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Ecosystem Studies Staff
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| | | | Candice Hall MSc., Operations Manager Phone: (858) 334-2859 Fax: (858) 546-7003 E-mail: candice.hall@noaa.gov As a group we investigate the ecosystem parameters (biological, physical and chemical) of regions in which PRD has an interest in marine mammal abundance and distribution. My portfolio is two-fold: on the operational side I cover the in situ ecosystem data collection on our cruises, including maintenance and servicing of ESP laboratory and field equipment, as well as operational support to field personnel (if I'm not lucky enough to be out there myself!). On the data management side, collected data are run through stringent processing protocols, developed within our group, before dissemination to users. Data collection is designed to provide spatial and temporal patterns of thermohaline variability, primary productivity, zooplankton and micronekton abundance. Of particular interest to me is large and small-scale ocean circulation and its effect on ecosystems and the global climate. Due to our diverse survey regions we are an ideal platform for ancillary projects, such as: the presence of harmful algal blooms, atmospheric vs. oceanic CO2 fluxes, particulate organic matter concentrations and assist with the world-wide deployment of ARGO profiling floats. Top More Information |
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| | | | Elizabeth F. Edwards Ph.D., Research Fishery Biologist Phone: (858) 546-7099 Fax: (858) 546-7003 E-mail: Elizabeth.Edwards@noaa.gov I have been studying various aspects of the tuna-dolphin problem in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) since coming to the SWFSC as a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Associate in 1983, directly after receiving my Ph.D. in Ecosystems Analysis from the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia. During my tenure here I have had the opportunity to investigate tuna and dolphin energetics, dolphin heat flux, fishery mortality estimation, various research vessel and tuna-vessel observer data conundrums, fishery modeling, fishery statistics, dolphin biometry, dolphin capture rates, methods of capturing tuna without involving dolphins, dolphin abundance estimation, dolphin hydrodynamics, dolphin growth and development, and most recently, ecosystem-focused investigations of net tow data, critical habitat designation, and integration of population assessment with ecosystem-based management. Top More Information |
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| | | | Robert L. Pitman Marine Ecologist Phone: (858) 546-7092 Fax: (858) 546-7003 E-mail: Robert.Pitman@noaa.gov I have been studying seabirds and cetaceans since 1976, and marine turtles and flyingfish since 1986. My interests include biogeography, foraging ecology, evolutionary biology, and general ecology. I spend between 6 and 8 months each year in the field, mostly at sea in pelagic ecosystems, on research vessels of all kinds. These have taken me to the tropical Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans, Antarctic waters, and the Bering Sea. Currently my main interest is Antarctic killer whale ecology and systematics. Top More Information |
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