Johnson, Kevin
Professor
Ocean Engineering and Sciences
Florida Institute of Technology
United States of America
Biography
Ocean Sciences Program Chair, Department of Ocean Engineering and Sciences, Florida Tech (2016-Present) Professor of Oceanography and Environmental Science (2017-Present) Graduate Student Coordinator, Department Marine and Environmental Systems (2014-2016) Director, Marine and Environmental Field Projects/Ocean Engineering and Sciences, senior undergrad capstone, hands-on research experience (2002- Present) Assistant Professor (2001-2008), Associate Professor (2008-2017), Oceanography & Environmental Science Postdoctoral Fellow (1999-2000), National Science Foundation's Center for Environmental Analysis - Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CEA-CREST), California State Univeristy Los Angeles. Postdoctoral Fellow (1998-1999), Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Marine Station. Member, Science Technology Engineering Modeling Advisory Committee, IRL National Estuary Program (2015-Present) Member, Board of Advisors, Eco-Terra Farms. New Solutions to Feed Our World (2016-Present) Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (2015-Present) Co-Director, Indian River Lagoon Research Institute, Florida Tech (2014-Present) Co-Chair, Technical Advisory Committee, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (2014-2015)
Research Interest
Dr. Johnson’s research interests encompass a wide range of topics related estuarine and coastal ecology, exploring phenomena that impact organisms, communities and populations. Sample research topics include biological and ecosystem recovery of restored habitats and populations, including seagrasses, oysters, and infauna. Additional areas of expertise: marine ecology, larval ecology, water column ecology, harmful algal blooms, invasive species, planktonic predator-prey interactions, metamorphosis, phenotypic plasticity, larval transport, settlement, and larval behaviors that can be linked to these issues.
Publications
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Johnson, KB and AL Rhyne. 2015. Ontogenetic shift of spectral sensitivity in the larval phototaxis of two sympatric caridean shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni and L. boggessi (Decapoda: Lymatidae). Marine Biology 162:1265-1273.
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Johnson, KB, and JL Roberts. 2017. Florida inlets and intertidal biofouling communities. The Journal of the Marine Technology Society 51(2):7-21.
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Johnson, KB. 2017. Laboratory settlement of the eastern oyster C. virginica influenced by substratum concavity, orientation, and tertiary arrangement. The Journal of Shellfish Research 36(2):1–10.
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Johnson, KB, and K Soltis. 2017. Larval supply and recruitment of the ivory barnacle Balanus eburneus on oyster cultch used in oyster-reef restoration. The Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(3), 243–248.
