Research Program

The overarching questions that drive my research are:  What do organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean eat, and what mechanisms allow these organsims to inhabit environments that we humans perceive as "extreme"?  I have three primary research foci: the arctic benthic communities; North Carolina benthic communities, and invertebrates exposed to anoxic, sulfidic sediments.

Selected Publications

Clough, L.M., and G.R. Lopez (1993)  Potential carbon sources for the head-down deposit feeding polychaete Heteromastus filiformis.  Journal of Marine Research 51: 596-616

Clough, L.M., W.G. Ambrose, Jr., and J.K. Cochran (1994)  The role of biomass, bioturbation, and remineralization in determining the fate of Carbon in the Arctic Ocean.  In: The 1994 Arctic Ocean Section: The first major scientific crossing of the Arctic Ocean.  Edited by W. Tucker and D. Cate.  pp.51-52

Clough, L.M., W.G. Ambrose, Jr., C.J. Asjiam, P.E. Renaud, and S.L. Smith (1997)  Meroplankton abundance in the Northeast Water Polynya; Insights from oceanographic parameters and benthic abundance patterns.  Journal of Marine Systems 10: 343-353

Clough, L.M., W.G. Ambrose, Jr., J.K. Cochran, C. Barnes, P.E. Renaud, and R.C. Aller (1998) Infaunal density, biomass, and bioturbation in the sediments of the Arctic Ocean.  Deep Sea Research II  44: 1683-1704

Von Quillfeldt, C.H., W.G. Ambrose and L.M. Clough (2001: in revision) "The Distribution, Abundance, and Taxonomy of Ica Algae in the Chukchi Sea" submitted to Polar Biology

West, T.L., L.M. Clough, and W.G. Ambrose, Jr. (2000) "Assessment of function in an oligohaline environment: Lessons learned by comparing created and natural habitats".  Ecological Engineering 15: 303-321

Vanreusel, A., L. Clough, K. Jacobsen, W.G. Ambrose Jr., J. Jivaluk, V. Ryheul, R. Herman, and M. Vincx (2000) "Meiobenthos of the Central Arcitc Ocean with special emphasis on the nematode community structure". Deep Sea Research I 47: 1855-1879

Courses Taught
 
Environmental Biology (BIOL 1060)
Principle of Biology (BIOL 1100)
Ecology (BIOL 2250)
Marine Community Ecology (BIOL 5270)
Coastal Ecological Processes (BIOL 6910)    

Professional Memberships

AAAS
NABT
TOS
 
Honors

Arctic Service Medal (NSF)
Arctic Sevice Medal (US Coast Guard) 

Chair of the AICC (Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee) - a UNOLS committee which serves as the liaison between the Arctic Science Community, NSF, and the US Coast Guard.

Member of UNOLS (Unviersity National Oceanographic Lab System) Council as of 01/01/01:  http://www.unols.org/council/ 

visit the AICC website at  http://www.unols.org/aicc/