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2002-2003
Science Planning Summary
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Biology & Medicine
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Dr. Polly Penhale
Program Manager
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BP-016-L/P
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NSF/OPP
02-17282
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Station:
RV Laurence M. Gould and Palmer Station
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RPSC POC:
Karl Newyear
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Research Site(s):
RV LMG, Palmer Station
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Phytoplankton ecology component of LTER (Long Term Environmental Research): Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment
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Deploying Team Members:
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Jeffrey P Bechtel
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Michelle E Ferrara
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Wendy A Kozlowski
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Lauren A Rogers
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Karie A Sines
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Maria Vernet
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Research Objectives:
The phytoplankton ecology component of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project focuses on rates of primary production and phytoplankton community structure, particularly their relationship to physical forcing.
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Field Season Overview:
Field work includes a Palmer Station program and a science cruise aboard the R/V Laurence M. Gould. During the Palmer Station program researchers will travel by Zodiac inflatable boats to local sampling stations to collect water samples and related oceanographic parameters. Samples will be returned to the laboratory, analyzed for biochemical properties of phytoplankton and experiments carried out to estimate rate processes.
During the science cruise (LMG 03-01) the same types of sampling and analysis will be done. New experiments this field season include water-column measurement of delta 18-O.
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