WilsonLab at Auburn University

 

 
 
Cyanobacterial bloom - Auburn University
 

 

Current research projects

Title: REU Site: Warm-water aquatic ecology
Funding: National Science Foundation (REU program) - $292,141
Website: http://wilsonlab.com/reu/
Duration: August 2010 - October 2013
 
  Kristin at S1  Jim Stoeckel in canoe on Saug
 
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Title: Collaborative Research: Consequences of consumer adaptation for ecosystem responses to fertilization and food-web perturbations
Funding: National Science Foundation (Ecology program) - $125,545 (total $411,728)
Collaborator: Orlando "Ace" Sarnelle (co-PI)
Duration: March 2009 - February 2013
 
Alan and Jimbo setting up an experiment  Experimental mesocosms - with or without grazers
 
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Title: MRI RAPID: Acquisition of a FlowCAM for concurrent analysis of marine and estuarine hydrocarbon particles, microbes, and microinvertebrate assemblages
Funding: National Science Foundation (MRI program) - $100,002
Tool: Portable FlowCAM
Collaborators: Tony Moss (PI), Ken Halanych, and Mark Liles
Duration: September 2010 - September 2011

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Past research projects

Title: Toxic cyanobacterial blooms and fish farming
Funding: Auburn University Agricultural Experimental Station - $54,650
Collaborator: Jesse Chappell (co-PI)
Duration: October 2007 - September 2008

cyanobacterial scum, pond aerator  limnocorral experiment at Michigan State University

Auburn President, Dr. Jay Gogue, Executive Vice President, Dr. Don Large, Fisheries Department Head, Dr. David Rouse

In May 2008, I described a recent field experiment to Auburn University Executive Vice President, Donald Large, President Dr. Jay Gogue, and Fisheries Department Head, Dr. David Rouse.

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Title: Bloom-chasing: Establishing a monitoring network for toxic cyanobacterial blooms in Alabama's freshwater systems
Funding: Auburn University Hatch program - $50,000
Collaborator: Jim Stoeckel (co-PI)
Duration: October 2008 - September 2010
Product: models useful for forecasting algal and cyanobacterial blooms
 
Lake survey pond  Jesse and Reni sampling pond
 
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Title: Bridging the gap between science, people, and policy for sustainable watershed management in the Tallapoosa River basin and beyond
Funding: Auburn University Water Center - $67,636 (total $500,000)
Collaborators: Bill Deutsch (PI) and many others
Duration: June 2008 - May 2010
 
  Sean readying the ship for sampling on the Tallapoosa River  Kristin, Michael, and Sean filling field enclosures on the Saugahatchee River

 

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