OHSU

Tawnya Peterson

Tawnya Peterson

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Phone:  503 748-7679
Fax:  503 748-1273
Website: Aquatic Biogeochemistry and Plankton Ecology Group

 

Current Appointments

Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems
Affiliate Scientist, Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction

 

Education

B.Sc. Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, 1997
Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2005

 

Research Interests

Biological oceanography; ecology and physiology of phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; ocean observatories.

 

Selected Publications

Peterson, T. D.; Harrison, P. J. (2012) Diatom dynamics in a long-lived mesoscale eddy in the northeast subarctic Pacific Ocean. Deep Sea Res., Part I, 65, 157-170. (DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.03.007)

Herfort, L.; Peterson, T. D.; Prahl, F. G.; McCue, L. A.; Needoba, J. A.; Crump, B. C.; Roegner, G. C.; Campbell, V.; Zuber, P. (2012) Red waters of Myrionecta rubra are biogeochemical hotspots for the Columbia River estuary with impacts on primary/secondary productions and nutrient cycles. Estuaries Coasts, 35, 878-891. (DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9485-z)

Anthony, S. E.; Prahl, F. G.; Peterson, T. D. (2012) Methane dynamics in the Willamette River, Oregon. Limnol. Oceanogr., 57, 1517-1530. (DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1517)

Peterson, T. D.; Crawford, D. W.; Harrison, P. J. (2011) Evolution of the phytoplankton assemblage in a long-lived mesoscale eddy in the eastern Gulf of Alaska. Mar. Ecol.: Prog. Ser., 424, 53-73. (DOI: 10.3354/meps08943)

Smith, M. W.; Herfort, L.; Tyrol, K.; Suciu, D.; Campbell, V.; Crump, B. C.; Peterson, T. D.; Zuber, P.; Baptista, A. M.; Simon, H. M. (2010) Seasonal changes in bacterial and archaeal gene expression patterns across salinity gradients in the Columbia River coastal margin. PLoS One, 5. (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013312)

Palacios, S. L.; Peterson, T. D.; Kudela, R. M. (2009) Development of synthetic salinity from remote sensing for the Columbia River plume. J. Geophys. Res., [Oceans], 115, C00B05/01-C00B05/14. (DOI: 10.1029/2008jc004895)

Kudela, R. M.; Peterson, T. D. (2009) Influence of a buoyant river plume on phytoplankton nutrient dynamics: what controls standing stocks and productivity? J. Geophys. Res., [Oceans], 115, C00B11/01-C00B11/15. (DOI: 10.1029/2008jc004913)

Banas, N. S.; Lessard, E. J.; Kudela, R. M.; MacCready, P.; Peterson, T. D.; Hickey, B. M.; Frame, E. (2009) Planktonic growth and grazing in the Columbia River plume region: a biophysical model study. J. Geophys. Res., [Oceans], 115, C00B06/01-C00B06/21, C00B13. (DOI: 10.1029/2008jc004993)

Roland, L. A.; McCarthy, M. D.; Peterson, T. D.; Walker, B. D. (2009) A large-volume microfiltration system for isolating suspended particulate organic matter: fabrication and assessment versus GFF filters in central North Pacific. Limnol. Oceanogr.: Methods, 7, 64-80. (DOI: 10.4319/lom.2009.7.64)

Kudela, R. M.; Ryan, J. P.; Blakely, M. D.; Lane, J. Q.; Peterson, T. D. (2008) Linking the physiology and ecology of Cochlodinium to better understand harmful algal bloom events: a comparative approach. Harmful Algae, 7, 278-292. (DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.12.016)

Peterson, T. D.; Toews, H. N. J.; Robinson, C. L. K.; Harrison, P. J. (2007) Nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Canada) during the summer upwelling seasons of 2001-2002. J. Plankton Res., 29, 219-239. (DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm010)

Peterson, T. D.; Whitney, F. A.; Harrison, P. J. (2005) Macronutrient dynamics in an anticyclonic mesoscale eddy in the Gulf of Alaska. Deep-Sea Res., Part II, 52, 909-932. (DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.02.004)

Crawford, W. R.; Brickley, P. J.; Peterson, T. D.; Thomas, A. C. (2005) Impact of Haida Eddies on chlorophyll distribution in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska. Deep-Sea Res., Part II, 52, 975-989. (DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.02.011)

Crawford, D. W.; Lipsen, M. S.; Purdie, D. A.; Lohan, M. C.; Statham, P. J.; Whitney, F. A.; Putland, J. N.; Johnson, W. K.; Sutherland, N.; Peterson, T. D.; Harrison, P. J.; Wong, C. S. (2003) Influence of zinc and iron enrichments on phytoplankton growth in the northeastern subarctic Pacific. Limnol. Oceanogr., 48, 1583-1600. (DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.4.1583)