Hello once again... well, I am back home from Antarctica (what a trip!) and have resumed somewhat of a normal life since my return. A few weeks ago, I began sampling for ctenophores in Great South Bay, Long Island. This year, I began sampling in May and plan to continue through September of this year, in hopes of collecting ctenophores at the times of the year when they are most abundant (late spring into early autumn). Similar to my thesis work in 2006, sampling involves going out on a boat and collecting ctenophores and zooplankton with plankton nets at two sites south of West Sayville, NY. The plankton nets will help us determine the abundance and size classes of ctenophores and other members of the zooplankton (bivalve larvae, fish larvae, copepods, etc.) . In addition to running the net tows, individual ctenophores are collected for gut-content analysis and live feeding experiments back in the laboratory. I also hope to run mesocosm experiments (large outdoor tanks which hold natural water and zooplankton abundances) with adult and larval ctenophores in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned for further updates on this exciting research!
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marianne, You look so relaxed!!!and had such a good time by the smiles you send to us. I know you really enjoyed it. So different than the openings at McD's in good ole Machias, Me.
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