RESEARCH pRoGRAMS Graduate researcH molecular approach to determine contributions <strong>of</strong> the Protist community to carbon Flux Jessica Mohler, PhD Candidate, Arizona State University FACULTY ADVISORS: Dr. S. Neuer, Arizona State University Dr. M.W. Lomas, BIOS Funding: NSF Bacterial nitrogen cycling in the mesopelagic Steven Baer, PhD Candidate, College <strong>of</strong> William and Mary FACULTY ADVISORS: Dr. D. Bronk,Virginia <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Marine Science Dr. M.W. Lomas, BIOS nutrient cycling in Harmful algal Blooms George Boniello, PhD Candidate, Old Dominion University FACULTY ADVISORS: Dr. M. Mulholland, Old Dominion University Dr. M.W. Lomas, BIOS microphytoplankton <strong>of</strong> the sargasso sea: Variability and chemical composition Charlotte Best, University <strong>of</strong> Southampton FACULTY ADVISORS: Dr. D. Purdie, National <strong>Ocean</strong>ography Centre, Southampton Dr. M.W. Lomas, BIOS Population-specific nitrogen cycling in the sargasso sea Sarah Fawcett, Princeton University FACULTY ADVISORS: Drs. B. Ward and D Sigman, Princeton University Dr. M.W. Lomas, BIOS Biogeochemistry <strong>of</strong> the Bering sea shelf Matthew Baumann, University <strong>of</strong> Rhode Island FACULTY ADVISORS: Dr. S.B. Moran, University <strong>of</strong> Rhode Island Dr. M.W. Lomas, BIOS photos by Rachel Evans (top) and tiffany Wardman pg 14 <strong>Bermuda</strong> institute <strong>of</strong> ocean <strong>Sciences</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
Bates, n.r., Amat, A., and andersson, a.J., <strong>2010</strong>. The interaction <strong>of</strong> carbonate chemistry and coral reef calcification: the carbonate chemistry coral reef ecosystem feedback (CREF) hypothesis. Biogeosciences, 7 (5), 2509-2530. doi:10.5194/bg-7-2509-<strong>2010</strong>. Corrigendum: Biogeosciences, 7 (10), 3005-3006, doi: 10.5194/bg-7-3005-<strong>2010</strong>. Beszteri, B., Temperton, B., Frickenhaus, S., and Giovannoni, s. J., <strong>2010</strong>. Average genome size: a potential source <strong>of</strong> bias in comparative metagenomics. ISME J. 4:1075-7.doi:10.1038/ismej.<strong>2010</strong>.29 Bradley, P. B., Lomas, m.W., and Bronk, D.A., <strong>2010</strong>. Phytoplankton and bacterial nitrogen use in Chesapeake Bay measured using a flow cytometric sorting approach. Estuaries and Coasts, DOI 10.1007/s12237-009-9252-y. Buck, K.n., Selph, K., and Barbeau, K., <strong>2010</strong>. Iron-binding ligand production and copper speciation in an incubation experiment <strong>of</strong> Antarctic Peninsula shelf waters from the Bransfield Strait, Southern <strong>Ocean</strong>. Marine Chemistry. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071 condon, r.H., Steinberg, D.K., and Bronk, D.A., <strong>2010</strong>. Production <strong>of</strong> dissolved organic matter and inorganic nutrients by gelatinous zooplankton in the York River estuary, USA. Journal <strong>of</strong> Plankton Research. Dupont, C.L., Buck, K.n., Palenik, B. and Barbeau, K., <strong>2010</strong>. Contrasting scenarios <strong>of</strong> Ni uptake and limitation in microbial assemblages from different biogeochemical regimes. Deep Sea Research. I. 57: 553- 556. Helmke, P., Lomas, m.W., conte, m., Köster, J., and Neuer, S., <strong>2010</strong>. What determines the variability <strong>of</strong> organic carbon export and flux attenuation in the subtropical