# positions[].label
Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

# overview
The lab's research is focused on phytoplankton as model organisms to address questions related to water, climate and energy. We use quantitative experimental approaches to elucidate the importance of biotic and abiotic factors influencing phytoplankton dynamics (community composition, physiology, ecology) in field and laboratory-settings. It is collaborative, multidisciplinary and international (see publications list). However, does not follow the 20th century paradigm of striving to be the best in a narrowly defined field. Rather, our research paradigm is to continuously generate new ideas and new collaborations and alliances, which is needed to do well in the 21st century. In this way, the research we perform in the lab is capacity building for a new generation, with whom I have a strong commitment.

One of the greatest challenges facing the world today is ensuring an adequate supply and quality of water to meet rapidly increasing human needs whilst securing the continued health of our waterways. The goal of much of the lab's research is to understand and predict interactions between water systems, climate change, land use and ecosystem function and services in estuaries and coasts. We are working predominately in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay and other Texas bayous to address these concerns, but also have studies with colleagues in other regions of the world. A parallel goal is addressing emerging issues for the 21st century, including but not limited to, the fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles, oil pollutants and other man-made materials in the environment. Phytoplankton are directly and indirectly impacted by these pollutants, such that there is an increased potential for bioaccumulation and biomagnification to higher trophic levels. The potential phytoplankton protective and detoxifying mechanisms are also of interest.

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Diluted Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction (dcewaf)

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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4101 Climate Change Impacts And Adaptation

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Macondo Oil Surrogate Water Accommodated Fraction

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3205 Medical Biochemistry And Metabolomics

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Mix Stable Isotope (delta C-13 And Delta N-15) Analysis In R (mixsiar)

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Monash University - (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

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La Trobe University - (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

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Growth of Dunaliella tertiolecta and Phaeodactylum tricoruntum at low light involves regulation of protein turnover

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Binding of Th, Pa, Pb, Po and Be radionuclides to marine colloidal macromolecular organic matter

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Seasonal and spatial variations between the fish community and environmental factors in a subtropical estuary

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Interannual and Seasonal Patterns of Estuarine Phytoplankton Diversity in Galveston Bay, Texas, USA

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A method for the production of large volumes of WAF and CEWAF for dosing mesocosms to understand marine oil snow formation.

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The evolutionary inheritance of elemental stoichiometry in marine phytoplankton.

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The dynamics of the coastal food webs in the Central Arabian Sea

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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)

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Macrobenthos in the central Arabian Gulf: a reflection of climate extremes and variability

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Dynamic oceanographic influences on zooplankton communities over the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf

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Spatiotemporal Variability in Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Microbial Plankton Abundances in a Subtropical Estuary (Galveston Bay, Texas)

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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A Tale of Two Ports: Dinoflagellate and Diatom Communities Found in the High Ship Traffic Region of Galveston Bay, Texas (USA)

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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Going West: Nutrient Limitation of Primary Production in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and the Importance of the Atchafalaya River

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Potential influence of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on phytoplankton primary productivity in the northern Gulf of Mexico

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOACCLIMATION IN APICOMPLEXAN ALGA CHROMERA VELIA

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Trait-dependent variability of the response of marine phytoplankton to oil and dispersant exposure.

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) cycling and fates in Galveston Bay, Texas, USA.

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Rapid Degradation of Oil in Mesocosm Simulations of Marine Oil Snow Events.

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Transcriptome-wide responses of aggregates of the diatom Odontella aurita to oil

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The effects of Hurricane Harvey on Texas coastal zone chemistry

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Evolutionary inheritance of elemental stoichiometry in phytoplankton.

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Marine Snow Aggregates are Enriched in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Oil Contaminated Waters: Insights from a Mesocosm Study

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Ameliorating effects of extracellular polymeric substances excreted by Thalassiosira pseudonana on algal toxicity of CdSe quantum dots.

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Phytoplankton along the coastal shelf of an oligotrophic hypersaline environment in a semi-enclosed marginal sea: Qatar (Arabian Gulf)

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Enhanced transfer of terrestrially derived carbon to the atmosphere in a flooding event

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Effects of engineered nanoparticles on the assembly of exopolymeric substances from phytoplankton.

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A ribosomal sequence-based oil sensitivity index for phytoplankton groups.

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Study of photosynthetic productivity in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Importance of diel cycles and light penetration

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Protein elemental sparing and codon usage bias are correlated among bacteria.

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The role of microbially-mediated exopolymeric substances (EPS) in regulating Macondo oil transport in a mesocosm experiment

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Can the protein/carbohydrate (P/C) ratio of exopolymeric substances (EPS) be used as a proxy for their 'stickiness' and aggregation propensity?

