UNC-CH's Department of Marine Sciences and the Institute for Marine Sciences is proud to announce the Master's Thesis Defense of Malcolm Barnard. This event is scheduled for Friday, April 23rd, at 1:00 pm. This seminar is remote only and will … Read more
The UNC-CH's Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences presents the Master's Thesis Defense of Travis Wilson. This event will be held on Wednesday, October 27th at 12:20 pm. This seminar is in person and will be broadcasted live online via … Read more
The Masters Thesis Defense of Zack Taebel is presented by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences. This event will be held on Friday, September 10th at 3:30 pm. This event will … Read more
Abstract: Coastal foredunes, which arise from feedbacks between sediment transport and vegetation, protect coastal habitats and coastal development from storm impacts. The rate of dune growth and dune shape are influenced by the morphology of the dune-building grasses that give … Read more
Drivers of Microbial Diversity in the Temperate Coral Oculina arbuscula Abstract: Disruption of the coral-algal symbiosis (bleaching) in response to anthropogenic stressors, such as warming and nutrient pollution, represents a significant threat to coral reefs worldwide. Corals are complex meta-organisms … Read more
Determining carbon sequestration in reservoirs: A quantitative 210Pb-based approach As carbon emissions continue to rise, much work has been done to properly quantify carbon sources and sinks to better understand the carbon cycle and how it responds to the … Read more
Modeling the Effects of Sea Ice on Arctic Delta Evolution: A Case Study on the Colville Rive Delta, AK Seasonal sea ice coverage significantly impacts Arctic delta morphology by limiting activity from wave and river influences and altering river-to-ocean … Read more
Cell density as a potential regulator of Type VI Secretion System in Vibrio fischeri When bacteria colonize a system, they must compete for space and nutrients. During the competition process, some bacteria can build a contact-dependent molecular weapon that injects … Read more
Drivers of marine phytoplankton diversity and connectivity in the Galápagos Archipelago spanning an ENSO cycle The Galápagos Islands lie on the intersection of multiple converging ocean currents, bringing unique environmental conditions to the archipelago which supports relatively high biodiversity and … Read more
Metagenomics Workflow to Assess the Genetic Diversity of the Vibrio-Squid Symbiosis Host-colonization sites containing low-diversity microbial populations present a unique problem when applying metagenomics approaches. For example, how does one extract information such as the number of unique genotypes and … Read more
Stepping stones into the desert: an experimental test of hybridization-facilitated range expansion in spadefoot toads. Hybridization between species often results in low-fitness offspring with reduced growth, survival, or fecundity. Such low fitness in hybrids is generally thought to derive from … Read more
Investigating the gene expression of mixotrophic phytoplankton under iron-limited upwelling conditions Mixotrophic phytoplankton may have significant impacts on ocean food web dynamics, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem stability. As global warming is expected to decrease iron bioavailability to phytoplankton, mixotrophs may … Read more
