Phytoplankton Imaging and Analysis System: Instrumentation for Field and Laboratory Acquisition, Analysis and WWW/LAN-Based Sharing of Marine Phytoplankton Data (DURIP)
Abstract
Our long term goal is to understand the ecology of phytoplankton, especially the large, colonial diatoms which frequently dominate the flora of coastal shelves, upwelling areas, fjords and banks. We are interested in ways in which species-specific properties, including cell and colony size and shape interact with physical mixing processes to regulate the spatio-temporal distribution of diatoms. 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA630955
Entities
People
- Jan Rines
Organizations
- University of Rhode Island