Dr. Nazan Atilla

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Field of Focus
  • Ecology
  • Harmful Algal Blooms
  • Hypoxia
  • Biological Oceanography
Area of Expertise
Estuarine and benthic ecology in shallow water systems, effects of urbanization on benthic communities
Education
  • Ph.D. Zoology and Physiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A., 2001
  • M.S. Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A., 1995
  • B.S. Biology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1991

Dr. Atilla is the Instructional Program Manager at the zoology department of University of Wisconsin-Madison. She recently completed her research on Carbon Cycling in Lake Superior as a Research Associate at the Gaylord Nelson Institute/Center for Climatic Research at the Univ.of Wisconsin. She worked with Galen A. McKinley.

Dr. Atilla's past research involved identifying the changes in phytoplankton community structure from their signature pigments (HPLC) and the link between these changes and nutrient enrichment and development of seasonal hypoxia in Louisiana Continental Shelf and Louisiana estuaries. She worked with Dr. Nancy N. Rabalais.

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