Faculty

College / Department

Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

Teaching areas

Human Biology for non-majors, Introduction to Biology I and II for majors, Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Marine Biology, Ichthyology, Senior Projects

Research areas

Predator / prey / habitat relationships, Dubai corals and coral reef fish, Artificial reefs, Marine protected areas, Desert beetle ecology

Education

BSc, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA, 1994

PhD, The College of William and Mary (Virginia Institute of Marine Science), Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, 2001

Professional experience

Post-Doc, National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, Florida, USA 2001-2002

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2416

Dr. Aaron Bartholomew

Professor

PhD in Marine Science, College of William and Mary, USA

Aaron Bartholomew has taught general biology, ecology, evolution, fish biology, marine biology and senior research. His areas of research include coral and coral reef fish communities of Dubai, artificial reefs, predator /prey / habitat relations and marine ecology in general. Prior to his academic career, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the National Marine Fisheries Service in Miami, Florida, USA.

Publications

Waxin, M-F., Knuteson S., Bartholomew A. (accepted) ISO 14001 implementation in the UAE: drivers and operating challenges. Environmental Management

Bartholomew A., Hafezi S., Karimi S. (2016) Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance, species richness and size of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in artificial vegetation, Journal of Arid Environments 129: 35 – 41

Bartholomew A., Burt J. (2015) Both decreasing interstructural space size and increasing total cover increase shrimp abundance on artificial structures deployed in a UAE seagrass bed, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 48: 213 – 220

Feary, D., Burt, J., Bartholomew, A. (2011) Artificial marine habitats in the Gulf: review of current use, benefits and management implications, Ocean and Coastal Management 54: 742–749

Bartholomew, A., (2012) Space size relative to prey width and total cover in an area both influence the habitat choices of freshwater angelfish Pterophyllum scalare in mesocosms, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 45: 29-43

Bartholomew, A., Ebeid, K. (2011) Habitat complexity influences the microhabitat choices of desert beetles, I. Journal of Ecology and Evolution 57: 213-221

Feary, D., ...Bartholomew, A.,...(and 32 other authors) (2013) Critical research needs for identifying future changes in Gulf coral reef ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin 72: 406-416

Burt, J., Bartholomew, A., Sale, P. (2011) Benthic development on large-scale artificial reefs: a comparison of communities among breakwaters of different age and natural reefs, Ecological Engineering 37: 191 - 198

Burt, J., Bartholomew, A., Usseglio, P., Bauman, A., Sale, P. (2009) Are artificial reefs surrogates of natural habitats for corals and fish in Dubai, United Arab Emirates? Coral reefs 28: 663-675

Burt, J., Bartholomew, A., Bauman, A., Saif, A., Sale, P. (2009) Coral recruitment and early benthic community development on several materials used in the construction of artificial reefs and breakwaters, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 373: 72-78

Bartholomew, A., Shine, R. (2008) Space size relative to prey width (Sp/Py) influences macrofaunal colonization of artificial structures, Marine Ecology Progress Series 358: 95-102

Bartholomew, A., Bohnsack, J., Smith, S., Ault, J., Harper, D., McClelland, D. (2008) Influence of reserve size and boundary length on the initial response of exploited reef fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA, Landscape Ecology 23 Suppl. 1: 55-65

Burt, J., Bartholomew, A., Usseglio, P. (2008) Recovery of corals a decade after a bleaching event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Marine Biology 154: 27-36

Bartholomew, A., Bohnsack J. (2005) A review of catch-and-release angling mortality with implications for no-take reserves, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 15: 129-154

Bartholomew, A. (2004) Key to the polychaetes of Chesapeake Bay and coastal Virginia online: http://www.vims.edu/bio/benthic/polychaete.html

Bartholomew, A. (2002) Faunal colonization of artificial seagrass plots: The importance of surface area versus space size relative to body size, Estuaries and Coasts 25: 1045-1052

Bartholomew, A. (2002) Total cover and cover quality: Predicted and actual effects on a predator’s foraging success, Marine Ecology Progress Series 227: 1-9

Hovel, K., Bartholomew, A., Lipcius, R. (2001) Rapidly entrainable tidal vertical migrations in the salt marsh snail Littoraria irrorata, Estuaries and Coasts 24: 808-816

Bartholomew, A., Diaz, R. and Cicchetti, G. (2000) New dimensionless indices of structural habitat complexity: Predicted and actual effects on a predator’s foraging success, Marine Ecology Progress Series 206: 45-58

Burt, J., Bartholomew, A., Feary, D. (2012) Man-made structures as artificial reefs in the Gulf, In: B. Riegl and S. Purkis Eds. Coral reefs of the Gulf, Springer Netherlands, 171-186

Conference Presentations

These are selected conference presentations only

2016 International Society for Behavioral Ecology, poster presentation: Habitat complexity affects darkling beetle abundance, species richness and size

2014 Benthic Ecology Meeting, talk: Both decreasing interstructural space size and increasing total cover increase shrimp abundance on artificial structures deployed in a seagrass bed

2012 Coral Reefs of the Gulf Conference, invited talk: Artificial marine habitats in the Arabian Gulf: Review of current use, benefits and management implications

2011 Ecological Society of America Meeting, talk: Space-size relative to prey width (Sp/Py) and total cover in an area (Ct/At) influence the habitat choices of freshwater angelfish Pterophyllum scalare in the laboratory

2010 Benthic Ecology Meeting, talk: Are artificial reefs surrogates of natural reefs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates?

2007 Benthic Ecology Meeting, talk: Space size relative to prey width (Sp/Py) influences faunal colonization patterns of artificial structures

2005 American Fisheries Society Meeting, invited symposium talk: A review of catch-and-release mortality and implications for no-take marine reserves

2002 American Fisheries Society Meeting, talk: Recovery of exploited fish species in Florida Keys ?no-take? marine sanctuaries: the importance of sanctuary size

1999 Benthic Ecology Meeting, talk: New dimensionless indices of structural habitat complexity: Predicted and actual effects on a predator?s foraging success

Awards and Honors

Eagle Scout, 1991

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, 1994

Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research, Grant, 1997

EPA STAR research fellow, 1996-2001

National Research Council research associate, 2001-2002

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