Field of Focus
  • Harmful Algal Blooms
  • Biological Oceanography
  • Political Science
Area of Expertise
Macroalgal Physiology; Phytoplankton Physiology
Education
  • B.A. Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, USA
  • Ph.D. University of South Alabama, AL, USA

Dr. Lartigue's research focus is on macroalgal physiology with an emphasis on nitrate metabolism, the relationship between the toxic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus and its macroalgal hosts, and the flow of carbon through terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.