Development of faunal and biogeochemical pollution proxies in the Venice Lagoon, Italy (part of an interdisciplinary Scripps team of Co-PIs)  Together with a team of Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists and Italian scientists (Thetis), in November, 2006 we monitored on-going experiments and sampled seafloor sediments from the Venice Lagoon in order to better understand the ecological and biogeochemical impacts of contaminants within the sediments.  One goal is to develop microfaunal and biogeochemical indicators of contaminants in order to monitor pollution impact and recovery.  Samples were collected by Geologist Dr. Tony Rathburn and undergraduate geology majors Jared Kluesner (2005) and Ellen Brouillette (2006).

Venice Project Researchers from ISU:  Dr. Rathburn, Dr. Elena Perez, Jared Kluesner, Chandranath Basak, Ellen Brouillette, Cassie Gray, Jason Waggoner, Brian Wrightsman, and David Bohnert

Current Abstract:  SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL COMPARISONS OF LIVING BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE VENICE LAGOON, ITALY

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