Oceanic Bioluminescence and Marine Biology
Abstract
Steven Haddock has been selected as an AASERT Fellow to conduct thesis research on bioluminescence in related to oceanographic issues. This project strives to understand how luminescence naturally occurs in the ocean, specifically in relation to marine snow, expression by plankton, and in-situ expression of light. Marine snow is the major component of the oceanic environment, and this research aims to determine how the flux of material through marine snow would be altered by concentrations of luminous organisms. There is a great diversity of expression of luminescence, and our aim in investigating particular species was to characterize the color, intensity and patterns of some of the brightest luminous species. We also hope to understand how much of a factor bioluminescence is in normal plankton interactions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA628488
Entities
People
- James F. Case
Organizations
- University of California, Santa Barbara