Search Results - "GIFFORD, Dian J"

Planktonic microbes in the Gulf of Maine area by Li, William K W, Andersen, Robert A, Gifford, Dian J, Incze, Lewis S, Martin, Jennifer L, Pilskaln, Cynthia H, Rooney-Varga, Juliette N, Sieracki, Michael E, Wilson, William H, Wolff, Nicholas H

“…In the Gulf of Maine area (GoMA), as elsewhere in the ocean, the organisms of greatest numerical abundance are microbes. Viruses in GoMA are largely…”
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Analysis of Energy Flow in US GLOBEC Ecosystems Using End-to-End Models by RUZICKA, JAMES J., STEELE, JOHN H., GAICHAS, SARAH K., BALLERINI, TOSCA, GIFFORD, DIAN J., BRODEUR, RICHARD D., HOFMANN, EILEEN E.

“…End-to-end models were constructed to examine and compare the trophic structure and energy flow in coastal shelf ecosystems of four US Global Ocean Ecosystem…”
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John H. Steele, 1926–2013 by TURNER, ELIZABETH, HOFMANN, EILEEN E., GIFFORD, DIAN J., HAIDVOGEL, DALE B.

“…This special issue of Oceanography is dedicated to the memory of John H. Steele, who passed away on November 4, 2013, at the age of 86. John was a seminal…”
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A physically coupled end-to-end model platform for coastal ecosystems: Simulating the effects of climate change and changing upwelling characteristics on the Northern California Current ecosystem by Ruzicka, James J., Brink, Kenneth H., Gifford, Dian J., Bahr, Frank

“…•Coupled 2D physical/end-to-end platform developed for application with ECOPATH models.•Model platform was applied to the Northern California Current upwelling…”
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Extension of the match-mismatch hypothesis to predator-controlled systems by Durant, Joël M., Hjermann, Dag Ø., Falkenhaug, Tone, Gifford, Dian J., Naustvoll, Lars-Johan, Sullivan, Barbara K., Beaugrand, Grégory, Stenseth, Nils Chr

“…Differential change in the phenology of predators and prey is a potentially important climate-mediated mechanism influencing populations. The match-mismatch…”
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Reconciling end-to-end and population concepts for marine ecosystems by Steele, John H., Gifford, Dian J.

“…The inherent complexities in the structure and dynamics of marine food webs have led to two major simplifying concepts, a species-centric approach focused on…”
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End-to-end foodweb control of fish production on Georges Bank by Collie, Jeremy S., Gifford, Dian J., Steele, John H.

“…Collie, J. S., Gifford, D. J., and Steele, J. H. 2009. End-to-end foodweb control of fish production on Georges Bank. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66:…”
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Comparing species and ecosystem-based estimates of fisheries yields by Steele, John H., Gifford, Dian J., Collie, Jeremy S.

“…► Ecosystem based estimates of yields (EBY) complement, rather than supersede MSY estimates. ► EBY specify restructuring required in the ecosystem to restore…”
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Biological signature of Scotian Shelf Water crossovers on Georges Bank during spring 1997 by Wishner, Karen F., Gifford, Dian J., Sullivan, Barbara K., Bisagni, James J., Outram, Dawn M., Van Keuren, Donna E.

“…Episodic crossovers of cold low salinity Scotian Shelf Water (SSW) onto the Northeast Peak of Georges Bank are a potentially important mechanism transporting…”
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Growth and feeding rates of the newly hatched larval ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata) by Sullivan, Lindsay J., Gifford, Dian J.

“…Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae depend on microplankton (<200 μm) prey during the first few days following hatching until larvae are >0.5 mm in length and can…”
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Functional diversity in a marine fish community by Gifford, Dian J., Collie, Jeremy S., Steele, John H.

“…Gifford, D. J., Collie, J. S., and Steele, J. H. 2009. Functional diversity in a marine fish community. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 791–796…”
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Preservation of the larval ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata) by Sullivan, Lindsay J., Gifford, Dian J.

“…Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae were preserved quantitatively for up to 1 year in 5–20% acid Lugol's solution. The highest preservation efficiency and least shrinkage…”
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Understanding large-scale energy flows through end-to-end shelf ecosystems - the importance of physical context by Ruzicka, James J., Steele, John H., Brink, Kenneth H., Gifford, Dian J., Bahr, Frank

“…A major feature distinguishing shelf ecosystems is the physical context defining rates of nutrient import, nutrient recycling, and plankton exchange between…”
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Construction kits or virtual worlds; Management applications of E2E models by Steele, John H., Aydin, Kerim, Gifford, Dian J., Hofmann, Eileen E.

“…We review briefly the diversity of modeling activity that comes under the rubric of end-to-end (E2E) models, but the focus of this paper – of joint concern to…”
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End-to-end models: Management applications by Steele, John H., Hofmann, Eileen E., Gifford, Dian J.

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Spines on diatoms: Do copepods care?1 by Gifford, Dian J., Bohrer, Richard N., Boyd, Carl M.

“…Calanus finmarchicus was allowed to feed on two forms of the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii (=T. fluviatilis): normal cells, which are spinose, and cells…”
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Preservation of marine planktonic ciliates: losses and cell shrinkage during fixation by Stoecker, Diane K., Gifford, Dian J., Putt, Mary

“…For enumeration of microzooplankton (20–200 μm size fraction), including planktonic ciliates, water samples are usually fixed and preserved, then concentrated…”
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Biological signature of Scotian Shelf Water crossovers on Georges Bank during spring 1997 : U.S. GLOBEC: Physical processes on Georges Bank (GLOBEC) by WISHNER, Karen F, GIFFORD, Dian J, SULLIVAN, Barbara K, BISAGNI, James J, OUTRAM, Dawn M, VAN KEUREN, Donna E

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Laboratory culture of marine planktonic oligotrichs (Ciliophora, Oligotrichida) by Gifford, Dian J.

“…Marine planktonic oligotrichs of the genera Strombidium and Strombidinopsis were collected from the Northwest Arm of Halifax Harbour, isolated, and maintained…”
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Ecology of a Chaetoceros socialis Lauder Patch on Georges Bank: Distribution, Microbial Associations, and Grazing Losses by Sieracki, Michael E., Gifford, Dian J., Gallager, Scott M., Davis, Cabell S.

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