Dr. Lydia Kapsenberg
Starting an NSF Ocean Science postdoctoral fellowship in Fall 2015. Stay Tuned!!! Email: lydia.kapsenberg at lifesci.ucsb.edu Website: www.lydiakapsenberg.weebly.com Research in the Hofmann Lab My research is focused on the intersection of oceanography and marine physiology, in order to better understand how marine organisms will cope with future ocean conditions. To do this, I quantify present-day ocean conditions (e.g. pH, oxygen, temperature) to inform predictions of future exposures and improve the design of ocean acidification biology experiments. Below are brief project descriptions and my related publications and resources. |
Oceanography
o Quantifying coastal pH variability in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: * Kapsenberg et al. 2015, Scientific Reports o Quantifying coastal pH variability along the Channel Islands National Park, California: * Hofmann et al. 2013, Oceanography * 'Keeping up with ocean change', From Shore to Sea, Channel Islands National Park lecture series o Middle school science curriculum: an ecosystem comparison of pH variability * Kapsenberg et al. in press, Science Scope |
Marine Physiology
o Fertilization, development, stress tolerance of Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumaryeri * Kapsenberg and Hofmann 2014, Polar Biology * Yu et al. 2013, Plos One * Sewell et al. 2012, Environmental Science & Technology o Sea urchin fertilization, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus * Hofmann et al. 2013, Biogeosciences o Intertidal heat stress response of mussel Mytilus californianus during simulated upwelling and relaxation conditions using next-generation sequencing techniques |