Current Research
I am currently a PhD student at Stony Brook University in the
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. My current research advisor is Dr. Christopher Gobler.
Dr. Gobler's lab works primarily on harmful algal blooms, and phytoplankton ecology. My research
interests have branched off from this a bit to include shellfish. Specifically, local species to Long Island including hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), scallops
(Argopecten irradians), and oysters (Crassostrea virginica). I am investigating
the effects of climate change, through increased carbon dioxide levels and acidification, on the growth and survival of juvenile
shellfish.
I am also working, in part, on a study of eutrophication in
the Forge River Estuary on Long Island. I aid in this research by monitoring the growth and abundance of
the dominant macroalgal species in this system, Ulva lactuca.
Publications
Schumacher,
R.W., S.C. Talmage, S.A. Miller, K.E. Sarris, B.S. Davidson, and A.
Goldberg. 2003. Isolation and structure determination of an antimicrobial
ester from a
marine sediment-derived bacterium. Journal of Natural
Products 66(9) pp. 1291-3.
Douglas, N.L., K.M. Mullen, S.C. Talmage,
and C.D. Harvell. 2007. Exploring the role of
Chitinolytic enzymes in sea fan coral (Gorgonia
ventalina) immunity. Marine Biology
150(6) pp. 1137-1144.
Talmage, S.C. and C.J. Gobler. 2009. The effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
on the metamorphosis, size, and survival of
larval hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria),
bay scallops (Argopecten irradians), and Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica).
The Journal
of Limnology and Oceanography 54(6) pp. 2072-2080
Presentations
Paper presentation at the ASLO Meeting in Nice, France, 2009
Paper presentation at the Western Society of Naturalists Meeting, 2006
Poster presentation at the LTER
All Scientists Meeting in Colorado, 2006
Paper presentation at the Western Society of Naturalists Meeting, 2005
Poster
presentation at the Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, 2005
Presentation at the University of Rocherster's Reserach
Forum, 2003
Poster presentation at Cornell's undergraduate reserach board, 2003
Presentation at the Ecological
Center in Akumal, Mexico, 2002
Membership in professional societies:
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association
of Underwater Scientists
Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science
Phycological Society of America
International
Society for Reef Studies
Diver's Alert Network / PADI
Training Certifications
and Skills:
Dive Master PADI-SCUBA certification
Ocean Certified Lifeguard
with CPR/AED/First Aid
DAN Oxygen Provider
French Captain Boating License
US Coast Guard Boating License
SUNY Stony Brook- Gobler Lab
SUNY Stony Brook-School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
East Hampton Town Trustees
Cornell University
California State University Northridge Marine Biology
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