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University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Marine Science
1020 Balch Blvd.
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Phone: 228-688-1510
Fax: 228-688-1121

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Kjell Gundersen

University of Southern Mississippi

COSEE Role:
Participating Scientist


Primary COSEE Affiliation: Gulf of Mexico

Other affiliations:
- Ocean Systems


Interaction with COSEE Network:

Participating scientist at NSTA Short Course (2009) entitled "These Oceans They are a Changin' - How Might This Affect You?" co-hosted by COSEE-OS and COSEE-NOW



Background with Respect to Ocean Sciences Education:

M.S. in Marine Biology, University of Bergen, Norway
Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography, University of Southampton, UK



Selected Publications:

Hansell, D., N.R. Bates & K. Gundersen (1995) Mineralization of dissolved organic carbon in the Sargasso Sea. Marine Chemistry 51:201-212

Gundersen, K., M. Heldal, S. Norland & D.A. Purdie (2002) Elemental C, N and P content of individual bacteria collected at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site. Limnology & Oceanography 47:1525-1530

Gallon, J.R., P. Albertano, B. Bergman, K.v. Bröckel, A. Canini, R. Congresti, A.M. Evans, P. Fritsche, K. Gundersen, S.te L. Hekkert, A. Jones, M. Meyerhöfer, K. Nachtigall, U. Ohlendieck, K.M. Orcutt, S. Repka, K. Sivonen, M. Staal & L.J. Stal (2002) Uncoupling of N2 fixation and primary production in a developing cyanobacterial bloom in the Baltic Sea. Limnology & Oceanography 47:1514-1521

Degerholm, J., K. Gundersen, B. Bergman & E. Söderbäck (2006) Phosphorus limiting growth in the filamentous cyanobacteria Nodularia sp. and Aphanizomenon sp. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 58:323-332

Ohlendieck, U., K. Gundersen, M. Meyerhöfer, P. Fritsche, K. Nachtigall & B. Bergman (2007) The significance of nitrogen fixation to new production during early summer in the Baltic sea. Biogeosciences 4:1-11



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