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Population dynamics and diversity of Synechococcus on the New England shelf
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Synechococcus is a ubiquitous marine primary producer. Our understanding of the factors that determine its abundance has been limited by available observational tools, which have not been able to resolve population dynamics ...
Productivity, metabolism and physiology of free-living Chemoautotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Chemoautotrophic ecosystems at deep-sea hydrothermal vents were discovered in 1977, but not until 1995 were free-living autotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria identified as important microbial community members. Because the ...
Physiological and behavioral responses, and their variability, in squid, Doryteuthis pealeii, embryos and paralarvae reared under chronic ocean acidification
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Ocean acidification (OA) and related stressors, like warming, are occurring rapidly in coastal systems. There is concern about the impacts these stressors may have on the early development of species that use the nearshore ...
Impacts of developmental exposures to the harmful algal bloom toxin domoic acid on neural development and behavior
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can produce potent neurotoxins that accumulate in seafood and affect human health. One HAB toxin of concern is domoic acid (DomA), a glutamate analog produced by the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia ...
Characterizing the ecology of coral reef microorganisms across different scales within the Caribbean
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Microorganisms sustain the high productivity of coral reefs and support one of the most diverse, valuable, and threatened ecosystems on Earth. Despite the importance of reef microorganisms, there is a lack of understanding ...
The choreography of belonging : toothed whale spatial cohesion and acoustic communication
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
To maintain the benefits of group membership, social animals need mechanisms to stay together and reunite if separated. This thesis explores the acoustic signals that dolphins use to overcome this challenge and mediate ...
Age, movements, and feeding ecology of northwest Atlantic white sharks estimated from ecogeochemical profiles in vertebrae
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are highly migratory, ecologically important, vulnerable, and understudied marine predators. Ecogeochemistry, which takes advantage of natural variations in chemical signatures recorded ...
Phenotypic diversity within two toxic dinoflagellate genera : environmental and transcriptomic studies of species diversity in alexandrium and gambierdiscus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Dinoflagellates are a diverse group of single-celled eukaryotic phytoplankton that are important for their unique genetics and molecular biology, the multitude of ecological roles they play, and the ability of multiple ...
Effects and added drag on cetaceans : fishing gear entanglement and external tag
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Animal movement is motivated in part by energetic constraints, where fitness is maximized by minimizing energy consumption. The energetic cost of movement depends on the resistive forces acting on an animal; changes in ...
Characterizing bacterial antibiotic resistance, prevalence, and persistence in the marine environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Antibiotics are naturally occurring chemicals in bacteria that were recently discovered and utilized by humans. Despite a relatively short time of use, anthropogenic use of antibiotics has increased natural levels of ...