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2008
Gail Ashton Ph.D. Scottish Association for Marine Science 2006
“The Spread of Marine Non-Native Species: Commercial Shipping, Trade, and the Caprellidae as a Model System”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Tsvetan Bachvaroff Ph.D. University of Maryland 2004
“Phylogeny of Parasitic and Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Sarah Berke Ph.D. University of South Carolina 2007
“Mechanisms Driving a Latitudinal Biodiversity Gradient in Benthic Tube-Associated Communities” Sponsor: Richard Osman, Benthic Ecology
April Blakeslee Ph.D. University of New Hampshire 2007
“Genes and Parasites: Reconstructing the Invasive History of a Marine Snail in Three Oceans”
Sponsors: Gregory Ruiz, Whitman Miller, Marine Invasions Ecology
James Douglass Ph.D. College of William & Mary 2008
“Grazer Community Dynamics in Eelgrass Beds: Intermediate Consumers of Environmental Change”
Sponsors: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology and Bjorn Tunberg, Research Biologist (SMSFP)
Sonja Fagervold Ph.D. University of Maryland 2007
“Understanding the Mechanism of Microbial Mercury Methylation”
Sponsor: Cynthia Gilmour, Microbial Ecology
Amy Freestone Ph.D. University of California, Davis 2005
“Latitudinal Diversity Gradient Drives Community Response to Heterogeneity and Shapes Marine Biodiversity Patterns at Small Scales”
Sponsors: Richard Osman, Marine Benthic Ecology and Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Glenn Havelock Ph.D. University of Exeter UK 2008
“Environmental Controls on Diatom Distribution in the Patuxent Estuary, Past and Present: Implications for Holocene River Discharge and Sea-Level”
Sponsors: Charles Gallegos, Phytoplankton Ecology and Denise Breitburg, Marine & Estuarine Ecology
Darryl Hondorp Ph.D. University of Michigan 2006
“Forecast of Hypoxia in Estuarine and Coastal Waters”
Sponsor: Denise Breitburg, Marine & Estuarine Ecology
Jason Keller Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 2005
“Controls of Microbial Respiration along the Estuarine Continuum: Interactions of Plant Tissue Quality and Site Conditions”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Karin Kettenring Ph.D. University of Minnesota 2006
“Effects of Salinity, Flooding, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide on the Establishment of Native and Non-Native Haplotypes of Phragmites australis”
Sponsor: Dennis Whigham, Plant Ecology
Sunju Kim Ph.D. Pukyong National University Korea 2005
“Factors Regulating Phytoplankton Populations, With Special Emphasis on Parasitism and Micro-zooplankton Grazing”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Amy Larson Ph.D. Univ. of California, Davis & San Diego State Univ. 2007
“Green Crab Control Methods: Evaluating Factors Important for Eradication of Carcinus maenus”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Eric Lind Ph.D. University of Maryland 2008
“Cascading Effects of White-tailed Deer Ecosystem Modification on Moth Biodiversity”
Sponsors: John Parker, Animal Ecology and Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
William Long Ph.D. Virginia Institute of Marine Science 2007
“Density-Dependence, Optimal Foraging, and Ecosystem Effects: Interactions between Prey Diversity and a Generalist Predator”
Sponsor: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Carl Mitchell Ph.D. University of Toronto 2006
“Estuarine and Tidal Marshes as Sources of Methylmercury: Hydrology and Hot Spots”
Sponsor: Cynthia Gilmour, Microbial Ecology
Pablo Munguia Ph.D. Florida State University 2006
“Threshold Dynamics in Benthic Marine Communities”
Sponsor: Richard Osman, Marine Benthic Ecology
Gemma Quilez-Badia Ph.D. University of New Castle (UK) 2005
“Zooplankton Associated with Ballast Water of LNG Tankers Arriving to Nikiski, Alaska”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Scott Santagata Ph.D. University of Southern California 2001
“Environmental Tolerances of Zooplankton Communities Present in the Ballast Water of Ships”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
2007
Gail Ashton Ph.D. Scottish Association for Marine Science 2006
“The Spread of Marine Non-Native Species: Commercial Shipping, Trade, and the Caprellidae as a Model System”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
April Blakeslee Ph.D. University of New Hampshire 2007
“Genes and Parasites: Reconstructing the Invasive History of a Marine Snail in Three Oceans”
Sponsors: Gregory Ruiz, Whitman Miller, Marine Invasions Ecology
Tsvetan Bachvaroff Ph.D. University of Maryland 2004
“Phylogeny of Parasitic and Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Samantha Chapman Ph.D. Northern Arizona University 2005
