- Emerita Associate Marine Research Scientist
- Biological Oceanography
- Phone: 4012121403
- Email: lmaranda@uri.edu
- Office Location: 320 Coastal Institute Building
Biography
Currently retired, although still working on publishing previous work.
Research
Biological Oceanography
Algal blooms, Biofouling, Microbial ecology, Phytoplankton ecology.
Education
Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Rhode Island 1987
M.S. Biology, Université Laval 1975
IB.S. Biology, Université Laval 1972
Selected Publications
Maranda, L., A. M. Cox, R. G. Campbell, and D. C. Smith 2013. Chlorine dioxide as a treatment for ballast water to control invasive species: Shipboard testing. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 75: 76-89. http://0-ac.els-cdn.com.helin.uri.edu/S0025326X13004542/1-s2.0-S0025326X13004542-main.pdf?_tid=20d6ea54-4d74-11e3-af83-00000aab0f02&acdnat=1384464871_15ca3c7f6acf0d5fca506a78b6366409
Zhang, H, D. Bhattacharya, L. Maranda and S. Lin 2008. Mitochondrial cob and cox1 and their mRNA editing in Dinophysis acuminata from Narragansett Bay: with special reference to the phylogenetic position of Dinophysis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74 (5): 1546-1554.
Maranda, L., S. Corwin and P. E. Hargraves 2007. Prorocentrum lima (Dinophyceae) in northeastern USA coastal waters: I. Abundance and distribution. Harmful Algae, 6(5): 623-631. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2006.12.007
Maranda, L., S. Corwin, S. Dover and S. L. Morton, 2007. Prorocentrum lima (Dinophyceae) in northeastern USA coastal waters: II Toxin load in the epibiota and in shellfish. Harmful Algae, 6(5): 632-641. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2006.12.006
Maranda, L., S. Corwin, P. E. Hargraves, L. L. Bean, S. Eaker, T. Leighfield, and S. L. Morton 2004. Prorocentrum lima in New England Coastal Waters: Population Dynamics and Toxicity. In: Harmful Algae 2002. Steidinger, K. A., Landsberg, J. H., Tomas, C. R., and G. A. Vargo (Eds.). Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg, FL, pp. 355-357.
Hackett, J. D., L. Maranda, H. S. Yoon and D. Bhattacharya 2003. Phylogenetic evidence for the cryptophyte origin of the plastid of Dinophysis (Dinophysiales, Dinophyceae). J. Phycol. 39 (2): 440-448.
