LOCO: Characterization of Phytoplankton in Thin Optical Layers

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to understand the ecology of phytoplankton inhabiting coastal shelves, upwelling areas, fjords and banks. We are especially interested in ways in which species-specific properties, including colony size and shape (diatoms) and motility (dinoflagellates) interact with physical mixing processes to regulate spatio-temporal distribution patterns. We wish to understand these processes in sufficient detail to be able to predict bloom dynamics, size structure, and the impact of species-specific characteristics of the phytoplankton on ocean optics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA574428

Entities

People

  • Jan Rines

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Cells
  • Chlorophylls
  • Communities
  • Dynamics
  • Layers
  • Marine Biology
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Organism Forms
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Phytoplankton
  • Plankton
  • Rhode Island

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology