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Marine Biology & Ecology Center

Simulates plankton community dynamics and biodiversity through population- and ecosystem-level modeling to reveal the ecological processes and evolutionary patterns of marine organisms and ecosystems.

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Research Fields 14

Plankton Biology & Oceanography

🔬 Plankton Biology & Oceanography

Plankton biology and oceanography in this field applies quantitative sampling and measurem…

Deep-Sea Biology

🦑 Deep-Sea Biology

Deep-sea biology in this field studies the biodiversity and ecological adaptation of organ…

Ichthyology

🐟 Ichthyology

Ichthyology in this field applies systematic taxonomy and classification to marine and fre…

Marine Mammalogy & Cetology

🐋 Marine Mammalogy & Cetology

Marine mammalogy and cetology in this field studies the evolutionary biology and populatio…

Coral Reef Biology

🪸 Coral Reef Biology

Coral reef biology in this field studies the ecology and biology of coral reef ecosystems,…

Marine Invertebrate Biology

⭐ Marine Invertebrate Biology

Marine invertebrate biology in this field applies taxonomy and comparative biology to mari…

Benthic Ecology

🦪 Benthic Ecology

Benthic ecology in this field applies functional and physiological approaches to benthic m…

Fisheries Science & Population Dynamics

🎣 Fisheries Science & Population Dynamics

Fisheries science and population dynamics in this field applies population dynamics theory…

Deep-Sea Exploration & Biodiversity

🔦 Deep-Sea Exploration & Biodiversity

Deep-sea exploration and biodiversity in this field applies direct observational explorati…

Intertidal Ecology

🐚 Intertidal Ecology

Intertidal ecology in this field applies ecological study to intertidal communities, empha…

Marine Phycology

🌿 Marine Phycology

Marine phycology in this field applies systematic taxonomy to marine algae, classified int…

Crustacean Biology

🦀 Crustacean Biology

Crustacean biology in this field applies systematic classification to the subclasses and o…

Plankton Monitoring & Polar Marine Ecology

🧊 Plankton Monitoring & Polar Marine Ecology

Plankton monitoring and polar marine ecology in this field combines long-term instrumented…

Marine Malacology

🐌 Marine Malacology

Marine malacology in this field applies systematic taxonomy to mollusks, particularly deep…