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Climate Science

Donald M. Anderson,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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phytoplankton, harmful algal blooms

Magdalena Andres,  Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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observational oceanography, PIES, western boundary currents, wind driven circulation

Carin J. Ashjian,  Senior Scientist
Department Chair
Biology,  WHOI
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Keywords:

zooplankton

Andrew D. Ashton,  Associate Scientist
Education Coordinator
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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coastal processes, geomorphology

Gil Averbuch,  Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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seismo-acoustics, underwater and atmospheric acoustics, planetary acoustics, signal processing, numerical modeling

Tom Bell,  Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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Remote sensing, marine biology, ecology, nearshore oceanography

Joan M. Bernhard,  Senior Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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biogeochemical sedimentology, foraminiferal ecology and paleoecology

Amy S. Bower,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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dense overflows, Lagrangian floats, Gulf Stream

Edward A. Boyle,  Professor
Chair, Joint Committee for Chemical Oceanography
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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paleoceanography; trace element geochemistry; sediment geochemistry

Gregory Britten,  Assistant Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Ecosystem modeling, primary productivity, fisheries, climate change, applied statistics

Ken O. Buesseler,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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carbon cycle science, colloid chemistry, environmental biogeochemistry, geochemistry, global change, isotope geochemistry, nuclear and radioactive waste disposal, ocean tracers, particle fluxes, radiochemistry

Claudia Cenedese,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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geophysical fluid dynamics, laboratory experiments, melting glaciers and icebergs, microplastic transport and burial, buoyancy driven currents, turbulent mixing and mesoscale vortices

Matt Charette,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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coastal groundwater, environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, estuarine sciences, global change, nutrient chemistry, ocean tracers, radiochemistry

Ke Chen,  Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Coastal Ocean Dynamics, Coastal and Large-Scale Connections, Physical-Biological Interactions, Mesoscale Eddies, Numerical Modeling

Carol Anne Clayson,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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energy and water cycles, air-sea fluxes, ocean and atmospheric boundary layers, air-sea feedbacks, turbulence modeling, remote sensing

Anne Cohen,  Associate Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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biomineralization, ocean acidification, paleoceanography, low temperature geochemistry

Sylvia Cole,  Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Polar oceanography, ice-ocean interactions, ocean circulation, observations

Alan Condron,  Associate Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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climate modeling, paleoclimate, icebergs, sea ice, abrupt climate change

Andrew Cross,  Assistant Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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rock rheology, ice dynamics, laboratory experiments, microstructure characterization

Sarah B. Das,  Associate Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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glaciology; paleoclimatology

Ann Dunlea,  Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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Biogeochemistry of marine sediment, paleoceanography/paleoclimatology, cycling of elements between seawater and sediment, monsoon variability, dust and volcanic ash fluxes, multivariate statistics

Virginia Edgcomb,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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marine microbial ecology, symbioses, deep biosphere, marine protists, genetic tools, oxygen-depleted water columns and sediments

Steve Elgar,  Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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nearshore, surfzone, sediment, morphological processes

Raffaele Ferrari,  Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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upper ocean processes, mixing, stirring, geophysical fluid dynamics

Mick Follows,  Professor
Joint Program Director
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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ocean circulation, biogeochemical cycles, numerical modeling, observations

Nicholas Foukal,  Assistant Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Physical Oceanography, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), Gulf Stream, Subpolar Gyre, Beaufort Gyre, Lagrangian methods, North Atlantic Oscillation

Valier Galy,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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global carbon cycle, organic carbon, rivers, erosion, paleoclimate, biomarkers, radiocarbon, stable isotopes

Glen G. Gawarkiewicz,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Jake Gebbie,  Senior Scientist
Education Coordinator
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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climate dynamics, paleoceanography, interannual to multidecadal variability, numerical modeling, inverse methods

Liviu Giosan,  Associate Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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coastal processes; sedimentology

Julia Guimond,  Assistant Scientist
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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Coastal groundwater dynamics, permafrost hydrology, saltwater intrusion, submarine groundwater discharge, coastal wetland hydrology, climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems, hydrological-biogeochemical interactions, cryohydrogeology, numerical modeling, temperate and polar field work.

