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My name is Catherine Roberts and I have taught seventh grade life science at W.E. Waters Middle School for 24 years. I am a member of the SHARK Team. We 'Take a bite out of learning'. I am also an adult volunteer is scouting. My other interests include sailing, canoeing and backpacking. I have even snow-shoed in Canada. I spend a lot of time outdoors. My students are also involved in many environmental projects such as growing oysters and raising American Shad.



The Antarctic Peninsula region in which Catherine will be conducting research.



R/V Gould. Photograph courtesy of Besse Dawson, Pearland High School (TEA 1997/1998).



Impact of Phytoplankton Blooms on the Sea Floor Ecosystem
Dr. Craig R. Smith, University of Hawaii

We will be investigating the summer accumulation of organic material on the Antarctic continental shelf floor (the Benthos). We will evaluate this accumulation using core samples. We will then use our findings to assist our understanding of the energy transfer events which follow: the increase of benthic plankton and then the increase of macrobenthic detritovores.



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