Curriculum Vitae (abridged)
Education:
B.S. University of Miami - Biology, 1973
M.S. Florida State University - Biological Sciences, 1977
Ph.D. Florida State University - Biological Sciences, 1979
Employment History
1994 - present: Professor. University of Florida,
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
1986 - 1994: Associate Professor. University of Florida,
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
1983 - 1986: Assistant Professor. University of Florida,
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
1979 - 1983: Research Entomologist. Florida Medical
Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
1975 - 1979: University Fellow. The Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
1974 - 1975: Teaching Assistant. The Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
Professional Service
Governor's Technical Subcommittee on Managed Marshes - 1981-present.
School District of Indian River County - Golden Apple Award. 1983, 1985
Fundación Científica Los Roques (Venezuela) - Achievement Award for meritorious service to the Foundation - 1994
SSI International - Platinum Pro Award for excellence and contributions to scuba diving - 1996
University of Florida - IFAS - Infostructure Task Force - 1996-1997
Florida Mosquito Control Association - Provost Award for excellence in research related to Florida's environment - 2002
Florida Subcommittee on Baytex - 2002
Teaching
Training Session : Theoretical aspects in the study of island biology. Fundación Científica Los Roques. Caracas, Venezuela.
Universidad Central de Venezuela - Guest Instructor, Island Biogeography Course
Biology and Control of Mosquitoes (international course in Spanish at FMEL)
Guest lectures in Entomology departmental courses in Gainesville: Tropical Entomology
Representative Publications
Rey, J. R. 1981. Ecological biogeography of arthropods on Spartina islands in
northwest Florida. Ecological Monographs 51: 237-265.
Rey, J. R., D. R. Strong, and E. D. McCoy. 1982. On overinterpretation of the species-area
relation. American Naturalist 119: 741-743.
Rey, J. R. and A. W. Stoner. 1984. Macroinvertebrate associations in the egg masses of the sea
hare Aplysia brasiliana Rang (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). Estuaries 7: 158-164.
Rey, J. R., R. A. Crossman, T. R. Kain, F. E. Vose, and M. S. Peterson. 1987. Sampling
zooplankton in shallow marsh and estuarine habitats: Gear description and field tests.
Estuaries 10: 61-67.
Rey, J. R., R. A. Crossman, and T. R. Kain. 1990. Vegetation dynamics in impounded marshes
along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. J. Environ. Manag. 14: 397-409.
Rey, J. R., J. Shaffer, R. A. Crossman, and D. Tremain. 1990. Above-ground primary production
in impounded, ditched, and natural marshes along the Indian River Lagoon. Wetlands 10: 1-21.
Rey, J. R., J. Shaffer, T. Kain, and R. Crossman. 1992. Sulfide variation in the pore and surface
waters of artificial salt marsh ditches and a natural tidal creek. Estuaries 15: 257-269.
Rey, J. R., T. Kain, and D. E. De Freese. 1992. Observations on the feeding behavior and
local distribution of Vallentinia gabriellae (Hydrozoa:Olindiidae): A new record
from mangrove wetlands of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Wetlands 12: 225-229.
Rey, J. R. 1994. Effects of neighbors on growth and mortality of mangrove seedlings in three field
stands - Florida, U.S.A. Wetlands 14: 308-315.
Brockmeyer, R. E., J. R. Rey, R. W. Virnstein, R. G. Gilmore, and L. Earnest. 1997.
Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection
to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. J. Wetlands Ecology and Management 4: 93-109.
Lounibos L.P, S.Suárez, Z. Menéndez, N. Nishimura, R. L. Escher, S. M. O'Connell
and J. R. Rey. 2002. Does temperature affect the outcome of larval competition
between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus? J.of Vector Ecology 27: 86-95.
Rey, J. R and S. O'Connell. 2003. Efectos de descargas de agua de manglares embalsados
en las praderas submarinas y en la atenuación de la luz solar en el estuario colindante.
Interciencia 28: 639-645.
Rey, J. R , O'Connell, S. Suárez, Z Menéndez, L. P. Lounibos, and G. Byer. Laboratory
and field studies of Macrocyclops albidus (Crustacea: Copepoda) for biological
control of mosquitoes in artificial containers in a sub-tropical environment.
J. Vector Ecology 28: 124-134.
