Florida Staff Member
Dr. Raymond Raoul Carthy
Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (352) 846 - 0545
Email: rayc@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: ngosi@ufl.edu
Faculty Website
Education
- Ph D University of Florida 1996
- MS Slippery Rock University 1983
- BS Manhattan College 1980
Biography
Raymond Carthy - Assistant Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Dr. Carthy joined the Florida Unit in 1996 after receiving a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Florida. His previous employment included work at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and volunteer and consulting work for marine conservation NGOs. Dr. Carthy's research centers on the ecology of threatened and endangered species, and his interests involve reproductive ecology and physiology of coastal and wetland herpetofauna, with a focus on marine and freshwater turtles. Current projects include examining effects of climate change and habitat degradation on nesting and in-water marine turtle species. He is also involved in research on threatened upland species and in conservation management-oriented studies. Dr. Carthy is the Program Director of the University of Florida Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Research Program (UFUASRP), a multi-disciplinary endeavor studying the use of UAS for wildlife and habitat surveys and other natural resource conservation applications. In addition to teaching herpetology classes centered on ecology and conservation of marine chelonids, Dr. Carthy has taught courses on bioethics and critical thinking.
Areas of Expertise
Anthropogenic Impacts, Aquatic Ecology, Habitat Management, Marine/Coastal Ecology, Species Management, T&E Species Management, UAVs, Wetland Ecology, Wildlife Management
Taxon Groups Studied
Amphibians, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Wooding, J. B., and R. R. Carthy. 2000. Interactions of humans and manatees in Crystal River, Florida. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 52:260-264. | September 2000 |
| Williams,N.C., Bjorndal, K. A., Lamont, M.M., Carthy, R.R. 2014. Winter diets of immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on a northern feeding ground: integrating stomach contents and stable isotope analyses. Estuaries and Coasts. 37:986-994. | Download | July 2014 |
| Wilkinson, B., H. A. Lassiter, A. Abd-Elrahman, R. R. Carthy, P. Ifju, E. Broadbent, and N. Grimes. 2019. Geometric targets for UAS Lidar. Remote Sensing 11(24), 3019; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11243019 | December 2019 |
| Tiwari, M., R. R. Carthy, A. Silveria, and K. A. Bjorndal. 2003. A comparison of nest architecture in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Florida and Brazil. Herpetological Review, Vol. 34(2):138-139. | August 2003 |
| Swindall, J.E., H.K. Ober, M.M. Lamont and R.R. Carthy. 2019. Informing sea turtle outreach efforts to maximize effectiveness. Wildlife Society Bulletin 1–11; 2019; DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1004 | Download | September 2019 |
| Silver-Georges, I., S. A. Ceriani,M. Ware, M. Lamb, M. Lamont, J. Becker, R.R. Carthy, C, Matechik, J. Mitchell, R. Pruner, M. Reynolds, B. Smith, C. Snyder, and M. M. P. B. Fuentes. 2021. Using systems thinking to inform management of imperiled species: a case study with sea turtles. Biological Conservation 260: 109201 | Abstract | Publisher Website | June 2021 |
| Shamblin, B.M., M.G. Dodd, D.A. Bagley, L.M. Ehrhart, A.D. Tucker, C. Johnson, R.R. Carthy, R.A. Scarpino, E. McMichael, D.S. Addison, K.L. Williams, M.G. Frick, S. Ouellette, A.B. Meylan, M.H. Godfrey, S.R. Murphy, C.J. Nairn. Genetic structure of the southeastern United States loggerhead turtle nesting aggregation: evidence of additional structure within the peninsular Florida recovery unit. 2010. Marine Biology (2011) 158:571-587 | December 2010 |
| Shamblin, B.M., A.B. Bolten, K.A. Bjorndal, P.H. Dutton, J.T. Nielsen, F.A. Abreu-Grobois, K.J. Reich. B.E. Witherington, D.A. Bagley, L.M. Ehrhart, A.D. Tucker, D.S. Addison, A. Arenas, C. Johnson, R.R. Carthy, M.M. Lamont, M.G. Dodd, M.S. Gaines, E. LaCasella, and C.J. Nairn. 2012. Expanded mitochondrial control region sequences increase resolution of stock structure among North Atlantic loggerhead turtle rookeries. Marine Ecology Progress Series,. 469:145-160. | Abstract | July 2012 |