Weifu Guo,  Associate Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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clumped isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, biomineralization, isotope biogeochemistry, global change

Sophie Hines,  Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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paleoceanography, paleoclimate, marine geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, Climate dynamics

Tristan Horner,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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Isotope geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Trace-element biogeochemistry, Paleoceanography, Biological carbon pump

Konrad Hughen,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, geochemistry, geochronology, global carbon cycle, climate change, coral reefs

Steve R. Jayne,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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western boundary currents, remote sensing, climate

Stephanie Jenouvrier,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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seabirds, climate change, population ecology

Houshuo Jiang,  Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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Small-scale biological-physical interactions in plankton; Behavioral, physical and sensory ecology of marine organisms; Plankton fluid dynamics; Bio-fluid dynamics; Environmental fluid dynamics; Applied computational fluid dynamics; Atmospheric mesoscale numerical modeling over the Red Sea

Di Jin,  Senior Scientist
Marine Policy Center,  WHOI
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integrated economic and ecological models, integrated economic and geological models

Heather H. Kim,  Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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microbial oceanography, numerical modeling, physical-biological coupling, global carbon and biogeochemical cycles, climate change, and polar research

Elizabeth B. Kujawinski,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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organic geochemistry, microbial ecology, high-resolution mass spectrometry, biogeochemical cycles, bacterial-protozoan interactions

Young-Oh Kwon,  Senior Scientist
Department Chair
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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ocean’s role in climate, climate variability, large-scale circulation, mode water

Matt Long,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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Benthic biogeochemistry, carbon cycling, eutrophication, turbulent exchange, eddy covariance, air-sea exchange, in-situ chemical sensor and instrument development, coastal ecosystem dynamics

Amala Mahadevan,  Senior Scientist
Chair, Joint Committee for Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Physical-biological interactions, upper ocean processes, fronts and eddies

Ted Maksym,  Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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sea ice, polar regions, ice-ocean-atmosphere interactions, polar technology

Olivier Marchal,  Senior Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

John Marshall,  Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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ocean modeling, climate, biogeochemical cycles, geophysical fluid dynamics

David McGee,  Associate Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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paleoclimatology, isotope geochemistry, U-Th geochronology

Dennis J. McGillicuddy Jr.,  Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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mesoscale dynamics, upper ocean processes, numerical modeling

Brent Minchew,  Associate Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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geophysics, glaciology, ice-sheet dynamics, remote sensing observations of ice flow, fluid and solid mechanics

T. Aran Mooney,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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sensory biology, hearing, physiology, bioacoustics, sensory ecology, marine mammals, squid

Michael Neubert,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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mathematical ecology, theoretical population biology, community ecology

David (Roo) Nicholson,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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air-sea exchange, autonomous observations, biogeochemical cycles, carbon cycle science, ecosystem modeling, gas tracers, geochemical modeling, global change, isotope geochemistry, primary production, marine carbon dioxide removal, sensor development

Delia W. Oppo,  Senior Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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geochemistry, global element cycles, hard-rock geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, mantle geochemistry, sedimentary geochemistry, trace elements, Globa Rivers Observatory

Robert S. Pickart,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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western boundary currents, ventilation, deep convection

Jesús Pineda,  Senior Scientist
Chair, Joint Committee for Biological Oceanography
Biology,  WHOI
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larval ecology, benthic ecology

David Ralston,  Senior Scientist
Chair, Joint Committee for Applied Ocean Science & Engineering
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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estuarine physics, sediment transport, physical-biological interactions

Mak Saito,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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Trace element biogeochemistry, metal-microbes interactions, cyanobacteriology, marine metalloenzymes, environmental genomics and proteomics, evolution of biogeochemical cycles

