Francoise is investigating the relationship between water column stratification, light and predator induced mortality rates and how these factors interact to affect the development of phytoplankton blooms and their dominant species.
fmorison@uri.edu
Post-Doc
I am an aquatic microbial ecologist, and my work here at URI involves studying predator-prey dynamics in planktonic microbes. More specifically, I will be developing molecular markers to assess grazing and starvation in the ocean.
ndsouza@uri.edu
Post-Doc
The main focus of my research is to determine the temperature effects on the rates of heterotrophic protist population dynamics. These rate estimates are key measurements for global biogeochemical cycling models and studying how they are influenced by temperature is fundamental in a global warming prospective
franze@uri.edu