LOCO EXPERIMENTS
In Monterey Bay

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Public Presentation:

I have two major lines of research. The first centers on the taxonomy, systematics and evolutionary ecology of marine planktonic diatoms. The second is oceanographic, and looks at the interrelationship between phytoplankton distributions in time and space, and the small-scale physical structure of the water column. Each one of these fields, and my contributions to them stand alone. But it is especially exciting to combine them, for collectively they offer a unique perspective from which to assess the validity of the current paradigms which direct our approach to each field. My goal is to combine my detailed taxonomic data base, the theoretical rigor of formal systematics and evolutionary ecology, and new oceanographic information on biological-physical and biological-optical interactions between diatoms and their environment into an updated theoretical framework for studying the ecology of phytoplankton throughout the world's oceans.

The Gardens in the Sea
Species concepts in diatoms
Phylogeny of the family Chaetocerotaceae

Form & Function in Marine Phytoplankton
Chaetoceros epiphytes & predators
Evolutionary Ecology of Chaetoceros
Chaetoceros and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Thin Layers: Research at critical scales in the marine environment (ONR)
Interactions between small-scale turbulence & the size & shape of marine planktonic diatoms (ONR)
Phytoplankton & Physics in East Sound, WA (ONR)

Photo Gallery - a few favorite photomicrographs!
Plankton Theater - QuickTime Videos of Motile Plankton
Photomicrography, Plankton Imaging and Analysis

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