Mike Foster
MICHAEL S. FOSTER
Professor Emeritus, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
B.S., Stanford University
M.A., Stanford University
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara
Email: foster [at] mlml [dot] calstate [dot] edu
Lab Website:
http://phycology.mlml.calstate.edu
Mike's Web Page:
http://phycology.mlml.calstate.edu/foster.html
Specific Research Interests:
The population and community ecology of marine macroalgae. Current Projects: (1) Ecology of rhodolith beds in the Gulf of California; (2) Macrophyte population dynamics in Elkhorn Slough; (3) Long-term dynamics of giant kelp forests in California; (4) The effects of power plant once-through cooling systems on the marine enviroment; (5) The relationships among seaweed population dynamics, demographics and life histories.
