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My objectives are to answer scientific questions including: How do coupled physical and biological processes influence phytoplankton, the base of the aquatic food web? This question is important because many symptoms of impairment in coastal and inland waters (e.g. hypoxia related fish kills, toxic algae related shellfish mortality, waterbird poisoning, and human illness) are related to phytoplankton species or concentrations. Phytoplankton also provides a critical, sometimes limiting source of organic carbon at the aquatic food web base that can regulate organism recruitment and survival at higher trophic levels (e.g. zooplankton and fish). Moreover, because phytoplankton is “food” for consumer organisms, it...
Temperature and salinity are two key estuarine habitat variables. Understanding how these variables are distributed around the bay leads to a better understanding of habitat types and distribution in the Bay. Additionally, understanding the distribution of salinity in the Bay allows us to better understand the transport processes that drive material transport and supply throughout the Bay. Time series of water temperature and specific conductance (salinity is calculated from conductivity and water temperature) are needed (1) to improve our understanding of the hydrodynamics of the estuary (e.g., gravitational circulation), (2) for calibration of multi-dimensional flow and transport models of the Bay, (3) to better...
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Tags: Aquatic Habitats,
Climate Change,
Ecology,
Estuaries and Near-Shore Environments,
Hydrodynamics,
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