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Nano- and microplastics trigger secretion of protein-rich extracellular polymeric substances from phytoplankton.

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Environmental behavior and ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to algae, plants, and fungi.

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Comparison of population growth and photosynthetic apparatus changes in response to different nutrient status in a diatom and a coccolithophore.

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Effect of Engineered Nanoparticles on Exopolymeric Substances Release from Marine Phytoplankton.

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Phytoplankton in a changing world: cell size and elemental stoichiometry

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Comparison of microgels, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP) determined in seawater with and without oil

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Microbial, Physical, and Chemical Changes in Galveston Bay Following an Extreme Flooding Event, Hurricane Harvey

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Influence of nutrient status on the response of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum to oil and dispersant.

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LIPID PRODUCTION AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC PERFORMANCE AS KEY CHARACTERISTICS TO ANALYZE NITROGEN STRESS-RELATED CHANGES IN TWO MARINE MICROALGAE

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Marine phytoplankton responses to oil and dispersant exposures: Knowledge gained since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Water quality in the Dickinson Bayou watershed (Texas, Gulf of Mexico) and health issues.

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Marine biodiversification in response to evolving phytoplankton stoichiometry

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Seascape connectivity and the influence of predation risk on the movement of fishes inhabiting a back-reef ecosystem

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Protein to carbohydrate (P/C) ratio changes in microbial extracellular polymeric substances induced by oil and Corexit

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Molecular Nature of Marine Particulate Organic Iron-Carrying Moieties Revealed by Electrospray Ionization Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (ESI-FTICRMS)

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Nano-plastics induce aquatic particulate organic matter (microgels) formation.

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and putative PAH-degrading bacteria in Galveston Bay, TX (USA), following Hurricane Harvey (2017).

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Decreased sedimentation efficiency of petro- and non-petro-carbon caused by a dispersant for Macondo surrogate oil in a mesocosm simulating a coastal microbial community

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The influence of habitat construction technique on the ecological characteristics of a restored brackish marsh

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Nutrient limitation in Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM): phytoplankton communities and photosynthesis respond to nutrient pulse.

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Impacts of Urbanization and Development on Estuarine Ecosystems and Water Quality

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Sedimentary Oxygen Consumption and Nutrient Regeneration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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Marine Gel Interactions with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Pollutants.

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Marsh construction techniques influence net plant carbon capture by emergent and submerged vegetation in a brackish marsh in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico

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Growth of Dunaliella tertiolecta and Phaeodactylum tricornutum at low light involves regulation of protein turnover.

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Diagnostic tool to ascertain marine phytoplankton exposure to chemically enhanced water accommodated fraction of oil using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy.

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IS THE GROWTH RATE HYPOTHESIS APPLICABLE TO MICROALGAE?

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The algal toxicity of silver engineered nanoparticles and detoxification by exopolymeric substances.

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A Decade of GoMRI Dispersant Science: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future

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Physiological Limitations and Solutions to Various Applications of Microalgae

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The effects of sunlight on the composition of exopolymeric substances and subsequent aggregate formation during oil spills

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Zinc oxide-engineered nanoparticles: dissolution and toxicity to marine phytoplankton.

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Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills.

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The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and chemical dispersants in the ocean

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Hurricanes Accelerate Dissolved Organic Carbon Cycling in Coastal Ecosystems

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Role of Polysaccharides in Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana and its Associated Bacteria in Hydrocarbon Presence.

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Photosynthetic performance, lipid production and biomass composition in response to nitrogen limitation in marine microalgae.

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Co-occurring and opposing freshwater inflow effects on phytoplankton biomass, productivity and community composition of Galveston Bay, USA

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Crude oil and particulate fluxes including marine oil snow sedimentation and flocculant accumulation: Deepwater Horizon oil spill study

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The impact of dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorous on responses of microbial plankton to the Texas City "Y" oil spill in Galveston Bay, Texas (USA).

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Exoenzymes as a Signature of Microbial Response to Marine Environmental Conditions.

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Characteristics and renewal of zooplankton communities under extreme environmental stresses in the oligotrophic hypersaline Arabian Gulf

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Mapping Phytoplankton Community Physiology on a River Impacted Continental Shelf: Testing a Multifaceted Approach

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Awareness Is Not Enough: Frequent Use of Water Pollution Information and Changes to Risky Behavior

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Hurricanes accelerate dissolved organic carbon cycling in coastal ecosystems

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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) producing and oil degrading bacteria isolated from the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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Importance of coccolithophore-associated organic biopolymers for fractionating particle-reactive radionuclides (234Th, 233Pa, 210Pb, 210Po, and 7Be) in the ocean

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A New Approach to Functionally Assess Estuarine Fish Communities in Response to Hydrologic Change

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Changes in Microbial Plankton Assemblages Induced by Mesoscale Oceanographic Features in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

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Intracellular uptake: a possible mechanism for silver engineered nanoparticle toxicity to a freshwater alga Ochromonas danica.

