Garlmer Personnel Biographies


STUDENT

Otero, Ernesto
Ph.D. Student, Microbiology, (Hodson)

GARLMER Research:
Studies of the utilization of naturally occuring substrates by the bacterial communities in Altamaha and Satilla river estuaries. My studies are based on stable isotope analyses of bacterial DNA and particulate and dissolved organic constituents of estuarine water. Analyses conducted are those of chlorophyll, dissolved organic carbon, total organic carbon and humic matter concentration in relation to their stable isotope signatures and characterization of terrestrially derived material based on profiles of lignin oxidation products and their delta 13C.
Other Research Interests:
Sulfate reduction in tropical coastal and reef environments; remote sensing of suspended particulate matter and chlorophyllous pigments in coastal tropical waters; trace element composition of mangrove dominated areas; marine pollution monitoring.
Selected Publications:
  • Corredor, J.E., J. Morell, F. Nieves and E. Otero. 1985. Studies on eutrophication of the marine ecosystem of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. In Mem. Undecimo Simp. Rec. Nat. Departamento de Recursos Naturales, San Juan Puerto Rico.
  • Otero, E., F. Nieves and J.E. Corredor. 1987. Patterns of tar ball accumulation on a Lunate Coral Key at La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 23(1):123-129.
  • Corredor, J.E., C.R. Wilkinson, V.P. Vicente, J. Morell and E. Otero. 1988. Nitrate release by Caribbean reef sponges. Limnol. Oceanogr. 33(1):114-120.
  • Otero, E., R.L. Miller and J.M. Lopez. 1992. Remote sensing of chlorophyll and sediments in coastal waters of Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the First Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Louisiana, USA. Vol. 1:353-364.
  • Miller, R.L., J.F. Cruise, E. Otero and J.M. Lopez. 1994. The water quality of Mayaguez Bay, Puerto Rico: Monitoring suspended particulate matter using field measurements and remote sensing. Water Resources Bulletin. 30(2):271-282.
  • Bachood, D., E. Otero and R.E. Hodson. 1996. Extraction of high quality bacterial DNA from auqatic environments. Abstracts of the 96th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. May, 1996, New Orleans, LA.