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Research at Parsons Research, Florida Gulf Coast University focusing on phytoplankton culture growth monitoring. Kevin Tyre, GoMRI graduate student at FGCU, studying Macondo oil effects on phytoplankton physiology. Collection of phytoplankton from Gulf of Mexico for clonal cultures.
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Parsons Research - photos Michael Parsons Florida Gulf Coast University
Reading cultures. Kevin Tyre (GoMRI graduate student at FGCU) and Laura Markley monitor phytoplankton culture growth on a Turner fluorometer. Kevin will be examining the effects of Macondo oil on phyplankton physiology.
Collecting phytoplankton. Kevin collects phytoplankton from the Gulf of Mexico (West Florida Shelf) to isolate cells to establish clonal cultures for experimentation.