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The elemental composition of some marine phytoplankton

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How the dispersant Corexit impacts the formation of sinking marine oil snow.

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The Interplay of Phototrophic and Heterotrophic Microbes Under Oil Exposure: A Microcosm Study.

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Food Web Connectivity in a Mangrove-Seagrass-Patch Reef (MSP) Seascape: Lessons from a Tropical Back-Reef in Puerto Rico

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Eutrophication-induced phosphorus limitation in the Mississippi River plume: Evidence from fast repetition rate fluorometry

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The Response of Photosystem II to Soil Salinity and Nutrients in Wetland Plant Species of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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Identifying oil/marine snow associations in mesocosm simulations of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event using solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy.

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Aggregation, dissolution, and stability of quantum dots in marine environments: importance of extracellular polymeric substances.

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Molecular level characterization of diatom-associated biopolymers that bind 234Th, 233Pa, 210Pb, and 7Be in seawater: A case study with Phaeodactylum tricornutum

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Undetected Blooms in Prince William Sound: Using Multiple Techniques to Elucidate the Base of the Summer Food Web

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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF PLANKTONIC DIATOMS IN A SUBTROPICAL BAYOU, ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST

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Effect of silicate limitation on growth, cell composition, and lipid production of three native diatoms to Southwest Texas desert

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Incorporation of oil into diatom aggregates

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Biological response to dissolved versus dispersed oil.

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The interplay of extracellular polymeric substances and oil/Corexit to affect the petroleum incorporation into sinking marine oil snow in four mesocosms.

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Controls of 234Th removal from the oligotrophic ocean by polyuronic acids and modification by microbial activity

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Nutrient Acquisition by Algae and Aquatic Embryophytes

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Bacteria-Oil Microaggregates Are an Important Mechanism for Hydrocarbon Degradation in the Marine Water Column.

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Effect of nutrient enrichment on naturally occurring macroalgal species in six cave pools in Bermuda

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Comparing the ecophysiology of four tree species growing in the coastal temperate rainforests of Prince William Sound, Alaska

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Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of oceanic microbial growth during spring in the Gulf of Aqaba

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Rapid Formation of Microbe-Oil Aggregates and Changes in Community Composition in Coastal Surface Water Following Exposure to Oil and the Dispersant Corexit.

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Functionally diverse microbial communities show resilience in response to a record-breaking rain event.

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Evolving Phytoplankton Stoichiometry Fueled Diversification of the Marine Biosphere

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A mesocosm experiment to determine half-lives of individual hydrocarbons in simulated oil spill scenarios with and without the dispersant, Corexit.

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Niche Partitioning between Coastal and Offshore Shelf Waters Results in Differential Expression of Alkane and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Catabolic Pathways.

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Response of a phytoplankton community in a subtropical estuary to a pulse disturbance driven by a combo hurricane and rainfall event.

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Coupled effect of silicate and nickel on the growth and lipid production in the diatom Nitzschia perspicua

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Fifty-five years of fish kills in coastal Texas

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All aboard! A biological survey of ballast water onboard vessels spanning the North Atlantic Ocean.

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The 24 hour recovery kinetics from n starvation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Emiliania huxleyi.

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The science behind marine-oil snow and MOSSFA: Past, present, and future

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How does Natural Organic Matter (NOM) affect Micro- and Nano-Plastic Pollution in the Environment? - The biophysical Mechanisms leading to the formation of Marine Plastic Snow

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Copper uptake kinetics in diverse marine phytoplankton

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Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx): Toward a Synthesis of Processes and Pathways of Marine Oil Snow Formation in Determining the Fate of Hydrocarbons

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Photo-oxidation of proteins facilitates the preservation of high molecular weight dissolved organic nitrogen in the ocean

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Photoacclimation involves modulation of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving reactions in Dunaliella tertiolecta and Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

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Near-Annual Fish Kills in Small Embayments: Casual vs. Causal Factors

# publications[].publisher
Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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The toxic mechanisms of BDE-47 to the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana-a study based on multiple physiological processes.

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Diatom aggregation when exposed to crude oil and chemical dispersant: Potential impacts of ocean acidification.