| Senko, J., V. Koch, W.M. Megill, R.R. Carthy, R.P. Templeton, W.J. Nichols. 2010. Fine scale daily movements and habitat use of East Pacific green turtles at a shallow coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 391(2010): 92-100 | July 2010 |
| Salmon, M., R. Carthy, C. M.F. Lohmann, K. J. Lohmann, and J. Wyneken. 2012. Collecting a sample of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings before a natural emergence does not reduce nest productivity. Endangered Species Research. 16: 296-299. doi: 10.3354/esr00409 IP-034556 | Download | March 2012 |
| Rees, A. F., L. Avens, K. Ballorain, E. Bevan, A. C. Broderick, R. R. Carthy, M. J. Marjolijn, J. A. Christianen, G. Cuclos, M. R. Heithaus, D. W. Johnston, J . C. Mangel, F. Paladino, K. Pendoley, R. D. Reina, N. J. Robinson, R. Ryan, S. T. Sykora-Bodie, D. Tilley, M. R. Varela, E. R. Whitman, P. A. Whittock, T. Wibbels, and B. J. Godley. 2018.The potential of unmanned aerial systems for sea turtle research and conservation: a review and future directions. Endangered Species Research. 35: 81-100. | February 2018 |
| Prosdocimi, L., N. Teryda, G. Navarro, and R. R. Carthy. 2020. Use of remote sensing tools to predict focal areas for sea turtle conservation in the Southwestern Atlantic. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2020:1–11. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3478 | Abstract | December 2020 |
| Phillips, A.C.N., J. Coutou, S. Rajh, N. Stewart, A. Watson, A. Jehu, H.Asmath, F. Dziva, C. Unakal R.B. Holder, and R.R. Carthy. 2017. Temporospatial dynamic and public health significance of bacterial flora identified on a major leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting beach in the Southern Caribbean. Marine Ecology. 15pp IP- 068594. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12412 | Abstract | Publisher Website | April 2017 |
| Parris, L., M. M. Lamont, and R. R. Carthy. 2002. Increased incidence of red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: formicidae) presence in loggerhead sea turtle (testudines: cheloniidae) nests and observations of hatchling mortality. Florida Entomologist, Vol. 85(3):514-517. | September 2002 |
| Nomani, S. Z., R. R. Carthy and M. K. Oli. Comparison of methods for estimating abundance of gopher tortoises. Applied Herpetology. 5:13-31 | January 2008 |
| Nomani, S. Z., M. K. Oli, and R.R. Carthy. 2012. Line transects by design: the influence of study design, spatial distribution and density of objects on estimates of abundance. The Open Ecology Journal. 5: 25-44. | Abstract | October 2012 |
| McMichael, E., R.R. Carthy, J.A. Seminoff and R.A. Scarpino. Kemp's ridley turtles in St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA: Results from an in-water study in the northern Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-630 | May 2012 |
| McMichael, E., J. Seminoff, R. Carthy. Kemp's ridley sea turtles in St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA: results from an in-water study in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. 2009. Journal of Natural History. 42 (43-44; 2293-2307). | December 2009 |
| McMichael, E., J. A. Seminoff and R. R. Carthy. Growth rates of wild green turtles, Chelonia mydas, at a temperate foraging habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico: assessing short-term affects of cold stunning on growth. Journal of Natural History. | December 2008 |
| Manes, C., R. R. Carthy, and V. Hull. 2023. A coupled human and natural systems framework to characterize emerging infectious diseases- the case of fibropapillomatosis in marine turtles. Animals 2023, 13(9), 1441; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091441 | Abstract | April 2023 |
| Manes, C., R. R. Carthy, R. M. Herren, D. J. Duffy, J. A. Farrell, A. Page-Karjian, C. Skibicki, F. Dunlap, and I. Capua. 2023. Green turtle Fibropapillomatosis: tumor morphology and growth rate in a rehabilitation setting. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(7), 421; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070421 | Abstract | July 2023 |
| Maglothin, M. L., M. M. Lamont, and R. R. Carthy. 2002. Nest Chamber anomalies in loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests from Northwest Florida, USA. Herpetological Review., Vol. 33(1):48-50. | August 2002 |
