Heath E. Capello

Graduate Student
National Science Foundation North Mississippi GK-8 Fellow
Department of Biology
The University of Mississippi

Education:
B. S. 2000. Roger Williams University
Ph.D. program directed by Dr. Ochs

Contact:
E-mail: hecapell@olemiss.edu
Office: 322 Shoemaker

Research:
Heath is currently working on phytoplankton dynamics in the Lower Mississippi River. His research seeks to answer questions in three major categories.

First: Phytoplankton Production.

How does production vary seasonally and at two spatially distinct parts of the Mississippi River?
What is the phytoplankton contribution to gross and net primary production?

Second: Community composition.

How does the phytoplankton community change over time?
Is community composition consistent throughout the lower Mississippi River?

Third: Limitation.

How do physical (discharge and light) and chemical (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silica concentrations) parameters impact the phytoplankton?