Research Projects

A sampling of the research projects online at HIMB.

Coral Reef Biogeochemistry and Remote Sensing Laboratory

“Our focus is on the community scale, not necessarily the physiology of a single organism.”

Hawaii Coral Disease

“...documenting the distribution and abundance of bleached or diseased corals on Oahu.”

Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP)

“...to understand the ecology of Hawaiian coral reefs in relation to other geographic areas.”

Marine Mammal Research Program

Lab and field studies of whale and dolphin bioacoustics and sensory and perceptual processes.

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Research Partnership

Science to support an ecosystem-based management plan for the NWHI.

Toonen Lab

Focusing on the coral reef organisms native to Hawai‘i, esp. molecular ecology and gene flow of corals .

Shark Research Group

Investigating the behavior, physiology, and ecology of sharks and other fish.

Thomas Lab

Biophysical Ecology of Environmental Fluctuation