| Layton, J.E., T. Wibbels, T. Tucker, J. Wyneken, L. Ehrhart, R. Carthy, E.R. Martin, M. Bressette, C.Johnson, S. Fournier, and J. Schmid. 2009. Developing a Comprehensive Long-term Database on Nesting Beach Temperatures of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle in the Southeastern U.S: Applications and Implications for Global Climate Change. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 49:E227-E227 | Publisher Website | October 2009 |
| Lamont, M.M., Fujisaki, I., Carthy, R.R. 2014. Estimates of vital rates for a declining loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) subpopulation: implications for management. Marine Biology. 161:2659–2668 DOI 10.1007/s00227-014-2537-0 | Abstract | September 2014 |
| Lamont, M. M., and R. R. Carthy. 2007. Response of nesting sea turtles to barrier island dynamics. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 6(2): 206-212 | January 2007 |
| Lamont, M. M. D. Johnson, and R. R. Carthy. 2020. The incubation environment of nests deposited by a genetically distinct group of loggerhead sea turtles in Northwest Florida. Global Ecology and Conservation 23: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01070 | Abstract | Publisher Website | September 2020 |
| Hirama, S., B. Witherington, K. Kneifl, A. Sylvia, M. Wideroff, and R. R. Carthy. 2021. Environmental factors predicting the orientation of sea turtle hatchlings on a naturally lighted beach: A baseline for light-management goals. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 541 (2021) 151568. | Abstract | May 2021 |
| Hirama, S. B. Witherington, S. Hirsch, A. Sylvia, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Accuracy and precision of hatchling sea-finding orientation as a function of dune proximity in hatchlings of two species of sea turtles. Marine and Freshwater Research (IF 1.8) , DOI:10.1071/mf23052. | Abstract | June 2023 |
| Hill, M. K., M. C. Monroe, T. T. Ankersen, R. R. Carthy, and T. A. Kay. 2019. Conservation easements and coastal armoring: protecting sea turtle nesting habitat through property ownership., Ocean and Coastal Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104944 | September 2019 |
| Hill, M. K., M. C. Monroe, T. T. Ankersen, R. R. Carthy, T. A. Kay. 2019. Coastal Armoring and Sea Turtles: Beachfront Homeowners’ Opinions and Intent. Coastal Management, DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2019.1669102 | September 2019 |
| Hart, K.M., M. Lamont, I. Fujisaki, A.D. Tucker, R.R. Carthy. Common coastal foraging areas in the Gulf of Mexico used by nesting loggerheads from 3 different subpopulations: Opportunities for marine conservation. Published.Biological Conservation. (145) 1:185-194. 2012. | January 2012 |
| Gross, T. S., D. A. Crain, K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, and R. R. Carthy. 1995. Identification of sex hatchling loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) by analysis of steriod concentrations in chorioallantoic/amniotic fluid. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 99:204-210. | March 1995 |
| Gregory, C. J., R. R. Carthy, and L. G. Pearlstine. 2006. Application of Species at Risk at Camp Blanding Training Site, FLARNG(Florida). Southeastern Naturalist. 5(3):473-498. | January 2006 |
| Gonzalez Perez, A., B. Wilkinson. A. Abd-Elrahman, R. R. Carthy, and D.J. Johnson. 2022. Deep and machine learning image classification of coastal wetlands using unpiloted aircraft system multispectral images and lidar datasets. Remote Sensing, 14(16), 3937; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14163937 | Abstract | August 2022 |
| Goforth, K. M. and R.R. Carthy. 2022. Tidally-driven gas exchange in beaches: implications for sea turtle nest success. Journal of Coastal Research. 38 (3): 523–537, https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-21-00082.1 | Abstract | February 2022 |
| Garland, K.A. and R.R. Carthy. 2010. Changing taste preferences, market demands and traditions in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua: a community reliant on Chelonia mydas for income and nutrition. Conservation and Society 8(1):55-72. | April 2010 |
| Gallaway, Benny J. ,William J. Gazey, Charles W. Caillouet, Jr., Pamela T. Plotkin, Donna J. Shaver, F. Alberto Abreu Grobois, Anthony M. Amos, Patrick M. Burchfield, Ray R. Carthy, Marco A. Castro Martínez, John G. Cole, Andrew T. Coleman, Melissa Cook, Steven DiMarco, Sheryan P. Epperly, Allen M. Foley, Masami Fujiwara, Daniel Gomez Gamez, Gary L. Graham, Wade L. Griffin, Selina S. Heppell, Francisco Illescas Martínez, Jackie Isaacs, Margaret M. Lamont, Rebecca L. Lewison, Kenneth J. Lohmann, James M. Nance, Jonathan Pitchford, Nathan F. Putman, Scott W. Raborn, Jeffery K. Rester, Jack J. Rudloe, Laura Sarti Martínez, Mark Schexnayder, Jeffrey R. Schmid, Christopher Slay, Mandy Tumlin, Thane Wibbels and Blanca M. Zapata Najera. 2017. Development of a Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Stock Assessment Model. Gulf of Mexico Science. | Publisher Website | February 2017 |