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Life in the PFAS lane: The impact of perfluoroalkyl substances on photosynthesis, cellular exudates, nutrient cycling, and composition of a marine microbial community.

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Investigating Rangia cuneata Clams as Ecological Response Bioindicators to Three Decades of Variable Freshwater Inflows

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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Core metabolism plasticity in phytoplankton: Response of Dunaliellatertiolecta to oil exposure.

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Importance of low‐relief nursery habitat for reef fishes

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PFASs pollution in Galveston Bay surface waters and biota (shellfish and fish) following AFFFs use during the ITC fire at Deer Park (March 17th-20th 2019), Houston, TX.

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The elemental composition of some marine phytoplankton (vol 39, pg 1145, 2003)

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Mesocosm experiments to better understand hydrocarbon half-lives for oil and oil dispersant mixtures.

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Response of a Phytoplankton Community in a Subtropical Estuary to a Pulse Disturbance Driven by a Combo Hurricane and Extreme Rainfall Event

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Inter-laboratory calibration of estimated oil equivalent (EOE) concentrations of a water accommodated fraction (WAF) of oil and a chemically enhanced WAF (CEWAF).

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Changes in growth and composition of the marine microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Nannochloropsis salina in response to changing sodium bicarbonate concentrations

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Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events: Learning from the Past to Predict the Future

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Hydrolysis of Methylumbeliferyl Substrate Proxies for Esterase Activities as Indicator for Microbial Oil Degradation in the Ocean: Evidence from Observations in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Gulf of Mexico)

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Sunlight induced aggregation of dissolved organic matter: Role of proteins in linking organic carbon and nitrogen cycling in seawater.

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The Functional Response of Estuarine Fish Communities to Hydrologic Change in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem

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Protein turnover in relation to maintenance metabolism at low photon flux in two marine microalgae

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Evaluation of fatty acids and carnitine as biomarkers of PFOS exposure in biota (fish and dolphin) from Galveston Bay and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.

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In silico biomarker analysis of the adverse effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure on the metabolic physiology of embryo-larval zebrafish

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Niche Partitioning Between Coastal and Offshore Shelf Waters Results in Differential Expression of Alkane and PAH Catabolic Pathways

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Response of photosynthesis and the antioxidant defense system of two microalgal species (Alexandrium minutum and Dunaliella salina) to the toxicity of BDE-47.

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Aquatic laser fluorescence analyzer: field evaluation in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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Micro- and Nano-Plastics Induced Release of Protein-Enriched Microbial Exopolymeric Substances (EPSs) in Marine Environments

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The effects of Hurricane Harvey on Texas coastal-zone chemistry

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Gross and net primary production: closing the gap between concepts and measurements

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Acute Effects of Drought on Emergent and Aquatic Communities in a Brackish Marsh

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Corrigendum to "A ribosomal sequence-based oil sensitivity index for phytoplankton groups" [Mar. Pollut. Bull. vol. 151, February 2020, 110798].

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Fish species as indicators of freshwater inflow within a subtropical estuary in the Gulf of Mexico

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Nitrogen-fixation strategies and Fe requirements in cyanobacteria

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Photosynthesis in Chromera velia represents a simple system with high efficiency.

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Light-Driven Oxygen Consumption in the Water-Water Cycles and Photorespiration, and Light Stimulated Mitochondrial Respiration

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Response of natural phytoplankton communities exposed to crude oil and chemical dispersants during a mesocosm experiment.

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The evolution of oligotrophy: implications for the breeding of crop plants for low input agricultural systems

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The interactive effects of pulsed grazing disturbance and patch size vary among wetland arthropod guilds.

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Impact of Pulse Disturbances on Phytoplankton: How Four Storms of Varying Magnitude, Duration, and Timing Altered Community Responses

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Extracellular Enzyme Activity Profile in a Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Surrogate Oil: Toward Understanding Microbial Activities After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

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Influence of mesoscale oceanographic features on pelagic food webs in the Gulf of Mexico

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REMOTE SENSING OF SPATIAL-TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF CHLOROPHYLL-A IN GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Physiological response of 10 phytoplankton species exposed to macondo oil and the dispersant, Corexit.

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Isotope baseline shifts in pelagic food webs of the Gulf of Mexico

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Stickiness of extracellular polymeric substances on different surfaces via magnetic tweezers.

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Protein: Polysaccharide ratio in exopolymeric substances controlling the surface tension of seawater in the presence or absence of surrogate Macondo oil with and without Corexit

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Molecular mechanism of oil induced growth inhibition in diatoms using Thalassiosira pseudonana as the model species.

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Irradiance and the elemental stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton

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Contrasting transcriptomic responses of a microbial eukaryotic community to oil and dispersant.

