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Graduate Affiliation:
Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University
Education:
Ph.D.,
Biological Sciences, Monash
University, Australia, 2000
B.Sci. (Honors) Biochemistry,
La Trobe University, Australia, 1990.
B.Sci.
Majors in Biochemistry and Chemistry. La Trobe University, Australia,
1990.
Speciality:
Elemental
dynamics on physiology, primary productivity and phytoplankton community
composition in coastal ecosystems.
Research
Interests:
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Impact of trace metal and
nutrient (N, P) enrichments, cycling and dynamics on physiology, primary
productivity, and community composition in coastal ecosystems.
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Development of bioassays using
ecologically relevant marine fauna, for toxicity studies and bioremediation.
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Ecological stoichiometry – biology of elements from molecules to the
biosphere.
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Evolution of phytoplankton and development in the field of geobiology through interdisciplinary research.
Courses Taught:
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Postgraduate |
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Marine Botany |
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Special topics in Marine Sciences |
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Directed Studies |
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Biological ocean cruises |
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Seminar in Marine Biology |
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Selected Publications:
Quigg, A.
,Broach, L.,Denton,W. and Miranda,R. 2009
Water quality in the Dickinson Bayou watershed (Texas, Gulf of Mexico) and
health issues. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 58: 896-904.
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264pp.
Quigg, A.
and Roehrborn, L.2008. Spatial and temporal
distributions of planktonic diatoms in a subtropical bayou. Texas Journal of Science. 60: 281-298.
Beardall, J., Allen, D., Bragg, J., Finkel, Z. V., Flynn, K. J., Quigg, A., Rees, T. A. K., Richardson, A.
and Raven, J. A.
2008 Allometry and stoichiometry of unicellular, colonial and multicellular
phytoplankton. New Phytologist 181:295-309.
Quigg, A., Kevekordes, K. & Phillips, J.A. 2008
.Ecophysiological status of nine species of macroalgae and
seagrasses in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Eds Peter J.F.
Davie and Julie A. Phillips. In, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna
and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 54: 391-403. Brisbane, Australia.
Thronson, A and Quigg, A. 2008
Fifty five years of fish kills in Coastal Texas. Estuaries and Coasts. 31: 802-813.
Navarro, E., Baun, A., Behra, R., Hartmann, N.I.B., Filser, J., Miao, A-J.,
Quigg, A.,
Santschi, P.H. and Sigg, L. 2008.
Ecotoxicity of nanoparticles on algae, plants and fungi:
state of the art and future needs. Special issue on Ecotoxicology:
Chemistry and Risk Assessment of Nanoparticles. 17: 372-386.
Quigg, A. 2008,Trace Elements. Eds Sven Erik Jørgensen and Brian D. Fath. In, Ecological
Stoichiometry in the Encyclopedia of Ecology. Vol. [5] 3564-3573 pp. Oxford, Elsevier.
Martin, R.E., Quigg, A. and Podkovyrov, V. 2008 ,
The evolution of ocean stoichiometry and diversification of the marine biosphere. Palaeogeography,
Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 258: 277-291.
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