2003-2004 USAP Field Season

Biology & Medicine

Dr. Polly Penhale Program Manager

B-016-L/P	NSF/OPP 02-17282
Station: R/V Laurence M. Gould, Palmer Station
RPSC POC: Rob Edwards
Research Site(s): R/V Laurence M. Gould, Palmer Station
Dates in Antarctica:

Palmer Long Term Ecological Research (LTER): Climate, ecological migration, and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment

	Dr. Maria Vernet Scripps Institution of Oceanography Marine Research Division mvernet@ucsd.edu http://pal.lternet.edu

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Deploying Team Members:

Peter Horne . Wendy A. Kozlowski . Karen Pelletreau . Karie A. Sines . Maria Vernet . Bryan White

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.