The Peterson Lab had a strong showing at the 2015 Benthic Ecology Meeting in Quebec City, Canada! Brad Peterson, six current graduate students, one undergraduate student, and two Peterson Lab alumni were in attendance at the conference.
Amber Stubler, Rebecca Kulp, Elizabeth Gomez, and Stephen Heck had oral presentations showing the variety of work being currently done by students at the Peterson Lab. Brad Peterson presented some last summer’s seagrass work he did with last summer with two of his students Lisa Jackson and Brad Furman. Diana Chin, Amanda Tinoco, and Niko Floros presented posters with their work at the Peterson Lab. And John Carroll (2012 PhD alumni!) presented his work done in Jamaica during the annual winter class.
The Peterson Lab also had a strong showing in the dance floor, as usual, joining in with other groups including the Heck Lab from Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Other fun activities included ice skating, dog sledding, and enjoying the local cuisine.
The following work as presented at Benthics:
Posters
Chin, D.W.; Peterson, B.J.Investigating a potential mutualism between Solemya velum and Zostera marina mediated by symbiotic sulfide-oxidizing bacteria
Furman, B.T.; Tinoco, A.I.; and Peterson, B.J. SAV, topography and flow characteristics in the Upper, Tidal Hudson River: Progress toward a predictive habitat model
Floros, N.J.; Kulp, R.E.; and Peterson, B.J.Investigating how habitat density can alter intraspecific competition in mesopredators.
Oral Talks
Peterson, B.J.; Jackson, L.J.; and Furman, B.T. The plant-animal interactions our mamma warned you about: suspension-feeding bivalves effecting Zostera marina reproductive growth spurs.
Stubler, A.; Furman, B.; and Peterson, B. Sponge erosion under acidification and warming scenarios: differential impacts on living and dead coral.
Gomez, E.; Peterson, B.; Borrett, S.; and La Peyre, M. A dynamic ecological model using oyster reef bioenergetics to measure and predict secondary production.
Kulp, R.E.; Petraitils, P.S.; and Peterson, B.J. Comparing functional responses of a mesopredator across a habitat density gradient.
Heck, S.M.; Boyce, P.B.; Coughlan, K.A.; Schenck, F.R.; Hughes, A.R.; and Grabowski, J. Effects of habitat complexity on bay scallop population dynamics in Nantucket Harbor.
Carroll, J.M.; Stubler, A.D.; Peterson, B.J.; and Finelli, C.M. Is the grass always greener on the other side? A tale of two herbivory studies from Discovery Bay, Jamaica.
