We use cookies to improve your experience, some are essential for the operation of this site.

Alexi Shalapyonok diving with FloCytobot at MVCO.

Alexi Shalapyonok diving with FloCytobot at MVCO.
Alexi Shalapyonok diving with FloCytobot at MVCO.
Alexi Shalapyonok diving with FloCytobot at MVCO.
Alexi Shalapyonok diving with FloCytobot at MVCO.
Comments (0)
289265
Whelan, Sean Patrick
Alexi Shalapyonok diving with FloCytobot at MVCO.
Still Image
09/17/2014
graphics/Whelan/0020281.jpg
Image Of the Day caption:
WHOI research associate Alexi Shalapyonok deploys an automated flow cytometer called the FlowCytobot at the WHOI-operated Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO). Developed by WHOI scientists Heidi Sosik and Rob Olson, the FlowCytobot has been used to sample seawater and track levels of phytoplankton at MVCO for the past 13 years. A recent study of the data revealed how changes in ocean temperature affect a key species of phytoplankton, Synechococcus. As ocean temperatures increased during that time, annual blooms of Synechococcus occurred up to four weeks earlier than usual because cells divided faster in warmer conditions. Shifts like these could have a major impact on marine ecosystems worldwide.
Photo by Sean Patrick Whelan
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Labels
This item includes these files
Image
Image
Collections