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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. Patricia Tester Source: http://www.floridamarine.org (20 May, 2004) Dr. Tester's research centers on Karenia brevis blooms and their coupling to physical processes. While there is a conceptual model of bloom initiation, transport, maintenance and dissipation, much of the biological-physical coupling remains unsubstantiated. The temporal and spatial scales of the research questions pertaining to the coupling of physical and biological processes vary widely. Dr. Tester has observed that at one end of the spatial scale, the physical processes dominating the midshelf region of the West Florida Shelf seem key to understanding a critical phase in the development and growth of blooms and the potential for their shoreward transport. Her research acquires information on upwelling, vertical migration of K. brevis and water column nutrient profiles, each aspect critical to physical-biological coupling. Institution(s) / Organization(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce Adjunct Professor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA Education: Ph.D. Oceanography, Oregon State University, OR, USA, 1983 Area of Expertise / Interest: Harmful Algal Blooms; Biological Oceanography Preferred Language:   English Mailing Address: 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 USA Telephone: +1 252-728-8792 Fax: +1 252-728-8784 E-mail: pat.tester@noaa.gov Home Page URL:   http://www.floridamarine.org/features/view_article.asp?id=1697 Keywords:   Harmful algal bloom, Transport, Dissipation, Upwelling, Vertical migration, Nutrient profile
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