Lab-member Jenn heads to the Annual SACNAS Conference

Lab-member Jenn Wong-Ala heads to L.A. for the Annual SACNAS Conference. Jenn will present her poster "What is stressing our streams?" (#618) on Saturday (18/10) from 9:30-11:30.

SAT-618
WHAT IS STRESSING OUT OUR STREAMS?
Jennifer Wong-Ala1, Aaron Stoler2.
1College of Arts and Sciences, Kapi`olani Community College, Honolulu, HI, 2Oakland University, Rochester, MI.

The conversion of forest into other uses such as agriculture is known to cause harmful effects to streams in the surrounding area, including increased water temperature and changes in organic matter inputs (e.g., woody debris). This study sought to assess the independent and interactive effects of organic matter input on ecosystem processes such as primary productivity in a tropical montane stream system. We hypothesized that changes in woody debris inputs associated with agricultural activity would increase rates of ecosystem processes, particularly primary productivity. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a controlled experiment using streamside flow-through mesocosms within the secondary forest of the Las Cruces Biological Station in San Vito, Costa Rica. Our mesocosm experiment contained 8 flow-through channels. Treatments consisted of either rock substrate or rock, leaf litter, and woody-debris substrate. These treatments simulated agricultural and forested stream substrates, respectively. We then estimated primary productivity by measuring algal biomass within each mesocosm once a week for a total of 2 weeks. We expect that decreases in organic matter inputs increase primary productivity, which in turn increased the algal biomass. 

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Anna Neuheimer.

Lab welcomes C-MORE Scholar - Jennifer Wong-Ala

The Neuheimer lab welcomes C-MORE Scholar Jennifer Wong-Ala!  Jenn will be joining our lab to explore connectivity of Lau'ipala (yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens) populations around Hawaii Island.  Find out more about the C-MORE Scholar program here.

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Anna Neuheimer.

UHM's 2nd Annual Conference of Biological Oceanography Graduate Students

Join us for UHM’s 2nd Annual Conference of Biological Oceanography Graduate Students (CBOGS)! 

Date:  Wednesday, 30 April

Time: 8:30 – 16:00

Place: C-MORE Hale Moore Conference Center, 1950 East-West Road

This one-day, student-led conference will showcase current SOEST research in biological oceanography via 15-minute presentations by our grad students.  It’s a great opportunity to learn about work ongoing in our division, and one that we hope will promote communication, camaraderie and collaboration within the department, SOEST, UHM and beyond.

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Anna Neuheimer.

Neuheimer Lab @ Ocean Sciences #2014OSM

Safe travels to all those joining us for Ocean Sciences! http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2014/default.asp

Come check out our presentations:

PATTERNS OF ADULT AND PROGENY SIZE IN THE OCEAN: FROM ROTIFERS TO WHALES. A.B. Neuheimer, M. Hartvig, J. Heuschele, S. Hylander, T. Kiørboe, K. H. Olsson, J. Sainmont, & K.H. Andersen.

Session #:022
Date: 2/24/2014
Time: 14:45
Location: 316 A

THE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MACROBENTHIC ORGANISMS AT MESOPHOTIC CORAL REEF ECOSTYSTEMS IN THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. Chang, C., Wagner, D., Kosaki, R. K.

Session #:011
Date: 2/27/2014
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Poster/Exhibit Hall

EXAMINING THE HAWAIIAN PELAGIC FOOD WEB FROM THE EPIPELAGIC TO THE MESOPELAGIC USING FATTY ACID BIOMARKERS. Drazen, J. C., Choy, C. A., Neuheimer, A.B., Phleger, C. F., Nichols, P. D.

Session #:098
Date: 2/24/2014
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Poster/Exhibit Hall

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Anna Neuheimer.

Graduate Assistantship Opportunity in Biophysical Modeling of Holoplankton

 I am seeking a motivated M.S. student to join my lab in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM). Thesis work will link biology with physical models to explore questions of connectivity and genetic divergence in wide-ranging pelagic copepods. Applicants must be self-motivated and hard working, with good written and verbal communication skills.  A solid background in oceanography, biology, mathematics or a related field is ideal.  Past programming experience is highly desirable (e.g. R, Matlab).  Starting date is January 2014.

The Neuheimer Lab for Biological Oceanography (www.abneuheimer.org) is focused on quantitative ecology of fish and zooplankton.  Lab research interests include characterizing environmental and human impacts on different aspects of growth, life history, distribution, etc., and consolidating findings through the development of new modeling tools.  The Neuheimer Lab is located in the Department of Oceanography at UHM’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST, http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/). 

Interested candidates should contact Dr. Anna Neuheimer at annabn@hawaii.edu with a statement of interest, CV, and transcript/GRE scores before formally applying through the Department of Oceanography (http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/prospective_students.html; deadline: 1 August).

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Anna Neuheimer.