In situ Quantification of the Impact of Episodic Enhanced Turbulent Events in Large Phytoplankton

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to understand how physical-biological, biological-biological and chemical-biological interactions control the patch structure and 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 (flagellates and photosynthetic ciliates) interact with physical processes to regulate phytoplankton dynamics and spatial-temporal distribution patterns. We wish to understand these interactions in sufficient detail to be able to predict bloom dynamics, biodiversity, 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, 2011
Accession Number
ADA598366

Entities

People

  • James Sullivan
  • Jan Rines
  • Percy L. Donaghay

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Cells
  • Data Processing
  • Dissipation
  • Dynamics
  • Field Tests
  • Forward Scattering
  • High Resolution
  • Marine Biology
  • Oceanography
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Phytoplankton
  • Plankton
  • Scattering
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology