Benthic Microalgal-Macrofaunal-Solute Interactions in Coastal Marine Sediments

9629596 Marinelli这个项目是在教师早期发展职业计划下进行的，是一个具有两个推动力的研究和教育相结合的努力。该研究计划的重点是对近岸地区的底栖生物生态和地球化学过程进行跨学科研究。该教育计划的重点是在斯基德韦海洋研究所发展沿海研究(特别是沉积物研究)的跨学科方案。研究和教育计划是在共同的观点下统一起来的，即沿海过程和沿海生物地球化学的研究应该以一种综合的、定量的方式进行。拟议的研究将结合实验室实验、实地实验以及生物和地球化学过程的数值模型，研究单个底栖动物和底栖动物组合对微藻生产力和沉积物营养通量的影响。这一方法结合了生态学、地球化学和数学，以研究沿海地区两个重要的生物地球化学过程：初级生产和沉积物-海水营养交换。该教育计划将：(1)在斯基德韦海洋研究所发起一个沿海海洋学暑期计划，(2)开发通过远程学习网络进行教学的互动材料，这是格鲁吉亚的双向互动视频系统，将大学系统内不同学院的教室连接起来。暑期方案课程将包括(1)沿海海洋学和实地方法调查课程，(2)后续独立学习课程和(3)沉积过程实地课程。远程学习倡议将测试利用互联网设施加强远程站点之间互动学习的有效性。

9629596 Marinelli This project under the Faculty Early Development Career Program is a combined research and education effort with two thrusts. The focus of the research program is an interdisciplinary study of benthic ecological and geochemical processes in the nearshore zone. The focus of the educational plan is the development of an interdisciplinary program in coastal studies (particularly sediment studies) at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. The research and education plan are united under the common view that the study of coastal processes and coastal biogeochemistry should be approached in an integrated, quantitive way. The proposal research will examine the effect of individual infauna and benthic assemblages on microalgal productivity and sediment nutrient fluxes using a combination of laboratory experiments, field experiments and numerical models of biological and geochemical processes. This approach incorporates ecology, geochemistry and mathematics to examine two biogeochemically important processes in the coastal zone: primary production and sediment-seawater nutrient exchange. The education plan will: (1) Instigate a Summer Program in Coastal Oceanography at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, and (2) develop interactive materials for instruction over the distance learning network, Georgia's two-way interactive video system that links classrooms from different colleges within the University System. The summer program courses will consist of (1) a survey course in Coastal Oceanography and Field Methods, (2) a follow-up Independent Study course and (3) a field course in Sediment Processes. The distance learning initiative will test the effectiveness of using internet facilities to enhance interactive learning among remote sites.