“Mangrove Biodiversity: Investigating the Influence of Plant Diversity on Microbial Community Composition and Litter Processing”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
John Erickson Ph.D. University of Wisconsin 2004
“Interannual Variation in the Effects of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on a Chesapeake Bay Wetland”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Yoanna Eissler Ph.D. University of Concepcion (Chile) 2002
“Impact of Viral Infection on Chaetoceros sp. from Chesapeake Bay”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Amy Freestone Ph.D. University of California, Davis 2005
“Latitudinal Diversity Gradient Drives Community Response to Heterogeneity and Shapes Marine Biodiversity Patterns at Small Scales”
Sponsors: Richard Osman, Marine Benthic Ecology
Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Darryl Hondorp Ph.D. University of Michigan 2006
“Forecast of Hypoxia in Estuarine and Coastal Waters”
Sponsor: Denise Breitburg, Marine & Estuarine Ecology
Jason Keller Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 2005
“Controls of Microbial Respiration along the Estuarine Continuum: Interactions of Plant Tissue Quality and Site Conditions”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Karin Kettenring Ph.D. University of Minnesota 2006
“Effects of Salinity, Flooding, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide on the Establishment of Native and Non-Native Haplotypes of Phragmites australis”
Sponsor: Dennis Whigham, Plant Ecology
Jonathan LangleyPh.D. Northern Arizona University 2005
“Salt Marsh Soil Oxygen Availability and Organic Matter Decomposition in Response to Elevated Carbon Dioxide”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Amy Larson Ph.D. Univ. of California, Davis & San Diego State Univ. 2007
“Green Crab Control Methods: Evaluating Factors Important for Eradication of Carcinus maenus”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
William Long Ph.D. Virginia Institute of Marine Science 2007
“Density-Dependence, Optimal Foraging, and Ecosystem Effects: Interactions between Prey Diversity and a Generalist Predator”
Sponsor: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Duncan McKinley Ph.D. Kansas State University 2006
“Progressive Nitrogen Limitation in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Empirical Test of a Biogeochemical Paradigm”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Carl Mitchell Ph.D. University of Toronto 2006
“Estuarine and Tidal Marshes as Sources of Methylmercury: Hydrology and Hot Spots”
Sponsor: Cynthia Gilmour, Microbial Ecology
Pablo Munguia Ph.D. Florida State University 2006
“Threshold Dynamics in Benthic Marine Communities”
Sponsor: Richard Osman, Marine Benthic Ecology
Gemma Quilez-Badia Ph.D. University of New Castle (UK) 2005
“Zooplankton Associated with Ballast Water of LNG Tankers Arriving to Nikiski, Alaska”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Scott Santagata Ph.D. University of Southern California 2001
“Environmental Tolerances of Zooplankton Communities Present in the Ballast Water of Ships”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
2006
Xuemei Bai Ph.D. University of Southern Mississippi 2004
“Dinoflagellate Parasitism and Membrane Sterol Composition”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Samantha Chapman Ph.D. Northern Arizona University 2005
“Mangrove Biodiversity: Investigating the Influence of Plant Diversity on Microbial Community Composition and Litter Processing”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
Yoanna Eissler Ph.D. University of Concepcion (Chile) 2002
“Impact of Viral Infection on Chaetoceros sp. from Chesapeake Bay”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
John Erickson Ph.D. University of Wisconsin 2004
“Interannual Variation in the Effects of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on a Chesapeake Bay Wetland”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Amy Freestone Ph.D. University of California, Davis 2005
“Latitudinal Diversity Gradient Drives Community Response to Heterogeneity and Shapes Marine Biodiversity Patterns at Small Scales”
Sponsors: Richard Osman, Marine Benthic Ecology
Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Darryl Hondorp Ph.D. University of Michigan 2006
“Forecast of Hypoxia in Estuarine and Coastal Waters”
Sponsor: Denise Breitburg, Marine & Estuarine Ecology
Jason Keller Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 2005
“Controls of Microbial Respiration along the Estuarine Continuum: Interactions of Plant Tissue Quality and Site Conditions”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Karin Kettenring Ph.D. University of Minnesota 2006
“Effects of Salinity, Flooding, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide on the Establishment of Native and Non-Native Haplotypes of Phragmites australis”
