Francesco John Lane
Education
M.S., Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 2023
B.S., Chemistry, University of Florida, 2018
Research Interests
As a part of the initiative to observe the “The influence of different nutrient delivery modes on functional biodiversity of marine plankton in a changing ocean,” I am conducting my doctoral research in the Galápagos with PIs Dr. Adrian Marchetti and Dr. Harvey Seim. The findings of this study will significantly enhance our understanding of fine scale, local climate change feedback on foundational primary producer species and their associated trophic cascade within the diverse ecosystem of Galápagos and produce a high quality data product from two yearlong timeseries sites using a Wirewalker profiler with various attached hydrographic, optic, and biogeochemical sensors. These sensors will track changings in water mass dynamics critical to unraveling the story of these nutrient delivery modes. |