| Fujisaki, I., M. Lamont and R.R. Carthy. 2018.Temporal shift of loggerhead nest sites in a highly eroding beach in a dynamic barrier island. Ocean and Coastal Management. 155 (2018) 24–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.12.032 | April 2018 |
| Evans, D. R., R. A. Valverde, C. Ordóñez , and R. R. Carthy. 2021. Identification of the Gulf of Mexico as an important high-use habitat for leatherback turtles from Central America. Ecosphere 12(8):e03722. 10.1002/ecs2.3722 | May 2021 |
| Evans, D. R., L. Pemberton, and R. R. Carthy. 2024. Wide ranging dispersal of hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from nesting beaches on the island of Nevis. Marine Biology, 171:171; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04491-6 | Abstract | August 2024 |
| Evans, D. R. , R. R. Carthy, and S. A. Ceriani. 2019. Migration routes, foraging behavior, and individual fidelity of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) satellite tracked from a globally important rookery. Marine Biology, 166:134 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3583-4. | Publisher Website | September 2019 |
| Diaz, A. L., A. E. Ortega, H. Tingle, A. Pulido, O, Cordero, M. Nelson, N. Cocoves, J. Shin. R. R. Carthy, B. E. Wilkinson, and P. G. Ifju. 2022, The Bathy-drone: An autonomous Uncrewed drone-tethered sonar system. Drones 6(10), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6100294 | Abstract | October 2022 |
| Carthy, R.R. The leatherbacks of Grande Riviere Trinidad and Tobago. 2012. Florida Environmental Outreach. (3), 1- 10-13. IP-034506 | December 2012 |
| Carthy, R. R., A. M. Foley, and Y. Matsuzawa. 2002. The incubation environment of nests of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and effects of hatching success and the characteristics of hatchlings. Book Chapter, for "The Biology of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle". Smithsonian Institution Press, August 2003. | August 2003 |
| Carthy, R. R. 2016. The leatherback turtle: Biology and Conservation. Herpetological Review, 47(4):703-705. | December 2016 |
| Carthy, R. R. 2006. An owner's manual for the Chelonioidea. Conservation Biology. 20(1)259-260. | February 2006 |
| Carthy, R. R. 1992. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) eggshell structure. In: M. Salmon and J. Wyneken (compilers), Proceedings of the 11th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-302:143-144. | January 1992 |
| Bjorndal, K.A., Bolten, A.B., Chaloupka, M., Saba, V.S., Bellini, C., Marcovaldi, M.A.G., Santos, A.J.B., Bortolon, L.F.W., Meylan, A.B., Meylan, P.A., Gray, J., Hardy, R., Brost, B., Bresette, M., Gorham, J.C., Connett, S., Crouchley, B.V.S., Dawson, M., Hayes, D., Diez, C.E., van Dam, R.P., Willis, S., Nava, M., Hart, K.M., Cherkiss, M.S., Crowder, A.G., Pollock, C., Hillis-Starr, Z., Muñoz Tenería, F.A., Herrera-Pavón, R., Labrada-Martagón, V., Lorences, A., Negrete-Philippe, A., Lamont, M.M., Foley, A.M., Bailey, R., Carthy, R.R., Scarpino, R., McMichael, E., Provancha, J.A., Brooks, A., Jardim, A., López-Mendilaharsu, M., González-Paredes, D., Estrades, A., Fallabrino, A., Martínez-Souza, G., Vélez-Rubio, G.M., Boulon Jr., R.H., Collazo, J.A., Wershoven, R., Guzmán Hernández, V., Stringell, T.B., Sanghera, A., Richardson, P.B., Broderick, A.C., Phillips, Q., Calosso, M., Claydon, J.A.B., Metz, T.L., Gordon, A.L., Landry Jr., A.M., Shaver, D.J., Blumenthal, J., Collyer, L., Godley, B.J., McGowan, A., Witt, M.J., Campbell, C.L., Lagueux, C.J., Bethel, T.L., and Kenyon, L., 2017, Ecological regime shift drives declining growth rates of sea turtles throughout the West Atlantic. 2017. Global Change Biology, 23(11):4556-4568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13712. | Abstract | Publisher Website | June 2017 |
| Bishop, N., Polisar, J., Eliazar, P.J., Carthy, R.R., & Bjorndal, K.A. 2022. Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an aquatic turtle that relies heavily on terrestrial vegetation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 21 (1): 37–45. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1467.1 | Abstract | March 2022 |
