Ph.D. 2003
The accumulation and trophic transfer of trace metals by protozoa.
Currently at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Publications from work done at Stony Brook:
Baines, S.B., B.S. Twining, S. Vogt, W.M. Balch, N.S. Fisher, and D.M. Nelson. In press. Silification of Equatorial Pacific diatoms exposed to additions of silicic acid and iron. Deep-Sea Research II
Twining, B.S., J.J. Gilbert, and N.S. Fisher. 2000. Evidence of homing behavior in the coral reef mysid Mysidium gracile. Limnology and Oceanography 45: 1845-1849.
Twining, B.S., S.B. Baines, and N.S. Fisher. 2001. Measurement of metal concentrations in marine nanoplankton cells using an X-ray fluorescence microprobe. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer. Medit. 36: 169.
Wong, W.H., J.S. Levinton, B.S. Twining, and N.S. Fisher. 2003. Assimilation of micro- and mesozooplankton by zebra mussels: A demonstration of the food web link between zooplankton and benthic suspension feeders. Limnology and Oceanography 48: 308-312.
Mylon, S.E., B.S. Twining, N.S. Fisher, and G. Benoit. 2003. Relating the speciation of Cd, Cu, and Pb in two Connecticut rivers with their uptake in algae. Environmental Science and Technology 37: 1261-1267.
Wong, W.H., J.S. Levinton, B.S. Twining, N.S. Fisher, B.P. Kelaher, and A.K. Alt. 2003. Assimilation of carbon from a rotifer by the mussels Mytilus edulis and Perna viridis: a potential food-web link. Marine Ecology Progress Series 253: 175-182.
Twining, B.S., S.B. Baines, N.S. Fisher, C. Jacobsen, and J. Maser. 2003. Quantification and localization of trace metals in natural plankton cells using a synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microprobe. Journal de Physique IV 104: 435-438.
Twining, B.S., M.R. Twiss, and N.S. Fisher. 2003. Oxidation of thallium by freshwater plankton communities. Environmental Science and Technology 37: 2720-2726.
Twining, B.S., S.B. Baines, N.S. Fisher, J. Maser, S. Vogt, C. Jacobsen, A. Tovar-Sanchez, and S.A. Sañudo-Wilhelmy. 2003. Quantifying trace elements in individual aquatic protist cells with a synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microprobe. Analytical Chemistry 75: 3806-3816.
Twiss, M.R., B.S. Twining, and N.S. Fisher. 2003. Partitioning of dissolved thallium in seston of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60: 1369-1375.
Twining, B.S., and N.S. Fisher. 2004. Trophic transfer of trace metals from protozoa to mesozooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography 49: 28-39.
Twiss, M.R., B.S. Twining, and N.S. Fisher. 2004. Bioconcentration of inorganic and organic thallium by freshwater phytoplankton. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23: 968-973.
Twining, B.S., S.B. Baines, and N.S. Fisher. 2004. Metal cycling through plankton communities: a single-cell approach using synchrotron-based x-ray fluorescence. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer. Medit. 37: 251.
Twining, B.S., S.B. Baines, and N.S. Fisher. 2004. Element stoichiometries of individual plankton cells collected during the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX). Limnology and Oceanography 49: 2115-2128.
Twining, B.S., S.B. Baines, N.S. Fisher, and M.R. Landry. 2004. Cellular iron contents of plankton during the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX). Deep-Sea Research I 51: 1827-1850.