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Important role of biomolecules from diatoms in the scavenging of particle-reactive radionuclides of thorium, protactinium, lead, polonium, and beryllium in the ocean: A case study with Phaeodactylum tricornutum

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Growth dynamics and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia sp. in response to oil and dispersant exposure.

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From Nano-Gels to Marine Snow: A Synthesis of Gel Formation Processes and Modeling Efforts Involved with Particle Flux in the Ocean.

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Phylogenetic diversity in cadmium : phosphorus ratio regulation by marine phytoplankton

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Erratum: The elemental composition of some marine phytoplankton (Journal of Phycology 39 (1145-1159))

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Limitations on microalgal growth at very low photon fluence rates: the role of energy slippage.

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Effects of fluctuating temperature and silicate supply on the growth, biochemical composition and lipid accumulation of Nitzschia sp.

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Partitioning of iron and plutonium to exopolymeric substances and intracellular biopolymers: A comparison study between the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi and the diatom Skeletonema costatum

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Phytoplankton productivity across Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia: the impact of water quality, light and nutrients on spatial patterns

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Sink or break: Oil increases resistance of phytoplankton aggregates to fragmentation

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Comparative evaluation of sediment trap and 234Th-derived POC fluxes from the upper oligotrophic waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the subtropical northwestern Pacific Ocean

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The evolution of modern eukaryotic phytoplankton.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Simultaneous quantification of active carbon- and nitrogen-fixing communities and estimation of fixation rates using fluorescence in situ hybridization and flow cytometry.

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Differential binding and neutralization of activins A and B by follistatin and follistatin like-3 (FSTL-3/FSRP/FLRG).

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Allometry and stoichiometry of unicellular, colonial and multicellular phytoplankton.

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Integrating marine oil snow and MOSSFA into oil spill response and damage assessment.

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Towards an Understanding of the Interactions between Freshwater Inflows and Phytoplankton Communities in a Subtropical Estuary in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Media optimization and lipid formation of two native diatoms for cultivation in the Southwest Texas desert

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Ecophysiological status of nine species of macroalgae and seagrasses in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

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Impact of exposure of crude oil and dispersant (Corexit) on aggregation of extracellular polymeric substances.

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Mesozooplankton Dynamics in Relation to Environmental Factors and Juvenile Fish in a Subtropical Estuary of the Gulf of Mexico

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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Benthic-pelagic coupling in the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area: Sedimentary enhancement of hypoxic conditions and near bottom primary production

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Response to comment on "The evolution of modern eukaryotic phytoplankton"

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Hydrographic and biological controls in two subarctic fjords: an environmental case study of how climate change could impact phytoplankton communities

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Ecosystem under pressure: ballast water discharge into Galveston Bay, Texas (USA) from 2005 to 2010.

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Examining restoration methods in brackish marshes on the Gulf of Mexico coast

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Assessing the viability of microorganisms in the ballast water of vessels transiting the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Direct and Indirect Toxic Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles on Algae: Role of Natural Organic Matter

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Editorial: Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment.

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Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia: Integrated Causal Modeling

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative - (Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States)

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RAPID: Evaluating the role of pollution monitoring on improving coastal community social well-being following a petrochemical fire and spills into Galveston Bay

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Biopolymers as carrier phases for selected natural radionuclides (of Th, Pa, Pb, Po, Be) in diatoms and coccolithophores

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers 2 (ADDOMEx-2): Towards a synthesis of process and pathways of marine oil snow formation

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative - (Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States)

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Sources, Fate, Transport and Effects of Nutrients On Downstream Ecological Processes In the Galveston Bay Estuary

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Environmental Protection Agency - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# etdChairOf[].label
Windham, Rachel (2015-12). Rangia as Potential Indicators of Bay Health. Master's Thesis.

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Lee, Hannah Alyssa (2017-05). Effects of Physical Disturbance on Phytoplankton Diversity and Community Composition in Galveston Bay, TX, during an Extreme Flooding Event. Master's Thesis.

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Gore, Matthew (2013-08). Growth Rate of Marine Microalgal Species using Sodium Bicarbonate for Biofuels. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Zhao, Yan (2014-12). Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM): Field and Laboratory Experiments. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lucchese, Allyson Elizabeth Burgess (2017-05). Phytoplankton Dynamics in Galveston Bay: Assessing Responses to Freshwater Inflows. Master's Thesis.

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Shepard, Alicia Kail (2015-08). Responses of Heterotrophic and Autotrophic Pico- and Nano-Plankton to Nutrient Availability and Enrichment across Marine Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Doctoral Dissertation.