PPT-Trait-based models of phytoplankton

Kyle Edwards 2015 CMORE Microbial Oceanography Course Modeling phytoplankton why Central players in ocean ecosystem biogeochemical processes We need models to test whether we can explain the present. Snejana. Moncheva1, Maria Pantazi2, Larisa Pautova3, Laura Boichenko4, Dan Vassiliu4,Luydmila Mantzosh5 . 1Institute of . Oceanology. -BAS, . Parvi. Mai str., No 40, . P.O.Box. 152, Bulgaria. 2HCMR P.O. BOX 712, . Michael L. Parsons. Coastal Watershed Institute. Florida Gulf Coast University. Phytoplankton (microalgae). Cyanobacteria (. Microcystis. ). Diatom (. Pseudo-nitzschia. ). Diatom (. Actinoptychus. ). The Biological . Carbon Pump. Coccolithophorres. . Zooplankton. Phytoplankton. Marine Microbes . Shelled Organisms . . Biological Carbon Pump. Is a process by which CO2 in surface ocean water is transformed by ocean organisms into carbon compounds used to build living matter. unicellular & autotrophic. species composition changes with season; some species may exhibit seasonal polymorphism. important factors controlling community composition:. nutrient availability. herbivory. Plankton . Plankton:. . the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in the waters of aquatic (freshwater and marine) . environments. (Algae, phytoplankton, zooplankton, jellyfish).. Mick Follows. How do ocean ecosystem models work?. Applications and links to ‘. omics. -based observations. Physiological sub-models. Observed seasonal variation of phytoplankton at Georges Bank. G. Riley. Fluorometry. (FRRf) to study phytoplankton physiology in optically complex oceans. Derek Connor & David McKee. University of Strathclyde - derek.connor@strath.ac.uk. The world’s rainforests play a crucial role in maintaining the equilibrium of the global carbon cycle. However, what . What am I and why am I important to life in the ocean?. What Do You Really Know About Plankton?. Name means: “Drifters” or “Wanderers. ”. So. . .are they autotrophs. or heterotrophs?. They can be either one!. regulation of particulate organic matter elemental composition. David Talmy, Adam . Martiny. , Anna Hickman. , Mick . Follows. Bigelow, March 2016. Why do we care about elemental composition?. Animal growth efficiency is influenced by food C:N ratio. David Talmy, Adam . Martiny. , Anna Hickman. , Mick . Follows. Rutgers, December 2015. Why do we care about elemental composition?. Animal growth efficiency is influenced by food C:N ratio. Cabbage butterfly caterpillar gross growth efficiency. Macrosystems EDDIE: Cross-Scale Interactions. . Macrosystems EDDIE Module 2, Version 2. . http://module2.macrosystemseddie.org . Module development was supported by NSF EF 1702506.. M. acrosystems. EDDIE. Zooplankton. Review food webs. Motivation for studying plankton. How plankton are collected. Review: What is plankton?. Plankton comes from the Greek word . Planktos. that translates to “wanderer” or “drifter”. The velocity of the water is small (negligible). The differences along the vertical dimension are relevant. The dynamics of higher levels of the trophic chain (phytoplankton, zooplankton, fishes) are relevant. Filipa Carvalho. Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. December 5. th. , 2014. Thesis Proposal Defense. Committee. :. Josh Kohut (adviser). Oscar . Schofield (adviser). Maxim . Gorbunov. Matthew Oliver (U. Delaware).