CWC Deputy Director, Senior Research Associate
Mailing Address: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Defelice Center 8124 Highway 56 Chauvin, Louisiana 70344 Phone: 985-851-2870 Facsimile:985-851-2874 wmorrison@lumcon.edu
Education
- B.S., 1987, Biology University of Louisiana Monroe , Monroe, Louisiana
Research Interest
- Phytoplankton taxonomy, with emphasis on Gulf of Mexico taxa
- Phytoplankton culturing techniques
- Utilizing digital technology and software to create and maintain databases of phytoplankton images for use as a tool in taxonomy
Current Projects
- Phytoplankton enumeration of water samples taken from stations across the Louisiana Continental Shelf
- The establishment of phytoplankton monocultures isolated from Louisiana freshwater lakes for use as experimental stock cultures
- Upgrading in-house phytoplankton photographic image database to make it searchable and accessible to multiple users
- Assist with laboratory experiments associated with the Multistressors Project (Dr. Nancy Rabalais)
Teaching
- Assist with the laboratory portion of Changing Coastal Oceans
- Assist with the field lab portion of Phycology
Publications
- Power, JH, Morrison, WL, Zeringue, J. 1991. Determining the mass, volume, density, and weight in water of small zooplankters. Marine Biology 110(2): 267-271.
Skills
- Scientific: Environmental Database Management, phytoplankton species determination, Phytoplankton Taxonomy, Wetland Studies Field and Lab Techniques
- Software Applications: Golden Surfer, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, SAS
- Technical: Fluorescent Microscopy, Live Phytoplankton Cultures, Microscopic Digital Photography