Sponsor: Dennis Whigham, Plant Ecology
Hae Choel Kim Ph.D. Old Dominion University 2004
“The Prediction of Water Quality in Shallow Tributary Embayments: A Mathematical Modeling Study”
Sponsor: Charles Gallegos, Phytoplankton Ecology
Jonathan Langley Ph.D. Northern Arizona University 2005
“Salt Marsh Soil Oxygen Availability and Organic Matter Decomposition in Response to Elevated Carbon Dioxide”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Pablo Munguia Ph.D. Florida State University 2006
“Threshold Dynamics in Benthic Marine Communities”
Sponsor: Richard Osman, Marine Benthic Ecology
Gemma Quilez-Badia Ph.D. University of New Castle (UK) 2005
“Zooplankton Associated with Ballast Water of LNG Tankers Arriving to Nikiski, Alaska”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Wilfrid Rodriguez Ph.D. University of Rhode Island 2003
“Effects of Hurricanes on the Structure and Function of Coastal Ecosystems in the Indian River Lagoon”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
Scott Santagata Ph.D. University of Southern California 2001
“Environmental Tolerances of Zooplankton Communities Present in the Ballast Water of Ships”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Cristina Sobrino Ph.D. University of Cadiz (Spain) 2002
“The Tidal Marsh as a Source of Increased Carbon Dioxide into the Rhode River Sub-estuary: Effects on Phytoplankton Photosynthesis and Sensitivity to UV Radiation”
Sponsor: Patrick Neale, Photobiology & Solar Radiation
Jingjie Zhang Ph.D. University of Copenhagen (DK) 2004
“Chesapeake Bay Zooplankton Suspension Feeder Modeling”
Sponsor: Charles Gallegos, Phytoplankton Ecology
2005
Xuemei Bai Ph.D. University of Southern Mississippi 2004
“Dinoflagellate Parasitism and Membrane Sterol Composition”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Samantha Chapman Ph.D. Northern Arizona University 2005
“Mangrove Biodiversity: Investigating the Influence of Plant Diversity on Microbial Community Composition and Litter Processing”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
John Erickson Ph.D. University of Wisconsin 2004
“Interannual Variation in the Effects of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on a Chesapeake Bay Wetland”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Yoanna Eissler Ph.D. University of Concepcion (Chile) 2002
“Impact of Viral Infection on Chaetoceros sp. from Chesapeake Bay”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Elizabeth Jewett Ph.D. University of Maryland 2005
“Marine Invasive Species: Organism Taxonomy”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Eric Johnson Ph.D. North Carolina State University 2004
“Evaluation of Ecological Potential and Impact of Enhancement of Blue Crab Spawning Stock using Hatchery-Reared Juveniles”
Sponsor: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Hae Choel Kim Ph.D. Old Dominion University 2004
“The Prediction of Water Quality in Shallow Tributary Embayments: A Mathematical Modeling Study”
Sponsor: Charles Gallegos, Phytoplankton Ecology
Shannon LaDeau Ph.D. Duke University 2005
“Patterns in West Nile Virus Activity across the Northeastern US”
Sponsor: Peter Marra, Animal Ecology (National Zoo Program)
Jonathan Langley Ph.D. Northern Arizona University 2005
“Salt Marsh Soil Oxygen Availability and Organic Matter Decomposition in Response to Elevated Carbon Dioxide”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Mark Minton Ph.D. Washington State University 2003
“Understanding the Relationships between Shipping, Trade, and Invasions in Coastal Marine Ecosystems”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Scott Santagata Ph.D. University of Southern California 2001
“Environmental Tolerances of Zooplankton Communities Present in the Ballast Water of Ships”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Cristina Sobrino Ph.D. University of Cadiz (Spain) 2002
“The Tidal Marsh as a Source of Increased Carbon Dioxide into the Rhode River Sub-estuary: Effects on Phytoplankton Photosynthesis and Sensitivity to UV Radiation”
Sponsor: Patrick Neale, Photobiology & Solar Radiation
Jingjie Zhang Ph.D. University of Copenhagen (Denmark) 2004
“Chesapeake Bay Zooplankton Suspension Feeder Modeling”
Sponsor: Charles Gallegos, Phytoplankton Ecology
2004
Xuemei Bai Ph.D. University of Southern Mississippi 2004
“Dinoflagellate Parasitism and Membrane Sterol Composition”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Isabelle-Anne Bisson Ph.D. York University (Canada) 2004
“Co-evolutionary History of a Feather-Degrading Bacterium and its Avian Host”
Sponsor: Peter Marra, Animal Ecology (National Zoo Program)
Karen Carney Ph.D. Stanford University 2003
