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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Electronic Books Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist InfoHub Site Search:		Dr. Ian R. MacDonald Photo credit: C. Martins (14 Sept. 06) Ian MacDonald is a biological oceanographer who uses imaging and GIS techniques to investigate the ecology of deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps. Institution(s) / Organization(s): Florida State University (FSU) Professor of Oceanography Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science Dept. College of Arts and Sciences Education: B.A. Environmental Studies, The Friends World College, 1976 M.S. Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, 1983 Ph.D. Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, 1990 Area of Expertise / Interest: Deep-sea ecology; Image processing; Remote sensing; GIS; Surficial Processes; Ecological Indicators; Oil and Gas Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS); Biological Oceanography; Marine Geology and Geophysics Preferred Language:   English Mailing Address: Florida State University EOAS 117 N Woodward Dr. POB 3064320 Tallahassee, FL 32306-4320 USA Telephone: +1 850-644-5498 Fax: +1 850-644-2581 E-mail: imacdonald@fsu.edu Home Page URL:   http://ocean.fsu.edu/Faculty/macdonald/macdonald.php Links to Projects or Publications: Chemosynthetic Communities and Deep Sea Ecology (Chemo II) Gas hydrates Asphalt volcanoes Seafloor time-lapse Keywords:   Deep-sea, Ecology, Image Processing, Remote Sensing, GIS
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