Alan Seltzer,  Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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paleoclimate, air-sea gas exchange, hydroclimate, groundwater, isotope geochemistry, hydrology, noble gas geochemistry

Hyodae Seo,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Air-sea interactions, Coupled climate dynamics and modeling, Regional climate variability and change

Elizabeth Sibert,  Assistant Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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Paleoecology, biological oceanography, marine ecosystem evolution, fish, sharks, paleobiology, paleoceanography, ocean drilling, microfossil, ichthyoliths

Madison Smith,  Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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sea ice, ice-ocean interactions, polar regions, surface waves, climate modeling, Arctic Ocean

Heidi M. Sosik,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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plankton ecology, time series observations

Michael A. Spall,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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numerical modeling, mesoscale flows, boundary currents

Adam V. Subhas,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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carbon cycle, calcium carbonate, biomineralization, sediment geochemistry

Carolyn Tepolt,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Evolutionary biology, ecological genomics, rapid adaptation, ecophysiology, species invasions, thermal biology, host-parasite interactions, invertebrate biology, larval dispersal

Masako Tominaga,  Associate Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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Marine and rock magnetics, Deep submergence geophysics (high-resolution, near-source), Autonomous platforms and potential field sensor technology, oceanic lithosphere, Pacific plate evolution, Middle Jurassic – Early Cretaceous GPTS, Time Series

John M. Toole,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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polar oceanography, mixing, general circulation, air-sea interaction, instrument development

Caroline Ummenhofer,  Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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climate variability and change, hydrological cycle, monsoons, extreme events, Indian Ocean, Southern Hemisphere extratropics, paleoclimate, historical climatology, bio-physical interactions

Zhaohui Aleck Wang,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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carbonate system, inorganic carbon, marine CO2 removal, Monitoring Recording and Verification (MRV), ocean acidification, chemical sensors, Blue Carbon, wetlands, carbon cycle, coastal biogeochemistry, marine chemistry

Scott Wankel,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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nitrogen cycling, links between redox cycling of metals and nitrogen/carbon, biogeochemistry of coastal and seafloor vent/seep systems, stable isotope biogeochemistry

Brandon Weissbourd,  Assistant Professor
Biology,  MIT
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Neuroscience, behavior, jellyfish, cnidarian, evolution, development

Jiayan Yang,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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Arctic ocean, marginal seas, ocean modeling, climate

Lisan Yu,  Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography,  WHOI
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climate, equatorial dynamics

Dick K.P. Yue,  Professor
Mechanical Engineering,  MIT
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vortex dynamics, wave kinematics, hydromechanics

Retired/Emeritus Faculty

Hal Caswell,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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mathematical ecology, population biology

Kerry A. Emanuel,  Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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global climate, tropical cyclone activity

David M. Glover,  Emeritus Research Scholar
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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air-sea exchange, carbon cycle science, carbon dioxide, computer simulation and modeling, geochemical modeling, global change, nutrient chemistry, ocean chemistry, ocean tracers, particle fluxes, remote sensing, seawater properties

Porter Hoagland,  Oceanographer Emeritus
Marine Policy Center,  WHOI
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Lloyd D. Keigwin, Jr.,  Emeritus Research Scholar
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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paleoceanography; paloeclimatology

Mark D. Kurz,  Senior Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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hard-rock geochemistry

Ann McNichol,  Senior Research Specialist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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radiocarbon, carbon cycle science, organic geochemistry

Andrew R. Solow,  Senior Scientist
Marine Policy Center,  WHOI
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environmental statistics, statistical ecology

Timothy K. Stanton,  Scientist Emeritus
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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acoustic scattering, marine organisms, sea ice, scattering models

Ralph A. Stephen,  Emeritus Research Scholar
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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marine seismology; geoacoustics

William G. Thompson,  Scientist Emeritus
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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John H. Trowbridge,  Scientist Emeritus
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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geophysical boundary layers, mechanics of sediment transport, shelf and nearshore processes

Peter H. Wiebe,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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zooplankton