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Biography:
Elizabeth is employed by the Chicago Zoological Society, based at Mote Marine Laboratory, as part of a partnership to engage in dolphin research, education, and conservation action. Her research interests include foraging ecology, population and community dynamics, and the ecological effects of hazardous algal blooms (HABs) on marine vertebrates. Since 2004, her work has focused mainly on quantifying the abundance and distribution of prey available for resident bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida.
Education:
M.S. Biology, University of Florida B.S. Biology, Grand Valley State University
Current Publications
Conger, E., Dziobak, M., Berens McCabe, E., Curtain, T., Gaur, A., Wells, R., Weinstein, J., Hart, L. (2024). An Analysis of Suspected Microplastics in the Muscle and Gastrointestinal Tissues of Fish from Sarasota Bay, FL: Exposure and Implications for Apex Predators and Seafood Consumers. Environments, 11(185). https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11090185
Hart, L. B., Dziobak, M., Wells, R. S., Berens McCabe, E., Conger, E., Curtin, T., Knight, M., Weinstein, J. (2023). Plastic, It’s What’s for Dinner: A Preliminary Comparison of Ingested Particles in Bottlenose Dolphins and Their Prey. Oceans, 4, 409-422. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans4040028
Adamczak, S. K., Holser, R. R., Costa, D. P., Berens McCabe, E., Wells, R. S. (2021). Body composition of common bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.615773