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- Effects of iron on phytoplankton-bacterial interactions
- Comparative modeling and data analysis for the Ross Sea and West Antarctic Peninsula
- Interannual variations in the Antarctic- Ross Sea (IVARS): Nutrients and Seasonal Production
- The Role of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Sequestering Carbon under Conditions of Oceanic Iron Fertilization
- Collaborative Oceanographic Experiments within CLIMA
Our
research interests are in phytoplankton ecology and biogeochemistry, and
the processes that link the two. Much of our current focus is on
the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea, and how environmental factors influence
the production and photosynthesis of phytoplankton. Specifically,
we are interested in how iron and irradiance influence the growth and production
of phytoplankton, and will be participating in a project that uses in situ
enrichment with iron and assesses the fluxes of carbon at various time
scales. We are also interested in the patterns of nutrient removal
(i.e., “net community production”) in the Ross Sea, and are investigating
the interannual variations of NCP (and what factors contribute to these
differences). We hope to expand these projects to work within the
lower Chesapeake Bay in the near future.
Current Research:
PHYTOPLANKTON | PEOPLE | BIOLOGICAL
Phytoplankton Ecology, c/o Walker Smith
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
P.O. Box 1346, Gloucester Pt., VA 23062-1346, USA
Telephone: 804-684-7709; FAX: 804-684-7293
All material is property of the Virginia Institute of
Marine Science.
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