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Author: Samantha DeCuollo

Samantha works as a laboratory technician in the Menden-Deuer laboratory at the Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO). She recently defended her master's thesis, where she separated the effects of temperature and assemblage structure on the magnitude of microzooplankton grazing rates in Narragansett Bay. Samantha earned B.A. degrees in Biology and Secondary Education at the University of Rhode Island and taught two years in an inner-city high school before joining GSO. She has a strong passion for teaching, birding, and practicing yoga.
Biology

Sunscreen for marine microbes

Humans are not the only species that apply suntan lotion to prevent sunburns. Microbes all over the globe produce their…
January 30, 2014 Samantha DeCuollo
Biology

A unique, underwater niche for Christmas trees

Who would have thought that the Southern California Bight is a great place for Christmas trees to grow? Scientists have…
December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 Samantha DeCuollo
Biology

Top predators reveal the extent of mercury pollution in Canadian waters

Common loons, walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch play integral roles in ecosystem dynamics and environmental policy decisions. In this…
November 1, 2013 Samantha DeCuollo
Biology Geology

Determining marine bird distribution in Glacier Bay, Alaska using fine spatial-scale hydrographic modeling

Researchers in Glacier Bay surveyed fifteen species of marine birds and linked the observations to instantaneous measurements of current speed…
October 2, 2013October 9, 2013 Samantha DeCuollo

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