Tag: Karen Stamieszkin
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Seeing Red
For decades, scientists have used ocean color observed from space to estimate the abundance of phytoplankton. Now, scientists at Bigelow Laboratory are hoping to do…
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Howdy from Halifax!
Bigelow Laboratory SRS Karen Stamieszkin, visiting student Reyes Martín Rodríguez, and REU Lulu Baker recently spent three days on a research cruise off Halifax, Nova…
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#MicroMonday: meet Calanus finmarchicus!
Known for being one of the fattiest copepods, Calanus are a great snack (a favorite in fact!) for whales, baby lobsters, and many other ocean…
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Phytoplankton Feast
Volcanic ash is full of minerals like iron that phytoplankton need to grow. When ash is blown into the ocean, it can stimulate volcanic blooms.…
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Oh, What a Tangled Web
At Bigelow Laboratory, we know that the smallest things can have the biggest impact on the ocean ecosystem. A multi-institutional team, led by the University…
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Tiny Life is a Big-elow Deal
Bigelow Laboratory researchers Nick Record, Rebekah Shunmugapandi, and Karen Stamieszkin were featured in an article today in The Maine Monitor about their zooplankton research. For…
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Math4Science ‘Meet the Scientist’ Feature: Karen Stamieszkin
Senior Research Scientist Karen Stamieszkin was recently featured in a Math4Science ‘Meet the Scientist’ profile. Students from Sweet Treat Arts school (pictured) read the profile…
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Boom to Bloom
If you had to choose one instrument to observe microscopic marine life, would a satellite come to mind? Perhaps not. But when you’re studying the…
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Plankton Peeps
The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) is one of the oldest and most geographically extensive marine monitoring programs in the world. It provides 90 years of…
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Following the Fare
The North Atlantic right whale is among the world’s biggest animals. It’s also one of its most endangered. Models of their distribution are essential for…