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Paul E. Hargraves

Emeritus Professor of Oceanography

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute of Florida Atlantic University, Ft Pierce, FL

pharg@gso.uri.edu

772-766-3677[cell]

Educational Background

Ph.D., Marine Science
M.S., Botany
B.S., Botany

William and Mary
University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island

1968
1965
1963

Areas of Specialization

Research

Paul Hargraves's general research interests include phytoplankton systematics, ultrastructure, biodiversity and natural history. Recent research projects involve biodiversity of microalgae and harmful algal bloom species in the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida. Research is conducted at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute [as Affiliate Research Professor] and the Smithsonian Marine Station [as Research Associate], both in Ft Pierce, Florida

Teaching

As an Emeritus Professor, Paul Hargraves co-teaches Marine Global Climate Change at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute of Florida Atlantic University

Outreach

annual public lectures as part of the "Ocean Science Lecture Series" at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

Students

Sunshine Menezes
Charisma DeCastro

Ph.D.
M.S.

2005
2005

Publications:

Hargraves, P.E. and L. Maranda. (2002). Potentially toxic or harmful microalgae from the northeast coast. Northeast Naturalist 9: 81-120.

Hargraves, P. (2002). The ebridian flagellates Ebria and Hermesinum. Plankt. Biol. Ecol. 49: 9-16.

Marshal,, HG, PE Hargraves, M Elbraechter, J Burkholder, 11 others. [2006]. Taxonomy of Pfiesteria. Harmful Algae 5: 481-496.

Sarno, D, WHCF Kooistra, S Balzano, P Hargraves, A Zingone. [2007]. Diversity in the genus Skeletonems. III. Phylogenetic position and morphological variability of Skeletonema costatum and Skeletonema grevillei with the description of Skeletonema aredens sp. nov. J. Phycol 43: 156-170.

Viquez, R. & P.E. Hargraves. 2008. Section IV, Chapter 1, Phytoplankton. Pp. 97-123. In: Wehrtman, I.S. & J. Cortes [eds.]. Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America. Springer Verlag, Netherlands.

Hargraves, P.E. 2008. Allelopathy at the land/sea interface: microalgae and Brazilian pepper. Mar. Env. Res. 66: 553-555.

Rey, J., P.E. Hargraves & S. M. O’Connell. 2009. Effect of selected microalgae on development and survival of the mosquito Aedes aegyptii. Aquat. Ecol. DOI 10.1007/s10452-009-9232-0

Hargraves, P.E. & M.D. Hanisak. 2011. The significance of chlorophyll size fractionation in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Florida Scientist 74: 151-167.

Prasad, A.K.S.K., J.A. Nienow & P.E. Hargraves. 2011. Plicate species of the diatom genus Thalassiosira (Bacillariophyta) from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of southeastern United States, with the description of T. livingstoniorum sp. nov. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 161: 1-34.

Presentations:

Pseudo-cryptic diversity and phylogeography in the centric diatom Skeletonema. 8th Phycol. Congress, Durban, S.A., Aug. 2005 (Kooistra/Hargraves/Andersen/Balzano/Zingone/Sarno)

Prorocentrum lima in northeastern USA coastal waters: abundance, distribution and toxin transfer. US-HAB conference, Asilomar, CA, Oct. 2005. (Maranda/Corwin/Hargraves/Morton)

Hidden Biodiversity in the Indian River Lagoon. Invasive Species Workshop, Tampa FL, Nov. 2002. (Hargraves)

Nanoplankton species diversity along an estuarine gradient in the Pettaquamscutt River, RI, USA. Poster presented at ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, February, 2001 (Menezes & Hargraves)

Nutrients and nanoplankton: as the flagellate turns. Paper presented at ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2002 (Menezes & Hargraves)

Microalgal diversity in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Paper presented at Ann. Mtg., FL Academy of Science, March 2010.

The life that lives on us. Public Lecture, HBOI, March 2011.

History

Member for: 4 years 13 weeks