Marianne Wootton
Deputy Senior Plankton Analyst

Role:

Plankton Analyst -  This involves the routine identification and enumeration of phytoplankton and zooplankton from the North Atlantic, North Pacific and Antarctic (south Atlantic sector). 

Training -  This involves training members of the CPR team and visitors in plankton identification, in particular zooplankton.

Background, qualifications and professional membership:

Member of the World Association of Copepodologists.

Research Interests:

Taxonomy and ecology of marine copepods and euphausiids.

Publications:

Lindley JA, Castellani C, Wootton M and Kirby RR (2009) Morphological and genetic variation in the north Atlantic copepod, Centropages typicus J Plank Res (under review).

Roles on external bodies / national / international responsibilities:

Links:

www.zimnes.org  ZIMNES (Zooplankton Identification Manual for North European Seas)

http://copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr/en/index.php  Marine planktonic copepods

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=search  WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species)