Marine Primary Production Group

 Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Marine Science Institute
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610
USA
805-893-4319 (lab)
805-893-4724 (fax)
Original artwork by Kristine Leonard Arnodeo
 

 

 

Current MPPG Research Emphases
photo courtesy:
Louis Prézelin
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I. Ultraviolet Radiation, Marine Primary Production and Phytoplankton Community Dynamics

Long Range UV Reseach Goals
UV Field Research on Phytoplankton Structure/Function

Coastal waters of the west Antarctic Peninsula

Coastal water off Central California

Fjords of Svalbard in Arctic Ocean

Outdoor Solar UV Studies Uni-Algal Cultures
UV Computer Software Codes
UV Lectures
Research Summaries

II. Physical Forcing of Patterns and Variations in Marine Phytoplankton Community Structure and Primary Production in Continental Shelf Waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula


III. Climate Forcing of Patterns and Variations in Marine Community Structure and Dynamics in Svalbard Polar Fjords


IV. Dark Survival, Photo-Recovery and UV Tolerance as Controllers Of Toxic Pseudo-Nitzschia Bloom Dynamics in California Coastal Waters

V. Harmful Algal Blooms - Trophic Associations along the California coast.