| Bishop, N. D., Hudson, R., Marlin, J., Pop, T., Rainwater, T., Boylan, S., Atkinson, B., and Carthy, R. R. 2021. Using growth rates to estimate the minimum age and size at sexual maturity in a captive population of the critically endangered Central American river turtle Dermatemys mawii. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 9(3), 150–156. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v9i3.432 | Abstract | July 2021 |
| Askren, V., R. Carthy, C. Chase, G. Comstock, E. Franz and T. Oriola. 2002. More Citation Vigilance. The Scientist, Vol. 16(17):14. | August 2002 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Zhang, X.M. N. Kemal, B. Smith, N. Bishop and R. Carthy. 2015. Establishing baseline monitoring data for sea turtle nesting beaches with varying anthropogenic usage in St. Johns County, Florida. 100th Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, 9-14 August 2015. | August 2015 |
| Zeitoune, S., R. McKee, R. McCleery, C. Romagosa, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Prey naiveté or pre-adaptation in cotton rats facing invasive pythons. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Louisville, Kentucky. | November 2023 |
| Vilchez, M., L Nicholson, L. Braun de Torrez , R. Carthy, and C. Romagosa. 2021.The implications of Acoustic Software Match Ratios for bat species identification and composition. Poster presentation, ESA, Long Beach, California. | August 2021 |
| Trujillo, N., M. McCampbell, C. Gulick, C. Romagosa, and R.R. Carthy. 2022. Assessment of cotton rat <i>(Sigmodon hispidus</i>) home range sizes in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. Poster presentation at 29th Annual Meeting of TWS, Spokane, WA. | November 2022 |
| Teryda, N. S., L. Prosdocimi, E. A. Pinheiro dos Santos, G. Stahelin, M. Lopez-Mendilaharzu, and R. R. Carthy. 2025. SURFACE DETECTION PROBABILITY OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES AT THE RIO DE LA PLATA, SOUTH AMERICA. Oral presentation at 43rrd Annual International Sea Turtle Symposium, Accra, Ghana. | March 2025 |
| Teryda, N. S., L. Prosdocimi, G. M. Velez-Rubio, and R. R. Carthy. 2020. Unmanned aircraft system surveys target leatherback conservation in the Rio de la Plata Estuary, AR/UR. Poster presentation, 40th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Cartagena, Colombia, March 14-20, 2020. | March 2022 |
| Teryda, N. S., G. M. Velez-Rubio, L. Prosdocimi, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Uncrewed Aerial Systems as tools for green turtle population assessment in coastal marine protected areas in Uruguay. Poster presentation at International Sea Turtle Symposium, Cartagena, Colombia. | March 2023 |
| Summo, S., L. Nicholson, C. Romagosa, and R.R. Carthy.2022. Watering holes - An exploration of the relationship between proximity to different types of open water bodies and bat activity in south Florida. Poster presentation at 29th Annual Meeting of TWS, Spokane, WA. | November 2022 |
| Stratton, L. D., E. M. Trotman, C. N. Keiser, C. M. Romagosa, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Food provisioning and juvenile survival in the fishing spider, <i>Dolomedes triton. </i>Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Louisville, Kentucky. | November 2023 |
| Smith, R., E. Hardin, and R. R. Carthy. 2025. rust, Traps, and Turtles: Leveraging Stakeholder and Fisher Perspectives to Enhance Sea Turtle Bycatch Reporting and Mitigation in Florida’s Trap Fisheries. Oral presentation at 43rd Annual International Sea Turtle Symposium, Accra, Ghana. | March 2025 |
| Smith, R., E. Hardin, C. J. Bohannon, S. Schaf, and R. R. Carthy. 2025.Unraveling Sea Turtle Bycatch in Florida's Trap Fisheries: An Interdisciplinary Threat Assessment. Oral presentation. South East Regional Sea Network Meeting, Hilton Head, SC. | March 2025 |
| Smith, R. S., S. Schaf, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Entanglement of marine turtles in Florida’s commercial and recreational trap fisheries: 30+ years of data reveal a potentially ubiquitous and persistent threat. Oral presentation at International Sea Turtle Symposium, Cartagena, Colombia. | March 2023 |
