Interests include the interaction between plankton and their physical and chemical environments, phytoplankton production, estuarine nutrient biogeochemistry, estuarine food web dynamics, satellite remote sensing, and harmful algal blooms. Senior Marine Scientist. Robert L. Shipp, Ph.D . Senior Marine Scientist. Interests include transport of larval fishes and their association with various substrates, and zoogeography of marine fish groups.
Current focus is on aging of bony fishes.
Senior Marine Scientist. Current interests focus on the role of biotic processes in controlling the flow of energy among trophic levels in marine habitats, particularly herbivory on seagrasses. The application of conservation techniques for the protection of nearshore marine ecosystems. The use of marine protected areas to test the impacts of higher order consumers on the strength of trophic linkages between seagrass and coral reef habitats.