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faculty
Jefferson Turner, PhD
Chancellor Professor
Biology
Chancellor Professor
SMAST / Fisheries Oceanography
Contact
508-999-8229
508-999-8196
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Contact
508-910-6332
508-999-8197
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School for Marine Science & Technology West, New Bedford 212A
Education
| 1977 | Texas A & M University | PhD in Biology |
| 1974 | University of South Florida | MA in Biology |
| 1969 | Guilford College | BS in Biology |
Teaching
- Ocean Environment
- Descriptive Oceanography
- Biogeography
- Biological Oceanography
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
The study of the ocean environment as an integrated ecosystem: The biology of marine organisms and the related physical, chemical, and geological processes of the sea with attention given to the exploitation of marine resources and pollution. Not offered for credit to biology majors.
An introduction to the field of oceanography. Physical, chemical, geological, and biological aspects are emphasized to provide a basic foundation for further work in biological oceanography.
Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.
The cycle of productivity in the marine environment and the physiological and morphological adaptations of plant, animal and bacterial populations within various oceanic regions. Interrelationships of the plankton, the nekton, and the benthos are stressed.
The cycle of productivity in the marine environment and the physiological and morphological adaptations of plant, animal and bacterial populations within various oceanic regions. Interrelationships of the plankton, the nekton, and the benthos are stressed.
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in Marine Science or Technology under a faculty advisor.
Research
Research activities
- Biological and Physical Controls of Toxic Alexandrium Blooms in Shallow Estuarine Systems
- Harbor Outfall Monitoring 9 (HOM 9) zooplankton monitoring in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay
- Long-term plankton and water-quality ecological survey of Buzzards Bay
Research
Research awards
- $ 94,586 awarded by Battelle Memorial Institute for Harbor and Outfall Monitoring Services 2024-2027
- $ 80,942 awarded by Battelle Memorial Institute for Harbor and Outfall Monitoring Services (2020-2023)
Research
Research interests
- Marine plankton
- Zooplankton feeding
- Plankton communities of Boston Harbor and adjacent waters
- Food web accumulation and transport of red tide toxins
- Interactions between copepod feeding and reproductive success
Select publications
- Turner, Jefferson T (2015).
Zooplankton fecal pellets, marine snow, phytodetritus and the ocean’s biological pump
Progress in Oceanography, 130, 205-248. - Turner, J. T. (2014).
Planktonic marine copepods and harmful algae
Harmful Algae, 32, 81-93. - Anderson, D. M., D. J. McGillicuddy, S. L. DeGrasse, K. G. Sellner, V. M. Bricelj, J. T. Turner, D. W. Townsend, & J. L. Kleindinst (Guest Editors) (2014).
Harmful Algae in the Gulf of Maine: Oceanography, Population Dynamics, and Toxin Transfer in the Food Web
Deep-Sea Research II, 103, 1-375.