| Silver-Gorges, I., J. Becker, R. R. Carthy, S. A. Ceriani, M. Lamb, M. M. Lamont, C. Matechik, J. Mitchell, M. Reynolds, B. Smith, C. Snyder, M. Ware, M. M. P. B. Fuentes. 2020. Maximizing Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) Hatchling Production in Light of Disturbances in Northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference (GoMOSES). February 3-6, 2020, Tampa, FL. | February 2022 |
| Siddiqui, S., N. Bishop and R.Carthy. 2016. Nutrient Influxes from Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle) nesting. Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 7-12 August, 2016. | August 2016 |
| Shigetomo Hirama, Morgan Wideroff. Raymond R. Carthy, and Blair Witherington . 2018. Measuring the impact of light pollution on hatchling orientation. Presentation at the 38th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Kobe, Japan. Feb. 18-24, 2018 | February 2018 |
| Sherr, E., W.W. Boone, C. M. Romagosa, R.R. Carthy and N.D. Bishop. 2017. Interactions between ctenophores (Mnemiopsis leidyi) and microplastic beads within ecologically relevant parameters. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. | August 2017 |
| Serano, J., T.S. Coleman, N. Bishop, T. Osborne, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Measuring tidally-driven gas exchange on sea turtle nesting beaches. Poster presentation at Li-COR Connect 2023, Atlanta, GA. | November 2023 |
| Selden, J., N. Bishop, B. Smith and R. Carthy. 2015. Natural inventory and habitat classification of the beach-to-estuary ecotones and establishment of a long-term monitoring site for barrier island habitats and species in St. Johns County, Florida. 100th Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, 9-14 August 2015. | August 2015 |
| Roy, F., L. Elmquist, J. Broxton, L. Hussain, P. Xiong, R. R. Carthy, C. Romagosa, and R. Fletcher. 2024. Potential boat interactions between recreational boating and snail kite (<i>Rostramus sociabilis plumbeus</i>) nesting. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. | October 2024 |
| Rodriguez-Riverol, J. J., E. M. Trotman, C. N. Keiser, C. M. Romagosa, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Parasite infection and antipredator behavior in freshwater snails. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Louisville, Kentucky. | November 2023 |
| Quintilani, M., N. bishop, B.J. Smith,C. Romagosa and R. Carthy. 2016. Effects of man-made oyster reefs on sediment composition in estuaries. Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 7-12 August, 2016. | August 2016 |
| Prosdocimi, L., N. S. Teryda, G. M. Velez-Rubio, and R. R. Carthy. 2020. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Assessing use for surveys of sea turtle populations in feeding areas. Poster presentation, 40th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Cartagena, Colombia, March 14-20, 2020. | March 2022 |
| Pedrozo, C., J. Brisbane, B.J. Smith, C. Romagosa, N. Bishop and R. Carthy. 2016. Predicting patterns of native snake occurrence along Main Park Road in Everglades National Park, Florida. Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 7-12 August, 2016. | August 2016 |
| Martucci, E., L. Elmquist, L. Hussain, P. Xiong, J. Broxton, R. R. Carthy, C. Romagosa, and R. Fletcher. 2024. Mapping boat activity: Comparing boat counts between peak recreational events and snail kite surveys. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. | October 2024 |
| Manes, C., D. Pinton, R. Carthy, A. Canestrelli, and I. Capua. 2023. Occurrence of Fibropapillomatosis in Green Turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) in Relation to Environmental Changes in Coastal Ecosystems in Texas and Florida: A Retrospective Study. Oral presentation at International Sea Turtle Symposium, Cartagena, Colombia.<b><br><b> </b></b> | March 2023 |
| Manes, C. R. Herren, D. Godfrey, E. Cooper, and R. R. Carthy. 2025. Fibropapillomatosis elusive virus ChHV5 reveals novel multifactorial relationships in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Oral presentation. South East Regional Sea Network Meeting, Hilton Head, SC. | March 2025 |
| Lopez Romero, A., R. Buron, R. Carthy , and C. Romagosa. 2021. Using eBird to determine the effects of urbanization on breeding Great Horned Owls (<i>Bubo virginianus</i>). Poster presentation, ESA, Long Beach, California. | August 2021 |
| Innocent, H. M. Celestin, N.D. Bishop, C. M. Romagosa, R.R. Carthy, W.W. Boone. 2017. Shrub encroachment in a south Florida grassland: implications for mammalian inhabitants. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. | August 2017 |
