Dr. Michele DuRand
SN 1090, 864-8017, mdurand@mun.ca
Teaching:
Biology 2600: Principles of Ecology
Fall 2007 (co-taught with Dr. Paul Snelgrove)
Biology 2120: Biology for Students of Earth Science
Fall 2007
Biology 4245: Biophysics
Winter 2008
Biology 4710: Experimental Marine Ecology of Newfoundland Waters
Bonne Bay Marine Station (Summer 2008)
Biology 1001: Principles of Biology
Research Interests:
Phytoplankton Ecology - abundance, distributions and productivity of phytoplankton in open ocean and coastal waters
Bio-optical Oceanography - relationships between phytoplankton and water column optical properties, diel variations in phytoplankton optical properties, flow cytometric analyses of individual particles, growth rate estimates from individual cell optical properties
