A5039851128- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Marine and fisheries research
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Armstrong Atlantic State University
2015-2021
Georgia Southern University
2020-2021
Sacred Heart University
2013-2018
University of Rhode Island
2010-2017
Macroalgal bloom‐forming species occur in coastal systems worldwide. However, due to overlapping morphologies some taxa, accurate taxonomic assessment and classification of these can be quite challenging. We investigated the molecular morphological characteristics 153 specimens U lva located around Narragansett Bay, RI , USA . analyzed sequences nuclear internal transcribed spacer 1 region ( ITS 1) chloroplast‐encoded rbc L; based on data, we grouped into nine operational units OTU s). Eight...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 420:83-89 (2010) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08894 Snail grazing facilitates growth of a bloom-forming alga Michele Guidone1,*, Carol S. Thornber1, Emily Field1,2 1Department Biological Sciences, University Rhode Island, Kingston, Island 02881, USA 2Department Science, Florida State University,...
Summary Herbivores can facilitate macrophyte growth through stimulation of overcompensation pathways, removal neighbouring or fouling competitors increasing nutrient availability via nitrogenous waste inputs. We examined the facilitative relationship between mud snail I lyanassa obsoleta and two morphologically similar bloom‐forming U lva species, compressa rigida . Through mesocosm experiments, we determined occurrence underlying mechanisms responsible for facilitating growth. In situ...
Abstract Temperate coastal estuaries worldwide, such as Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, are influenced by seasonal macroalgal blooms (e.g., Ulva ) during warm months, whereas bloom-forming macroalgae rarely encountered winter. We assessed the ability of distromatic to overwinter through fragments, recruits, and/or microscopic propagules. documented (a) small tissue fragments in sediment cores and water column, (b) recruits propagules on field-based settlement tiles, (c) production...
We observed episodic zooplanktivory by largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides; LMB) ≥ 150 mm total length (TL) on the cladoceran Daphnia spp. over two decades in a small oligotrophic lake. While is beneficial for young-of-year and juvenile LMB, dietary utilization of adults unusual because zooplankton are not energetically favorable LMB buccal cavity poorly adapted filter feeding. classified threshold 38 per feeding event as an episode based data from specialist, bluegill sunfish (Lepomis...
Abstract Pollen shedding can produce rapid, abundant exchanges of nutrient-rich biomass 9 from plant canopies to the surface. When pollen deposits onto understory plants, it be 10 washed off during storms via throughfall (a drip flux) and stemflow flux down stems). 11 deposition may also alter organismal community on surfaces, changing other 12 biological particulates transported by stemflow. We report concentrations 13 fluxes (flagellate cells, nematodes, rotifers, mites 14 hexapodans) in...
Phenotypic plasticity – the capacity of a single genotype to produce multiple phenotypes in response an organism's environment is wide spread phenomenon among marine intertidal organisms (Padilla & Savedo 2013). The dynamic habitat, with abiotic features including wave exposure, immersion time, salinity, nutrients and temperature varying among, often within, sites. These factors directly influence that inhabit this area also play role determining type strength community interactions present...