- Associate Professor, Earth Science
Education
- PhD Integrative Biology, 2003, University of California Berkeley
- MS Biological Oceanography, 1996, University of Hawaii
- AB Biology, 1985, Harvard University
Biography
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My research interests fall broadly within Biological Oceanography and Aquatic Ecology, with primary expertise in the population and community ecology of plankton. In particular, I am interested in the trophic role of heterotrophic planktonic protists 2-200 µm in size (“microzooplankton”) and metazoan planktonic animals 200-2,000 µm in size (“mesozooplankton”) as mediators of carbon and energy flow from primary producers to higher trophic levels such as invertebrates and fish, and especially how these small grazers influence the dynamics of harmful algal blooms and impact ecosystems when introduced to novel environments. I am also actively involved in interdisciplinary studies across the domains of aquatic science, political science, and science education.
Research Interests
- Biological Oceanography and Aquatic Ecology, with primary expertise in the population and community ecology of plankton.
- Trophic role of heterotrophic planktonic protists 2-200 µm in size (“microzooplankton”) and metazoan planktonic animals 200-2,000 µm in size (“mesozooplankton”) as mediators of carbon and energy flow from primary producers to higher trophic levels such as invertebrates and fish, and especially how these small grazers influence the dynamics of harmful algal blooms and impact ecosystems when introduced to novel environments.
- Interdisciplinary studies across the domains of aquatic science, political science, and science education.