., & T.; Wells, D. (2017). Distribution and Abundance of Model Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

2016

Richards, T. S., & T.; Wells, R. (2016). A Trophic Analysis of Deep-Pelagic Assemblages in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Richards, T. S., & T.T.; Wells, R. (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