Dr Claudia Castellani
Research Fellow

Role:

Research on the taxonomy, physiology and ecology of plankton. Taxonomic and statistical analysis of plankton data.

Background, qualifications and professional membership:

PhD Marine Biology

MSc Aquaculture and shellfishery

BSc Marine Biology

Research Interests:

My research focuses on the large scale biodiversity and macroecology of plankton through the study of the genetic and eco-physiology of the species. Some of my recent work has investigated zooplankton thermal physiology in relation to life-cycle to predict the impact of global climate change on the ecological niche of species and future changes in their phenology, abundance and geographical distribution.

Publications:

Castellani C and Altunbaş Y (2011) Seasonal changes in the respiration rate of Temora longicornis (Müller) at in situ conditions, Limnology and Oceanography (submitted)

Castellani C, Lindley JA, Wootton M and Kirby RR (2011) Morphological and genetic variation in the north Atlantic copepod, Centropages typicus, JMBAUK (Accepted)

McQuatters-Gollop A, Reid PC, Edwards M, Burkill PH, Castellani C, Batten S, Gieskes W, Beare D, Bidigare RR, Head E, Johnson R, Kahru M, Koslow JA, Pena A (2011) Marine phytoplankton: decline - or not? Reply to Boyce et al., NATURE, (14 April 2011), 2010-08-11212A

Castellani C, (2009) Plankton: A guide to its taxonomy and ecology for water quality management. Book Review, J Plank Res, 32: 261-262

Piontkovski SA and Castellani C (2009) Decline of zooplankton biomass in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, Hydrobiologia, 632: 365-370

Castellani C, Moncoiffé G and Brown J, (2009) The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) data management experience Deep Sea Res II, AMT Special Issue, 56: 977-985

Castellani C, Irigoien X, Mayor D, Harris RP and Wilson D, (2008) Grazing dynamics of Calanus finmarchicus and Oithona similis on the microplankton assemblage in the Irminger Basin, JPlankRes, 30: 1095-1116

Castellani C, Irigoien X, Harris RP, (2007) Regional and temporal variation of Oithona spp biomass, stage structure and productivity in the Irminger Sea, North Atlantic, J Plank Res, 29: 1051-1070.

Fielding S, Ward P, Pollard RT, Seeyave S, Read JF, Hughes JA, Smith T and Castellani C (2007) Community structure and grazing impact of mesozooplankton during late spring/early summer 2004/2005 in the vicinity of the Crozet Islands (Southern Ocean) Deep Sea Res II, 54: 2106-2125.

Castellani C and Altunbaş Y (2006) Factors controlling the temporal dynamics of egg production of the copepod Temora longicornis, Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 308: 143-153, ISSN 0171-8630.

Castellani C, Irigoien X, Harris RP, Lampitt RS (2005) Feeding and egg production of Oithona similis in the North Atlantic, Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 288: 173-182, ISSN 0171-8630.

Castellani C, Robinson C, Smith T, Lampitt RS (2005) Temperature affects respiration rate of Oithona similis, Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 285: 129-135, ISSN 0171-8630.

Irigoien X, Titelman J, Harris RP, Harbour D, Castellani C (2003) Feeding of Calanus finmarchicus nauplii in the Irminger Sea, Mar Ecol Prog Ser, 262:193-200, ISSN 0171-8630.

Castellani C and Lucas IAN (2003) Seasonal variation in egg morphology and hatching success in the calanoid copepods Temora longicornis, Acartia clausi and Centropages hamatus, J Plank Res, 25: 527-537, ISSN: 1464-3774.

BOOKS

Castellani C and Edwards M (2012) Marine Plankton: A practical guide to their identification and ecology in the North Atlantic, Oxford University Press (In preparation)

Roles on external bodies / national / international responsibilities:

I am a reviewer for papers submitted to scientific journals including Marine Ecology Progress Series, Journal of Plankton Research, Marine Biology, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, Hydrobiologia. I also serve as referee for research project sponsored by international research institutes such as the Dutch Natural Research Council (VIDI programme) and the National Science Foundation, USA (NSF).

Grants

Euro-BASIN, FP7 project, 2011-2014 (130K Euros) www.euro-basin.eu

Links:

http://www.oceanexpert.net/viewMemberRecord.php?&memberID=16220

http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/microangela/gaussia.htm

http://www.elbalink.com/