Malinda
M. Sutor
Research Associate V
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University 2179 Energy, Coast, and Environment Bldg. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Office 2265 Tel. (225)578-8055 Fax (225)578-6513 Mobile (225)253-5305 E-mail: msutor1@lsu.edu
Education
| Ph.D.
Biological Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.,
2004, Committee Chair: Timothy J. Cowles M.S. Zoology and Physiology (Minor in Experimental Statistics), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 1998 B.A. Majors: Biology and English, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, 1995 |
Research Interests
| Plankton ecology
and physiology Physical-biological interactions Mechanisms controlling plankton distributions Use of acoustic technologies for resolving zooplankton distributions |
Recent Publications
| Sutor, M.M., T.J. Cowles, W.T. Peterson, J. Lamb. 2005.
Comparison
of acoustic and net sampling systems to determine patterns in
zooplankton distribution. In press, Journal
of Geophysical Research
Sutor, M.M, T.J. Cowles, W.T. Sutor, M., C.W. Ramcharan, R.D.
Downer. 2001.
Predation effects of two densities of fourth-instar Chaoborus
trivittatus on a freshwater zooplankton community.
Hydrobiologia 464:
121-131. |
Funded Proposals
| 2005 Sutor, M.M., C. Ashjian, D. Fratantoni, A. Lavery,
P. Wiebe. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Zooplankton Thin Layers:
The Effects of Composition and Orientation on Acoustic Detection of
Layers. Proposal submitted to Office of Naval Research, August 2005.
Total Budget $292,657. Project Duration 6/1/2006-5/30/2008. Status:
Funded
2005 Sutor, M.M., M. Dagg. A New Pathway for Coastal Hypoxia: The Role of Degraded Coastal Wetlands. Proposal submitted to the Coypu Foundation, August 2005. Total Budget $49,962. Project Duration 1/1/2006-12/30/2008. Status: Funded. 2006 Sutor, M.M. In-situ Characterization of a Novel Imaging System for Sampling Zooplankton. Proposal submitted to Sea Grants UROP program 2006. Total Budget $2640. Project Duration: 6/1/2006-12/31/2006. Status: Funded. 2007 Sutor, M.M., Bargu Ates, S., Cowan, J.H., Shaw, R.F. Trophic Linkages and Biomass Production in Estuarine Ecosystems. Proposal submitted to NOAA's Northern Gulf of Mexico Institute, January 2007. Total Budget $473,075. Project Duration 3/1/2007-3/1/2009. Status: Funded. 2007 Sutor, M.M. Semi-automated Plankton Identification and Enumeration System. Submitted to ONR DURIP program. $81,730. Status: Funded
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