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Christopher J. Calabretta

Room 1, Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory

chrisc@gso.uri.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Candidate BS in Biology

URI Graduate School of Oceanography Gettysburg College

0 1997

Areas of Specialization

Research

My research interests focus on the dynamics of coastal ecosystems. I am currently exploring the effects of anthropogenic stress on benthic assemblages within Narragansett Bay by developing a characterization of benthic macrofaunal communities present at anthropogenically impacted environments within the bay. Also, I have been evaluating the effects of chronic bottom trawling on benthic communities, as well as the relationship between winter/spring phytoplankton bloom dynamics and benthic infaunal abundance, diversity, and recruitment success. My advisor is Dr. Candace Oviatt.

Publications:

Longval, B.A., C.J. Calabretta, V.V. Calabretta, C.A. Oviatt and W.F. Bronaugh. 2007. Co-Utilization of Narragansett Bay by Maritime Commerce, Tourism, Recreational and Commercial Industries. Report submitted to the URI Transportation Center. URITC Project #0001029

Calabretta, C. J. 2004. “Commercially Available Surrogates for Ballast Water Treatment System Tests”. U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center Technical Report. CG-D-02-05. 12 p.

Presentations:

"Successional status of benthic macrofaunal communities along a gradient of anthropogenic stress in Narragansett Bay, RI" poster presentation, 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting. March 3-7, 2008. Orlando, Florida.

“A characterization of benthic macrofaunal communities present at anthropogenically impacted environments within Narragansett Bay, RI” poster presentation, The 19th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, Providence, RI. 11/2007.

“Benthic macrofauna in Narragansett Bay, RI: The relationship between winter/spring phytoplankton bloom dynamics and benthic infaunal abundance and diversity” oral presentation, The 18th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, Norfolk, VA. 10/2005.

“Will a decrease in anthropogenic nutrients affect the macrobenthic community of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island?” oral presentation, New England Estuarine Research Society’s Fall Meeting, Block Island, RI. 10/2004.

“Benthic Macrofauna in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: An evaluation of different approaches for describing community assemblages” poster presentation, 2004 EMAP Symposium, Newport, RI. 5/2004.

“Benthic Macrofauna in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: An evaluation of different approaches for describing community assemblages” oral presentation, New England Estuarine Research Society’s Spring Meeting, Burlington, VT. 3/2004.