Browsing by Subject "phytoplankton"
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Plankton communities are important members of the food web in coastal systems and are regulated by top-down and bottom-up controls. This study examined the influence of bottom-up controls, such as physicochemical factors, ...
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(2022-04-20)Hurricanes influence microplankton communities through many processes including mixing of the water column, changing community structure, and changing nutrient availability. In August of 2017, Hurricane Harvey inundated ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Satellite images of chlorophyll concentration in the surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico suggest a high degree of heterogeneity in the phytoplankton biomass. The causes of this variability and the amount of variability ...
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(2017-05-09)Increased freshwater use in estuarine watersheds is a concern for productivity downstream in ecologically and economically important estuaries worldwide. In Galveston Bay (TX), the seventh largest estuary in the United ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The contribution of phytoplankton productivity to higher trophic levels in salt marshes is not well understood. My study furthers our understanding of possible mechanisms controlling phytoplankton productivity, abundance, ...
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(2018-04-30)This experiment was designed to determine the effects that crude oil and dispersants have on a marine diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum. This species was chosen as it has a siliceous frustule, which may increase its ...
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(2023-06-08)The northern Gulf of Mexico (nGoM) is the destination of over 50 rivers, which are highly influenced by humans and includes the Mississippi River, the largest river in the US. This project identified long-term regional ...