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SOUTH AFRICAN ZOOLOGIST DR. JOHN G. FIELD
NAMED EIGHTH ANNUAL WIESE DISTINGUISHED LECTURER |
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Contact: Lisa Young 334/861-7509 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2001 (Dauphin Island, Alabama) The Wiese Distinguished Lecture Series has named South African zoologist Dr. John Field as its Distinguished Lecturer for 2001. This endowed lecture series is a gift from Fairhope resident Mr. Peter Wiese, and is sponsored by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama. As part of the Lecture Series, Dr. Field will give a free talk to the public on Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at the Humanities Auditorium, Room 170 on the University of South Alabama Campus. The talk will begin at 4:00 PM. The lecture is titled, "The Benguela Upwelling System: From Physics to Fish." The Benguela is a major ocean current that runs off the coast of South Africa and is responsible for the "upwelling" transport of nutrient-rich, deep ocean water into the lighted surface waters where plankton can thrive. Such upwelling systems support some of the world's richest fisheries. Dr. Field was a pioneer in the development of mathematical models used to study food web interactions in marine ecosystems. He is interested in all levels of the food web, and has published over 85 important papers covering the roles of bacteria, phytoplankton, kelp, benthic (bottom dwelling) invertebrates and fish in ecosystems all around the world. Dr. Field is a prominent member of the global ocean research community and has served as the head of several international programs, most recently the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR). In these leadership roles he has guided international research programs to provide a better understanding of how global climate change will impact the oceans and, in turn, how the oceans will impact the climate system. |
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