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Susanne Menden-Deuer
Assoc. Professor of Oceanography
230 Coastal Institute
smenden@gso.uri.edu
401 874-6608
http://www.gso.uri.edu/smdlab/
Degree Program: PhD

Educational Background

Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Diplom Biologie
 University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Bonn, Germany
 2004
1998
1996

Areas of Specialization

Research

Plankton behavior and ecology • Predation • Harmful & toxic algae • Organism movement and dispersal

Teaching

Biological Oceanography Lecture & Lab • Data Analysis & Communication

Outreach

Science Mentor: Metcalf Institute, GEMS-NET Poster Judge at scientific conferences: ASLO, ERF, NEAS Science Judge at National Ocean Science Bowl since 2000

Students

Caitlyn Lawrence
Henry Wladkowski
Elizabeth Harvey
Hyewon Kim
Françoise Morison
Sam DeCuollo
Mary Kane
Jason Graff
Rudi Schuech
Michael Orchard
 M.Sc.
M.Sc.
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Ph.D.
post-doc
post-doc
post-doc
2009 - 2011
2009 - 2012
2008 - 2012
2010 -
2011 -
2012 -
2012 -
2010 - 2011
2012
2012 -

Publications:

selected - see gso.uri.edu/smdlab for most recent

* student co-authors

*Graff JR, Forschner-Dancause SR*, Menden-Deuer S, Long R and DC Rowley. 2013. Vibrio cholerae exploits sub-lethal concentrations of a competitor-produced antibiotic to avoid toxic interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4:8. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00008

Menden-Deuer S. 2012. Structure-dependent phytoplankton photosynthesis and production: implications for the formation, maintenance and decline of plankton patches. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 468: 15–30

*Harvey, EL & S. Menden-Deuer. 2012. Predator-induced fleeing behaviors in phytoplankton: a new mechanism for harmful algal bloom formation? PLoS ONE 7(9): e46438.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046438

*Lawrence, CM & S. Menden-Deuer. 2012. Drivers of protistan grazing pressure: seasonal signals of plankton community composition and environmental conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 459: 39–52,

Menden-Deuer S & Fredrickson KA. 2010. Structure-dependent, protistan grazing and its implication for the formation, maintenance and decline of plankton patches. Marine Ecology Progress Series 420: 57-71

Menden-Deuer S. 2010. High-correlation of individual motility enhances population dispersal rates in a heterotrophic protist. PLoS - Computational Biology 6(10): e1000943 doi: 10.1371

Presentations:

selected

Menden-Deuer S. 2012. Predator prey interactions in the plankton. Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Menden‐Deuer S, *Harvey EL, *Schuech R & JR *Graff. 2012. Organismal movement behaviors, cell-cell interactions and the functioning of marine microbial food webs. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Mtg., Lake Biwa, Shiga, Japan

Menden‐Deuer S., C *Lawrence, & K *Riisgaard. 2012. Heterotrophic protist grazing rate and temperature response during an arctic phytoplankton spring bloom. ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg., Salt Lake City, UT

Harvey*, E. L. and S. Menden‐Deuer. 2012. Predator‐prey interactions and salinity tolerance can
impact harmful algal bloom formation in Heterosigma akashiwo. ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg., Salt Lake City, UT

Sutherland, K., Dabiri, J., Costello, J., Colin, S. and S. Menden‐Deuer. 2012. Fluid interactions during predation by the invasive ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi. ASLO Ocean Sciences Mtg., Salt Lake City, UT

Menden-Deuer S. 2011. Predator prey interactions in the plankton. Horn Point Marine Lab, University of Maryland (invited).

Kim*, H and S. Menden-Deuer. 2011. Feasibility of Rapid, Automated Assessment of Phytoplankton Abundance, Biomass, and Growth Rate: Coulter Counter vs. Light Microscope. 6th USA HAB Meeting, Austin, TX

Harvey*, E.L. and S. Menden-Deuer. 2011. Bloom formation in Heterosigma akashiwo – role of predation and physiology. 6th USA HAB Meeting, Austin, TX

Menden-Deuer S, C Roman & C Tennant* 2011. Development and deployment of a shallow water Lagrangian float  to quantify plankton dynamics in-situ. Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA

Menden-Deuer S & Harvey* EL. 2011. Individual actions and global ramifications: why species and scales matter in plankton dynamics. Smayda Festschrift, Graduate School of Oceanography, RI

Menden-Deuer S & W *Day. 2011. Linking predator detection radii with patch exploitation in the coastal ocean. 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium. Pucón, Chile

Muhlbach* E, W Day*, S Menden-Deuer. 2011. Dinoflagellate prey selectivity: Oxyrrhis marina behavioral mechanisms allow for preferentially feeding of prey species. Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium, UNE Biddeford, ME

please see website - url link above for most recent or complete