North Atlantic gyre Deep Sea Research I, 57: 213-227. Jones, R., Parsons, r., Watkinson, E. and Kendall, D., <strong>2010</strong>. Sewage contamination <strong>of</strong> a densely populated coral ‘atoll’ (<strong>Bermuda</strong>) Environ Monit Assess. Online 1-16 Jutterström, S., Anderson, L.G., Bates, n.r., Bellerby, R., Johannessen, T., Jones, E.P., Key, R.M., Lin, X., Olsen, A., and Omar, A.M., <strong>2010</strong>. Arctic <strong>Ocean</strong> data in CARINA. Earth System Science Data, 2, 71-78, Feb. 10, <strong>2010</strong>. Kang, I., Oh, H.-M., Lim, S.-I., Ferriera, S., Giovannoni, s. J., and Cho, J.-C., <strong>2010</strong>. Genome sequence <strong>of</strong> Fulvimarina pelagi HTCC2506T, a Mn(II)-oxidizing alphaproteobacterium possessing an aerobic anoxygenic photosynthetic gene cluster and xanthorhodopsin. J. Bacteriol. 192(18): 4798-4799. Krause, J.W., Nelson, D.M., and Lomas, m.W., <strong>2010</strong>. Production, dissolution and potential export <strong>of</strong> biogenic silica in a Sargasso Sea mode-water eddy. Limnology and <strong>Ocean</strong>ography, 55: 569-579. Lomas, m.W., Burke, A., Lomas, d.a., Bell, D.W., Shen, C., Ammerman, J.W., and Dyhrman, S.T., <strong>2010</strong>. Sargasso Sea phosphorus biogeochemistry: An important role for dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP). Biogeosciences 7: 695-710. Lomas, m.W., Steinberg, D.K., Dickey, T.D., carlson, c.a., Nelson, N.B., condon, r.H., and Bates, n.r., <strong>2010</strong>. Increased ocean carbon export in the Sargasso Sea is countered by its enhanced mesopelagic attenuation. Biogeosciences, 7 (1), 57-70. Longnecker, K., Lomas, m.W., and Van Mooy, B.A.S., <strong>2010</strong>. Characterizing the abundance and diversity <strong>of</strong> heterotrophic bacterial cells assimilating phosphate in the sub-tropical North Atlantic <strong>Ocean</strong>. Environmental Microbiology, doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.<strong>2010</strong>.02247.x. puBliCAtionS Mathis, J.T., Cross, J., Bates, n.r., Moran, S.B., Lomas, m.W., and Stabeno, P.J., <strong>2010</strong>. Seasonal distribution <strong>of</strong> dissolved inorganic carbon and net community production on the Bering Sea shelf. Biogeosciences, 7(5), 1769-1787, doi: 10.5194/bg-7-1769-<strong>2010</strong>. Oh, H.-M., Kang, I., Ferriera, S., Giovannoni, s.J., and Cho, J.-C., <strong>2010</strong>. Complete genome sequence <strong>of</strong> Croceibacter atlanticus HTCC2559T. J. Bacteriol. 192(18): 4796-4797. Orchard, E.D., Ammerman, J.W., Lomas, m.W., and Dyhrman, S.T., <strong>2010</strong>. Dissolved inorganic and organic phosphorus uptake in Trichodesmium and the microbial community: The importance <strong>of</strong> phosphorus ester in the Sargasso Sea. Limnology and <strong>Ocean</strong>ography, 55:1390- 1399. Orchard, E.D., Benitez-Nelson, C.R., Pellechia, P.J., Lomas, m.W., and Dyhrman, S.T., <strong>2010</strong>. Polyphosphate in Trichodesmium from the low phosphorus Sargasso Sea. Limnology & <strong>Ocean</strong>ography, 55(5), 2161-2169. Pause-Tucker, K., Parsons, r., Symonds, E.M. and Breitbart, M., <strong>2010</strong>. Diversity and distribution <strong>of</strong> single-stranded DNA phages in the North Atlantic <strong>Ocean</strong>. The ISME Journal. <strong>2010</strong>, 1-9 pg 15 <strong>Bermuda</strong> institute <strong>of</strong> ocean <strong>Sciences</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>