“The Influence of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Soil Microbial Community Composition and Function: Implications for the Fate of Carbon in the Rhizosphere”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Sabina Dore Ph.D. University of Tucsia (Italy) 2001
“A Comparison of Net Ecosystem Production Measured by Eddy Covariance and Open Top Containers”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Yoanna Eissler Ph.D. University of Concepcion (Chile) 2002
“Impact of Viral Infection on Chaetoceros sp. from Chesapeake Bay”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Richard Fulford Ph.D. North Carolina State 2003
“Data Synthesis and Modeling to Improve Understanding of the Effects of Multiple Stressors on Abundance, Production, and Harvests of Upper Trophic Level Resources”
Sponsor: Denise Breitburg, Marine & Estuarine Ecology
Eric Johnson Ph.D. North Carolina State University 2004
“Evaluation of Ecological Potential and Impact of Enhancement of Blue Crab Spawning Stock using Hatchery-Reared Juveniles”
Sponsor: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Hae Choel Kim Ph.D. Old Dominion University 2004
“The Prediction of Water Quality in Shallow Tributary Embayments: A Mathematical Modeling Study”
Sponsor: Charles Gallegos, Phytoplankton Ecology
Mark Minton Ph.D. Washington State University 2003
“Understanding the Relationships between Shipping, Trade, and Invasions in Coastal Marine Ecosystems”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Cristina Sobrino Ph.D. University of Cadiz (Spain) 2002
“The Tidal Marsh as a Source of Increased CO2 into the Rhode River Sub-estuary: Effects on Phytoplankton Photosynthesis and Sensitivity to UV Radiation”
Sponsor: Patrick Neale, Photobiology & Solar Radiation
Maria Tzortziou Ph.D. University of Maryland 2003
“Sources and Cycling of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in the Estuarine Waters of the Rhode River Sub-Estuary and the Chesapeake Bay”
Sponsor: Patrick Neale, Photobiology & Solar Radiation
Emma Verling Ph.D. University College Cork (Ireland) 2003
“Understanding the Ecology and Dynamics of Marine Invasive Species”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
2003
Yvan Bettarel Ph.D. University Clermont II 2002
“Viral Infection of Chesapeake Bay Phytoplankton”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Sabina Dore Ph.D. University of Tucsia (Italy) 2001
“A Comparison of Net Ecosystem Production Measured by Eddy Covariance and Open Top Containers”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Melissa McCormick Ph.D. Michigan State University 1999
“Orchid Fungi in the Forest Community: Interactions with Other Plants”
Sponsor: Dennis Whigham, Plant Ecology
2002
Cathleen Coss Ph.D. George Washington University 1998
“Research and Outreach to Prevent and Control Aquatic Nuisance Species Invasions: Presence, Dynamics, and Fate of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Ballast Water and Ballast Water Microcosms” Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Jeffrey Crooks Ph.D. University of California, San Diego 1998
“Exotic Species as Causes and Consequences of Ecological Change in Estuarine Fouling Communities”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Catherine deRivera Ph.D. University of California, San Diego 2002
Sponsors: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Sabina Dore Ph.D. University of Tucsia (Italy) 2001
“A Comparison of Net Ecosystem Production Measured by Eddy Covariance and Open Top Containers”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Daniel Rasse Ph.D. Michigan State University 1997
“Carbon Dioxide Assimilation by a Wetland Sedge Canopy Exposed to Ambient and Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Measurements and Model Analysis”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Ursula Scharler Ph.D. University of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) 2000
“Microbial and Nutrient Controls in Mangrove Systems”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
Mark Torchin Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara 2002
Impact and Infection Dynamics of an Introduced Parasite on a Native Host
Sponsors: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
2001
Jean Cavender-Bares Ph.D. Harvard University 2000
“Plasticity in Plant Function and Mechanisms of Habitat Differentiation in Eastern North American Oaks”
Sponsors: Geoffrey Parker, Forest Ecology
Cathleen Coss Ph.D. George Washington University 1998
“Research and Outreach to Prevent and Control Aquatic Nuisance Species Invasions: Presence, Dynamics, and Fate of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Ballast Water and Ballast Water Microcosms” Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Jeffrey Crooks Ph.D. University of California, San Diego 1998
