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Deep-Pelagic Plankton Communities of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Trophic Ecology, Assemblage Dynamics, and Connectivity with the Upper Ocean

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8 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Frank Hernandez, Jr

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Co-Principal Investigator

Kevin Dillon

University of Southern Mississippi

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Kelly L. Robinson

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

James J. Ruzicka

Oregon State University

Hatfield Marine Science Center

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Frank Hernandez, Jr

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Project Data Point of Contact

Frank Hernandez, Jr

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Outreach Point of Contact

Frank Hernandez, Jr

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Post-Doc

Verena Wang

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Research Staff

Carley Zapfe

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

GoMRI Scholar

Emily Gipson

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Stacy Calhoun

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Emily Gipson

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org