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Susanne Menden-Deuer

Professor-in-Residence

smenden@gso.uri.edu

Degree Program: PhD

Educational Background

Ph.D. M.Sc. Diplom Biologie (=M.Sc.)

University of Washington University of Washington University of Bonn, Germany

2004 1998 1996

Areas of Specialization

Research

Biological Oceanography: Plankton behavior and ecology • Predation • Harmful & toxic algae - Biological-physical interactions: Effect of temporal and spatial structure on plankton dynamics • Organism movement behaviors • Biological drivers of spatial structure - Mathematical Biology: Random walk models • Linkages of biological processes across temporal and spatial scales • Integration of mathematical and empirical techniques - Methodology: Sensor development to quantify abundance and activity of plankton • Statistically relevant techniques in plankton ecology • 3-D movement tracking • Lagrangian instrumentation for shallow water applications -

Teaching

Lecture and laboratory courses in: Oceanography, Ecology, Mathematical Biology

Outreach

Poster Judge at scientific conferences: ASLO, ERF, NEAS Science Judge at National Ocean Science Bowl since 2000

Students

William Day Elizabeth Harvey

M.Sc. candidate Ph.D. candidate

2007 2008

Publications:

Menden-Deuer S. In press. Spatial and temporal characteristics of plankton-rich layers in a shallow, temperate fjord. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Menden-Deuer S. 2006. An integrated model simulation and empirical laboratory on biological encounter rates. Oceanography 19(4):185-189
Menden-Deuer S & D Grünbaum. 2006. Individual foraging behaviors and population distributions of planktonic predators aggregating to phytoplankton layers. Limnology & Oceanography 51:109-116
Menden-Deuer S, EJ Lessard, J Satterberg* & D Grünbaum. 2005. Growth and starvation survival capacity of three species of the pallium feeding thecate dinoflagellate genus Protoperidinium (Peridiniacea, Dinophyceae) distributions. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 41: 145-152
Saldarriaga JF, FJR Taylor, T Cavalier-Smith, S Menden-Deuer & PJ Keeling. 2004. Molecular data and the evolutionary history of dinoflagellates. European Journal of Protistology 40: 85-111

Presentations:

Menden-Deuer S. Integrating models, experiments and field observations to examine predator-prey interactions in the plankton, Estuarine Research Federation, Providence, Rhode Island
Menden-Deuer S, Fredrickson KA & Wright HA. 2007. The role of biological drivers in the formation of plankton patches. Estuarine Research Federation, Providence, Rhode Island
Menden-Deuer S & Levin SA. 2007. Linking water column structure, phytoplankton distributions and planktonic productivity: predator behaviors are a key ingredient. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Helsinki, Finland (invited)
Menden-Deuer S. 2007. Patchy prey & stealthy predators: empirical and theoretical analysis of zooplankton behaviors. Biological Sciences Colloquium Series, University of Rhode Island (invited)
Menden-Deuer S. 2007. One but not the same: behavioral heterogeneity is the key to predicting forager distributions when resources are patchy, Imperial College, London, UK (invited)
Menden-Deuer S. 2007. Patchy prey & stealthy predators: empirical and theoretical analysis of zooplankton behaviors. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (invited)
Menden-Deuer S. 2006. Linking zooplankton behaviors to the ecological dynamics of marine microbial food webs. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy (invited)
Menden-Deuer S. 2006. Patchy prey & stealthy predators: empirical and theoretical analysis of zooplankton behaviors. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (invited)