Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Pelagic-Benthic Coupling

 

Research Group: Ken Smith (Senior Scientist), Alana Sherman (Senior Engineer), Jacob Ellena (Research Technician), Michael Vardaro (Postdoctoral Fellow), Stephanie Wilson (Postdoctoral Fellow), Henry Ruhl (Collaborator)

A sea urchin moves along the sea floor filtering sediment for organic material. Iceberg found in Iceberg Alley in the Southern Ocean The Rover moves across the sea floor.
Sea Urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata)
Iceberg
Rover

 

The Pelagic-benthic Group specializes in ecological studies in the NE Pacific, Southern Ocean, and as well as oceanographic instrument development to address important research questions in these regions. This web site will introduce you to the personnel and activities of the lab.

Abyssal Time-Series Studies at Station M

Antarctic Ecology

Benthic Rover Development

Deep-Ocean Environmental Long-term Observatory System (DELOS) Collaboration

Sargasso Deep Sea Observatory: Time-Lapse Images

 

Last updated:
Mar. 27, 2013