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Biogeochemistry research student

Summary of research interests

  • Benthic biogeochemistry and solute exchange, carbon mineralization, photosynthesis, bioturbation and bioirrigtaion
  • Application of micro sensors microbial ecology and biogeochemistry
  • Development and application of planar optodes in microbial ecology and biogeochemistry
  • Microscale variation in carbon mineralization and metal mobilization

 

Education / career

Project

Micro heterogeneity of carbon mineralization and metal mobilization in marine sediments

Supervisors

Professor Ronnie N Glud (Director of Studies), SAMS and University of Southern Denmark

Dr Henrik Stahl, SAMS

 

Project funder

Natural Environment Research Council

 

University

UHI Millennium Institute

Publications

Publication, presentations, cruises and courses

Publications

Larsen M, Borisov SM, Grunvald B, Klimant I, Glud RN. (Submitted). A new simple and cheap high resolution planar optode imaging system: application to oxygen and pH sensing. Limnol Oceanor: Meth.

 

Oral presentations

Measuring oxygen exchange at the seafloor: Recent advances and future challenges. San Diego State University. July 2010

A sandwich sensor for simultaneous measurements of O2 and pH and metal mobilization in marine sediments. Conference on DGT and the Environment, Sardinia, October 2009

 

Scientific cruises

2008: Celtic Sea, RSS James Cook, JC025
2007: Black Sea. FS Meteor, M72/1
2006: Baltic Sea, FS Heinke

 

Courses

2010: International Geobiology course. USA.

 
My contact details

Morten Larsen SAMS

Mr Morten Larsen

E: morten.larsen@sams.ac.uk

T: +44 (0)1631 559 000

F: +44 (0)1631 559 001

Scottish Marine Institute

Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, UK