idavidso@pdx.edu
Ph: 503-725-8104
Fax: 503-725-3834
PhD: University College Cork, Ireland • Marine Biology
BSc: University College Cork, Ireland • Applied Ecology
Ian is a
new post-doc working on a project examining the extent and composition
of fouling communities entering the Lower Columbia River on the hulls
of ships. Much of the recent work carried out on species introductions
and vector science in marine systems has focused on the importance
of ballast water in transferring species around the world. Much less
attention has been given to hull mediated transfers, and this is a first
attempt to quantify the extent of biofouling transfers into the Lower
Columbia River. Samples will be taken directly from ships, both underwater
and from occasional dry-docking periods, as well as from archival video
footage provided by maritime companies in the region. Patterns of fouling
assemblage distribution occurring on existing man-made structures and
other hard-bottom substrata will also be surveyed.
The photo shows Ian peering into the access point of a ballast tank
whilst sampling ballast water.
noblem@si.edu
Ph: 503-725-9076
Fax: 503-725-3834
MS: Portland State University (2007)
BS: Utah State University (1998)
Monaca is from Utah and completed her Bachelor's degree at Utah State University in 1998.
She recently completed her thesis at PSU titled "Biological Characterization of Ballast Water Arriving in the Columbia River". She is currently working full-time at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Marine Invasions Laboratory on the ballast water exchange verification program. The ballast water exchange verification program aims to test the application of a developing method to verify ballast water exchange.