| Herren, R., D. R. Evans, and R. R. Carthy. 2025. Juvenile Green Turtle Overwintering Behavior in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Oral presentation. South East Regional Sea Network Meeting, Hilton Head, SC. | February 2025 |
| Herren, R., D. Evans, D. Godfrey, and R. R. Carthy. 2023. Green turtle overwintering behavior in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Oral presentation at International Sea Turtle Symposium, Cartagena, Colombia. | March 2022 |
| Gonzalez, D., P. Xiong, L. Hussain, J. Broxton, R. R. Carthy, and C. Romagosa. 2024. Assessing non-target species interference in camera trapping: Implications for tegu trapping. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. | October 2024 |
| Goforth, K.M. and R.R. Carthy. 2015. Effects of tidal pumping on gas exchange in sea turtle nesting beaches. Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Daytona Beach, FL., 27-28 February, 2015. | February 2015 |
| Encinosa, M., L. Nicholson, C. Romagosa, and R.R. Carthy. 2022. Investigating the impact of roadway type and proximity on bat activity within a restoration context. Poster presentation at 29th Annual Meeting of TWS, Spokane, WA. | November 2022 |
| Ely, M, N. Bishop, B.J. Smith, C. Romagosa and R. Carthy. 2016. Monitoring changes in sea turtle nesting beaches in St. Johns County, Florida. Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 7-12 August, 2016. | August 2016 |
| DeJesus, C., W.W. Boone, R.R. Carthy, C.M. Romagosa, and N.D. Bishop. 2017. The vulture restaurant is OPEN: Comparative feeding ethology of black and turkey vultures. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. | August 2017 |
| Cuevas- Hernandez, J R. Buron, C. Romagosa, and R. Carthy. 2021.<b> </b>Using eBird to assess the impact of urban land development on Least Tern (<i>Sternula antillarum) </i>breeding occupancy in Florida. Poster presentation, ESA, Long Beach, California. | August 2021 |
| Cronin, A., A. Wynn, B. Smith, N. Bishop and R. Carthy. 2015.Potential for ghost crab predation on sea turtle nests on driving and non-driving beaches in St. Johns County, Florida.100th Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, 9-14 August 2015. | August 2015 |
| Celestin, M. H. Innocent, N.D. Bishop, C.M. Romagosa, R.R.Carthy, and W.W. Boone. 2017. Investigating the influence of environmental covariates on marsh rabbit occupancy in southwest Florida. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. | August 2017 |
| Carthy, R.R., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, B.E. Wilkinson, and H.F. Percival. 2014. Development and application of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for natural resources: logistics, legalities, and lessons learned. 68th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Destin, Florida. | October 2014 |
| Carthy, R.R., M. Burgess, P. Ifju, B. Wilkinson, S. Smith, and T. Whitley. 2016. UAs Technology for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation.Workshop Presentation at the South East Regional Sea Turtle Network Meeting. Mobile, AL, February 10-12,2016. | February 2016 |
| Carthy, R. R., T, Wibbels, and A. Rees. 2019. 3rd Workshop on the use of UAVs in sea turtle conservation and research. Workshop presentation, 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium, Charleston, SC.. | February 2019 |
| Carthy, R. R, P. J. Ifju, B. E. Wilkinson, A. Ortega, and M. Burgess. 2022. Overview of the University of Florida Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Research Program (UFUASRP): Two decades of drones for natural resource applications. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society Drone Symposium, Spokane, WA. | November 2022 |
| Carthy, R. R, M. Mota, and N Dejardin. 2019. Effects of engineered beaches on sea turtle incubation and hatching. Workshop presentation, 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium, Charleson, SC. | March 2019 |
| Burgess, M. A., Zweig, C. L., Newman, S., Cook, M. I., Rodgers, H. L., Carthy, R. R., Wilkinson, B. E., Whitley, T. J., Ward, T. S., DiRodio, J. G., Frederick, P. C., Ifju, P. G., Smith, S. E., Percival, H. F. (2015, April). Applications of high-resolution aerial imagery and a small unmanned aircraft system in everglades science. Presented at the 2015 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) conference, Coral Springs, Fl. | April 2015 |
