Bio-Physical Interdisciplinary Trophic Interactions

派珀博士和他的合作者霍利迪博士将进行一项 为期两年的计划，以开发新的仪器，将 允许海洋科学界测试关于 各种海洋物理参数的变化 空间和时间尺度将导致互补 浮游动物组成和丰度的变化， 微纳克顿社区 这项研究将成为 美国全球海洋生态系统动力学计划 更改程序。 这些研究人员将开发阵列， 六个系泊设备，包括流速计、变阻器、 还有几种传感器，设计用来 半小时时浮游动物和微浮游生物的生物量和大小 的间隔 这些系统将包括自动化数据 采集和实时遥测，以便于分析， 为瞬态的随机采样提供机会 事件

Dr. Pieper, and his collaborator Dr. Holliday, will undertake a two-year program to develop the new instrumentation that will allow the ocean science community to test hypotheses about how changes in physical oceanographic parameters at a variety of spatial and temporal scales will result in complementary changes in the composition and abundance of zooplankton and micronekton communities. This research will be part of the Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics program of the US Global Change Program. These investigators will develop arrays for six moorings which will include current meters, thermistors, and several kinds of sensors designed to acoustically estimate zooplankton and micronekton biomass and size at one-half hour intervals. These systems will include automated data acquisition and real-time telemetry to facilitate analysis and provide opportunities for opportunistic sampling of transient events.