Brooke Longval
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Brooke A Longval
Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, South Ferry Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882Educational Background
Ph.D. Candidate
Diploma - Yacht Design
BA - Biology
URI Graduate School of Oceanography
The Landing School
Boston University
2000
1999
Areas of Specialization
Research
My research interests focus on ecosystem dynamics in Narragansett Bay. I am using a combination of biomass size spectra and environmental factors to develop indicators of ecosystem status and to evaluate changes in ecosystem structure over time. Currently I am focusing on the fish community of the bay but I plan on expanding my research into other trophic levels such as phytoplankton in order to create an overall picture of the bay community that may be useful to managers as well as scientists. I have also been involved in a project with the URI Transportation Center assessing recreational and commercial boat traffic in lower Narragansett Bay and the potential conflicts between different users of the bay's waterways. I entered GSO as a PhD student in 2002, and hope to finish my dissertation in the fall of 2008. 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
Presentations:
"Biomass Size Spectra as a Tool to Characterize the Fish Community in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island" Poster presentation at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography conference in Orlando, FL, 3/2008
"Fish Biomass Size Spectra in Narragansett Bay" Poster presentation at the Estuarine Research Federation conference in Providence, RI, 11/2007.
"The Use of an Optical Plankton Counter for Estimating Zooplankton Abundance and Distribution in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island" Oral presentation at the Estuarine Research Federation conference in Norfolk, VA, 10/2005
