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Thomas K. Frazer is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on ecological and oceanographic studies.

Their work engages various subfields including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and immunology. This diverse approach supports a broad understanding of marine and coastal environments.

Research topics extensively covered by Thomas K. Frazer include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Thomas K. Frazer has contributed to a range of scientific publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • PeerJ
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Radiocarbon

Some of their recent papers include:

  • COMPARING DIRECT CARBONATE AND STANDARD GRAPHITE 14C DETERMINATIONS OF BIOGENIC CARBONATES, 2021, Radiocarbon
  • Adaptation to Bleaching: Are Thermotolerant Symbiodiniaceae Strains More Successful Than Other Strains Under Elevated Temperatures in a Model Symbiotic Cnidarian?, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Spatial distribution of microbial communities among colonies and genotypes in nursery-reared Acropora cervicornis, 2020, PeerJ
  • Genotype, Nursery Design, and Depth Influence the Growth of Acropora cervicornis Fragments, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Seagrass Abundance Predicts Surficial Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Across the Range of Thalassia testudinum in the Western North Atlantic, 2023, Estuaries and Coasts

Thomas K. Frazer collaborates frequently with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Savanna C. Barry
  • Michał Kowalewski
  • Alexander Hyman
  • Laura K. Reynolds
  • Charles A. Jacoby

Best Publications

  • Alteration of the Food Web Along the Antarctic Peninsula in Response to a Regional Warming Trend

    Mark A. Moline;Herve Claustre;Thomas K. Frazer;Oscar Schofield

  • Evaluating the potential efficacy of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) removals.

    Andrew B. Barbour;Michael S. Allen;Thomas K. Frazer;Krista D. Sherman

  • High Latitude Changes in Ice Dynamics and Their Impact on Polar Marine Ecosystems

    Mark A. Moline;Nina J. Karnovsky;Zachary Brown;George J. Divoky

  • Coping with the Lionfish Invasion: Can Targeted Removals Yield Beneficial Effects?

    Thomas K. Frazer;Charles A. Jacoby;Morgan A. Edwards;Savanna C. Barry

  • Reef fish and habitat relationships in a Caribbean seascape: the importance of reef context

    R. Grober-Dunsmore;R. Grober-Dunsmore;T. K. Frazer;W. J. Lindberg;J. Beets

  • Turnover of carbon and nitrogen during growth of larval krill, Euphausia superba Dana: a stable isotope approach

    Thomas K. Frazer;Robin M. Ross;Langdon B. Quetin;Joseph P. Montoya

  • Density-dependent habitat selection and performance by a large mobile reef fish

    William J. Lindberg;Thomas K. Frazer;Kenneth M. Portier;Frederic Vose

  • A Landscape Ecology Approach for the Study of Ecological Connectivity Across Tropical Marine Seascapes

    Rikki Grober-Dunsmore;Simon J. Pittman;Simon J. Pittman;Chris Caldow;Matthew S. Kendall

  • Factors affecting distribution and abundance of zooplankton, with an emphasis on Antarctic krill, Euphausia Superba

    Langdon B. Quetin;Robin M. Ross;Thomas K. Frazer;Karen L. Haberman

  • Influence of landscape structure on reef fish assemblages

    Rikki Grober-Dunsmore;Rikki Grober-Dunsmore;Rikki Grober-Dunsmore;Thomas K. Frazer;James P. Beets;William J. Lindberg

  • Comparative patterns of occupancy by decapod crustaceans in seagrass, oyster, and marsh-edge habitats in a Northeast Gulf of Mexico estuary

    Thomas P. Glancy;Thomas K. Frazer;Charles E. Cichra;William J. Lindberg

  • Algal blooms and the nitrogen-enrichment hypothesis in Florida springs: evidence, alternatives, and adaptive management.

    James B. Heffernan;Dina M. Liebowitz;Thomas K. Frazer;Jason M. Evans

  • Biogeneration of chromophoric dissolved organic matter by bacteria and krill in the Southern Ocean

    Eva Ortega-Retuerta;Thomas K. Frazer;Carlos M. Duarte;Sergio Ruiz-Halpern

  • Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.)

    Patrick G. Gardner;Thomas K. Frazer;Charles A. Jacoby;Roy P. E. Yanong

  • Nutrient, chlorophyll, and water clarity relationships in Florida's nearshore coastal waters with comparisons to freshwater lakes

    Mark V Hoyer;Thomas K Frazer;Sky K Notestein;Daniel E Canfield

  • Effect of illegal harvest on apparent survival of Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis)

    Vanessa J. Mintzer;Vanessa J. Mintzer;Anthony R. Martin;Vera M.F. da Silva;Andrew B. Barbour

  • Hydrologic and biotic influences on nitrate removal in a subtropical spring‐fed river

    James B. Heffernan;Matthew J. Cohen;Thomas K. Frazer;Ray G. Thomas

  • Growth of larval krill, Euphausia superba, in fall and winter west of the Antarctic Peninsula

    L. B. Quetin;R. M. Ross;T. K. Frazer;M. O. Amsler

  • Dispersal of the Hudson River Plume in the New York Bight: Synthesis of Observational and Numerical Studies During LaTTE

    Robert J. Chant;John Wilkin;Weifeng Zhang;Byoung-Ju Choi

  • Predation on sand dollars by gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico

    T. K. Frazer;W. J. Lindberg;G. R. Stanton

  • Stable isotope composition (δ13C and δ15N) of larval krill, Euphausia superba, and two of its potential food sources in winter

    Thomas K. Frazer

  • Effects of storm-induced salinity changes on submersed aquatic vegetation in Kings Bay, Florida

    Thomas K. Frazer;Sky K. Notestein;Charles A. Jacoby;Chanda Jones Littles

  • Age and growth of invasive lionfish ( Pterois spp.) in the Caribbean Sea, with implications for management

    Morgan A Edwards;Thomas K Frazer;Charles A Jacoby

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig W. Osenberg
Craig W. Osenberg University of Georgia
Mark A. Moline
Mark A. Moline University of Delaware
Oscar Schofield
Oscar Schofield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michał Kowalewski
Michał Kowalewski Florida Museum of Natural History
Robin M. Ross
Robin M. Ross University of California, Santa Barbara
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Langdon B. Quetin
Langdon B. Quetin University of California, Santa Barbara
Joseph P. Montoya
Joseph P. Montoya Georgia Institute of Technology
John R. Reinfelder
John R. Reinfelder Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kai Lorenzen
Kai Lorenzen University of Florida

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