“Exotic Species as Causes and Consequences of Ecological Change in Estuarine Fouling Communities”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Jana Davis Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD) 2000
“Importance of Shallow-Water Nursery Habitat Type to Juvenile Chesapeake Bay Fishes”
Sponsor: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Sharon Ewe Ph.D. University of Miami 2001
“Effects of Nutrients and Salinity on Mangrove Eco-Physiology”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
Scott Neubauer Ph.D. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary 2000
“The Functional Importance of Iron Oxidizing and Reducing Microbes in Wetland Ecosystems”
Sponsor: J. Patrick Megonigal, Biogeochemistry
Ursula Scharler Ph.D. University of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) 2000
“Microbial and Nutrient Controls in Mangrove Systems”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
2000
Jennifer Apple Ph.D. University of Utah 2000
“Interaction between Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: Fitness Consequences for a Wetland Perennial”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in mangrove Ecosystems
Cathleen Coss Ph.D. George Washington University 1998
“Research and Outreach to Prevent and Control Aquatic Nuisance Species Invasions: Presence, Dynamics, and Fate of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Ballast Water and Ballast Water Microcosms” Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Jeffrey Crooks Ph.D. University of California, San Diego 1998
“Exotic Species as Causes and Consequences of Ecological Change in Estuarine Fouling Communities”
Sponsor: Gregory Ruiz, Marine Invasions Ecology
Graham Hymus Ph.D. University of Essex (U.K.) 1998
“The Impact of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Net Ecosystem Production”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Catherine Lovelock Ph.D. University of Wollongong (Australia) 1998
“Nitrogen Limitation of Growth and Nutrient Dynamics in a Mangrove Forest, Indian River Lagoon, Florida”
Sponsor: Ilke Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
Anne Marsh Ph.D. Yale University 1998
“The Impact of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Dissolved Organic and Inorganic Carbon in Soil Pore Water”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Melissa McCormick Ph.D. Michigan State University 1999
“Orchid Fungi in the Forest Community: Interactions with Other Plants”
Sponsor: Dennis Whigham, Plant Ecology
Myung Gil Park Ph.D. Seoul National University (Korea) 1999
“Rapid Recycling of DON/DIN from Infected HAB Dinoflagellates and Its’ Ecological Importance”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Ursula Scharler Ph.D. University of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) 2000
“Microbial and Nutrient Controls in Mangrove Systems”
Sponsor: Ilka Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions
Rochelle Seitz Ph.D. College of William & Mary 1996
“Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Control in Clams and Crabs in Marsh Ecosystems”
Sponsor: Anson Hines, Fish & Invertebrate Ecology
Evonne Tang Ph.D. University of Laval (Canada) 1998
“Spectral Response of Rhode River Phytoplankton to Visible Light”
Sponsor: Patrick Neale, Photobiology & Solar Radiation
1999
Graham Hymus Ph.D. University of Essex (U.K.) 1998
“The Impact of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Net Ecosystem Production”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Jiahong Li Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences 1994
“Photosynthetic Acclimation to Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide as Affected by the Time of Day in the Florida Scrub-Oak Species”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Catherine Lovelock Ph.D. University of Wollongong (Australia) 1998
“Nitrogen Limitation of Growth and Nutrient Dynamics in a Mangrove Forest, Indian River Lagoon, Florida”
Sponsor: Ilke Feller, Animal-Plant Interactions in Mangrove Ecosystems
Anne Marsh Ph.D. Yale University 1998
“The Impact of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Dissolved Organic and Inorganic Carbon in Soil Pore Water”
Sponsor: Bert Drake, Carbon Dioxide & Plant Physiology
Melissa McCormick Ph.D. Michigan State University 1999
“Orchid Fungi in the Forest Community: Interactions with Other Plants”
Sponsor: Dennis Whigham, Plant Ecology
Myung Gil Park Ph.D. Seoul National University (Korea) 1999
“Rapid Recycling of DON/DIN from Infected HAB Dinoflagellates and Its’ Ecological Importance”
Sponsor: D. Wayne Coats, Protistan Ecology
Evonne Tang Ph.D. University of Laval (Canada) 1998
“Spectral Response of Rhode River Phytoplankton to Visible Light”
Sponsor: Patrick Neale, Photobiology & Solar Radiation