| Broxton, J, L Nicholson, L. Braun de Torrez, H. Ober, C. Romagosa, and R. Carthy. 2021.The implications of Acoustic Software Match Ratios for bat species identification and composition. Poster presentation, ESA, Long Beach, California. | August 2021 |
| Brisbane, J., C. Pedrozo, B.J. Smith, C. Romagosa, N. Bishop and R. Carthy. 2016. Environmental factors influencing the detection of frog species in three habitat types of Everglades National Park. Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 7-12 August, 2016. | August 2016 |
| Bishop, N., T. Pop, J. Marlin, R. HUdson, S. Boylan, J. Polisar and R.R. Carthy. 2016. Utilizing growth rates to determine the onset of sexual maturity of Dermatemys mawii at the HCRC. 2nd Hicatee Conservation Forum and Workshop, Belize, February 25-26, 2016. | February 2016 |
| Bishop, N. D., and R. R. Carthy. 2019. A Novel Method for Assessing Color Differences in Dichotomous Groupings: An Example with Sexual Dichromatism in the Central American River Turtle, Dermatemys mawii. Poster presentation, 16th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles,Fort Worth, TX. | August 2018 |
| Bishop, J. Polisar, P. Eliazar, K. Bjorndal and R.R. Carthy. 2016. Wild diet of Dermatemys mawii assessed by stomach content analysis. 2nd Hicatee Conservation Forum and Workshop, Belize, February 25-26, 2016. | February 2016 |
| Araya, P., P. Xiong., M. Harmon, A. Figueroa, L. Hussain, J. Broxton, R. R. Carthy, and C. Romagosa. 2024. Investigating the seed dispersal mechanisms of plant seeds in tegu (<i>Salvator merianae</i>), diet samples in Everglades National Park. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. | October 2024 |
| Alvarez, O., C. K. Gulick, R. R. Carthy, and C. Romagosa. 2023. Alabama’s inshore islands have significantly shrunk over the last two decades. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting. Louisville, Kentucky. | November 2023 |
| Raymond R. Carthy, J. Roger Brothers, Vanessa Bézy,Kenneth J. Lohmann, Margaret M. Lamont. 2018. Ontogeny of orientation responses in developing sea turtle embryos. Presentation at the 38th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Kobe, Japan. Feb. 18-24, 2018 | February 2018 |
| Daniel R. Evans, Raymond R. Carthy, and Cristina Ordoñez. 2018. Which Way Do You Go: Satellite Telemetry Reveals Regionally Different Foraging Behavior Of Leatherback Turtles. Presentation at the 38th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Kobe, Japan. Feb. 18-24, 2018 | February 2018 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Rees, A. F. and R. R. Carthy. 2018. The Second Annual Workshop on the Use of UAVs in Sea Turtle Research and Conservation at the 38th International Sea Turtle Symposium: 19 Feb 2018. Marine Turtle Newsletter. | April 2018 |
| Nomani, S.Z., R.R. Carthy and M.K. Oli. 2006. Analysis of Abundance Estimation Methods for Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) | July 2006 |
| Langan, E.M., R.R. Carthy, S.Z. Nomani, S. Johnson, and M.K. Oli. 2006. Guidelines and standard techniques for estimating gopher tortoise abundance. | August 2006 |
| Gregory, C.J., B. Bird, and R.R. Carthy. 2003. The Grand Bay-Banks Lake Ecosystem Site Conservation Plan. Report to The Nature Conservancy, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and the University of Florida. | May 2003 |
| Carthy, R., M.K. Oli, J.B. Wooding, J.E. Berish, and W.D. Meyer. 2005. Analysis of gopher tortoise population estimation techniques. Report to USACOE-CERL. | October 2005 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wildlife Society - Member | Carthy | January 1997 | Present |
| Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Minorities in Natural Resources Committee Member | Carthy | August 1996 | December 2006 |
| Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Member | Carthy | May 2002 | Present |
| Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles - Member | Carthy | May 2001 | Present |
| Other - President-Elect | Carthy | May 2022 | Present |
| Other - President 2013 | Carthy | February 2012 | May 2013 |
| Other - Coordinator and Chair for paper sessions at 2005-2007 Anual Meetings | Carthy | 2005 | 2007 |
| Other - Chair, Nominations Committee | Carthy | January 2015 | Present |
| Other - Board of Directors Member | Carthy | May 2012 | May 2017 |
| American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Member | Carthy | May 2001 | Present |