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Office of the Commissioner CONTACT: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Friday, May 19, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DPNR CONGRATULATES STAFF SCIENTISTS ON PUBLICATIONS Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol congratulates staff in the Division of Fish & Wildlife on publishing a total of 8 scientific peer-reviewed papers in the year 2022. Those staff were Chief of Fisheries, Dr. Sennai Habtes; Wildlife Biologist, Mr. Jahnyah Brooks; and Division Director, Dr. Nicole Angeli. Their publications ranged from information on the mosses of the Virgin Islands, an overview of the history of amphibian populations and declines, sustainable fisheries management, and ocean currents. 1. Angeli, N.F., and Fitzgerald, L.A. Imperiled Caribbean Teiids and Conservation of the Critically Endangered St. Croix Ground Lizard (Pholidoscelis polops) Cope, 1862. 2022. Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, pp. 289 - 294. 2. Arantes, C., Castello, L., Basurto, X., Angeli, N., Sene-Harper, A., and McGrath, D.. …
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Office of the Commissioner CONTACT: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Friday, May 19, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DPNR CONGRATULATES STAFF SCIENTISTS ON PUBLICATIONS Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol congratulates staff in the Division of Fish & Wildlife on publishing a total of 8 scientific peer-reviewed papers in the year 2022. Those staff were Chief of Fisheries, Dr. Sennai Habtes; Wildlife Biologist, Mr. Jahnyah Brooks; and Division Director, Dr. Nicole Angeli. Their publications ranged from information on the mosses of the Virgin Islands, an overview of the history of amphibian populations and declines, sustainable fisheries management, and ocean currents. 1. Angeli, N.F., and Fitzgerald, L.A. Imperiled Caribbean Teiids and Conservation of the Critically Endangered St. Croix Ground Lizard (Pholidoscelis polops) Cope, 1862. 2022. Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, pp. 289 - 294. 2. Arantes, C., Castello, L., Basurto, X., Angeli, N., Sene-Harper, A., and McGrath, D.. Institutional effects on ecological outcomes of community- based management of fisheries in the Amazon. Ambio. 51 (3), 678-690. 3. Brooks, J., & Merced, A. (2022). Bryophyte Diversity and Distribution in the Virgin Islands Based on Historical Collections. Caribbean Journal of Science, 52(1), 50-62. 4. Hamond, C., and 23 co-authors. 2022. Assessing rodents as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira species in the US Virgin Islands and their risk to animal and public health. Scientific Reports. 12(1): 1-10. 5. Mukherjee, S., Habtes, S., and P. Jobsis. 2022. Comparative analysis of the performance of the GOFS, PSY4, and AMSEAS ocean model frameworks in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico coastal ocean. Journal of Operational Oceanography, DOI: 10.1080/1755876X.2022.2059885 GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES --------0-------- DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4611 Tutu Park Mall 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted Suite 300 St. Croix, VI 00840 St. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 773-1082 (340) 774-3320 dpnr.vi.gov 6. Mukherjee, S., Wilson, D., Jobsis, P. and S. Habtes. 2023. Numerical modelling of internal tides and submesoscale turbulence in the US Caribbean regional models. Scientific Reports. 13, 109. 7. Zegarra-Vila, J., Garcia-Bermudez, M., Figuerola-Hernandez, C., Llerandi- Roman, I., Angeli, N., Lopez-Ortiz, R., Cruz-Burgos, J., Monsegur-Rivera, O. 2022. The Road to Recovery of the Monito Gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus). Caribbean Naturalist. 87, 1-15. 8. Quintero, H., Bailey, D., Habtes, S., Angeli, N. Opportunities for Aquaculture in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2022. World Aquaculture 53(4): 46-51 The Division of Fish & Wildlife collaborates widely with agencies and research institutions to provide information on how to conserve, protect, and restore our ecosystems. These investigations represent high quality information on our ecosystems, animal populations, and methods to investigate the natural world. For any questions or more information or to request full text versions of these articles, please call the Division of Fish and Wildlife at DFWElectronic@usvi.onmicrosoft.com.