A coral reef biologist, Dr. Mendes has conducted several studies on the coral reef
systems around the island. Her research has ranged from coral density banding in
Montastraea annularis to the biological effects of bleaching events.
Currently she is investigating coral reef restoration and the protection of coastal
habitats.
Publications
- D'Silva R, Henry C, Mendes JM (in prep) Changes in the reef community structure on Lime Cay, Jamaica, 1989 - 2005.
- Mendes JM (in prep) Skeletal density banding in Scleractinian corals: A review.
- Peter J. Mumby, Craig P. Dahlgren, Alastair R. Harborne, Carrie V. Kappel, Fiorenza
Micheli, Daniel R. Brumbaugh, Katherine E. Holmes, Judith M. Mendes, Kenneth Broad,
James N. Sanchirico, Kevin Buch, Steve Box, Richard W. Stoffle, Andrew B. Gill (2006)
Fishing, Trophic Cascades, and the Process of Grazing on Coral Reefs. Science
311:98-102.
- Mendes JM (2004) Timing of skeletal band formation in Montastraea annularis:
Relationship to environmental and endogenous factors. Bull. Mar. Sci.
75(3):423-437.
- Mendes JM and Woodley JD (2002) Timing of reproduction in Montastraea annularis:
relationship to environmental variables. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 227:241-251.
- Mendes JM and Woodley JD (2002) Effect of the 1995-1996 bleaching event on polyp
tissue depth, growth, reproduction and skeletal band formation in Montastraea annularis.
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 235:93-102.
- Crabbe MJC, Mendes JM and Warner GF (2002) Lack of recruitment of non-branching corals in
Discovery Bay is linked to severe storms. Bull. Mar. Sci. 70:939-945.
- Mendes JM, Risk MJ, Schwarcz HP and Woodley JD (1996) Stable isotopes of nitrogen as
measures of marine pollution: A preliminary assay of coral tissue from Jamaica.
Proceedings 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama. 2:1869-1872
