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Howard Lasker is a Research Professor at the University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York and has been on the faculty at UB since 1979, serving as Professor in the Departments of Biological Science and Geology and most recently as the founding Chair of the Department of Environment and Sustainability. He is a Fellow of the International Coral Reef Society, has served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Coral Reefs. He has conducted research on octocorals for over 40 years, conducting shore and ship-based studies and has been the Chief Scientist on 14 UNOLS cruises (R/V F.G. Walton Smith) to The Bahamas and Virgin Islands. He has authored 94 articles specifically dealing with the biology and ecology of octocorals and has been the Principal Investigator of 26 external grants totaling over US$4M. His research includes studies on the population dynamics and community ecology, reproductive biology, colony growth dynamics and population genetic structure of Caribbean octocorals.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Howard Robert Lasker

Citation names

  • Lasker, Howard

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4010-0843-2026
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5280-0742

Telephones

Telephone
  • (01) 7166454870 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Dept of Environment & Sustainability, 14260, Buffalo, New York, United States (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021 - Current INTERN Supplement to Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals - $53,306
NA
Principal investigator
National Science Foundation
Ongoing
2020 - 2021 Developing a population model of Antillogorgia elisabethae in The Bahamas - $93,529
NA
Principal investigator
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Jessie A. Pelosi; Moisés A. Bernal; Trevor J. Krabbenhoft; Samantha Galbo; Carlos Prada; Mary Alice Coffroth; Howard Lasker. "Fine-scale morphological, genomic, reproductive, and symbiont differences delimit the Caribbean octocorals Plexaura homomalla and P. kükenthali". Coral Reefs (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02175-x.
    10.1007/s00338-021-02175-x
  2. Martínez-Quintana, Ángela; Lasker, Howard R.. "Early Life-History Dynamics of Caribbean Octocorals: The Critical Role of Larval Supply and Partial Mortality". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.705563.
    10.3389/fmars.2021.705563
  3. Isabel Porto-Hannes; Lyubov E. Burlakova; David T. Zanatta; Howard R. Lasker. "Boundaries and hybridization in a secondary contact zone between freshwater mussel species (Family:Unionidae)". Heredity (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-021-00424-x.
    10.1038/s41437-021-00424-x
  4. Wells, Christopher D.; Martínez-Quintana, Ángela; Tonra, Kaitlyn J.; Lasker, Howard R.. "Algal turf negatively affects recruitment of a Caribbean octocoral". Coral Reefs 40 4 (2021): 1045-1053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02103-z.
    10.1007/s00338-021-02103-z
  5. Cerpovicz, A. F.; Lasker, H. R.. "Canopy effects of octocoral communities on sedimentation: modern baffles on the shallow-water reefs of St. John, USVI". Coral Reefs 40 2 (2021): 295-303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02053-6.
    10.1007/s00338-021-02053-6
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
1979 - Current GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION - supervised the thesis research of 28 graduate students since 1979, including 9 PhD and 19 MSc students.
Supervisor

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
1980 - Current UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION - supervised 54 student projects since 1980 Multiple