School of Biology and Ecology
University of Maine
Sawyer Environmental Center
Orono, ME 04469
207-581-2112 Ph/Voicemail
207-581-9390 Fax
jasmine.saros at maine.edu
My main research interests involve paleolimnology and phytoplankton ecology, as I use diatom fossil records in lake sediments to reconstruct environmental change over time. My approach differs from conventional reconstructions involving diatom profiles in that I apply information from both field observations and bioassays to the sediment records, and I use patterns in the sediment record to pose testable hypotheses about mechanisms driving observed changes. My current research in the Beartooth Mountain Range of the central Rocky Mountains focuses on understanding how the interactive effects of enhanced atmospheric nitrogen deposition and climate change may be driving observed shifts in alpine diatom communities. I also use algal ecology as a tool to investigate indirect lake-climate interactions, particularly the linkage between lake-water chemistry and climate, in saline lakes of the northern Great Plains.
Climate-Induced Shifts in Alpine Diatom Communities: Linking Neoecological and Paleoecological Approaches to Incorporate Responses to Trophic Forcing
The Response of Lakes to Disturbance and Climate Change: Calibrating Sedimentary Records to Test the Landscape Position Concept
Mapping Critical Loads of Atmospheric N and S deposition in the Rocky Mountains
Interactive Effects of UV Radiation and Temperature on Pelagic Foodwebs
The Role of Dissolved Organic Material in Regulating Primary Production in Prairie Saline Lakes
Michel, T.J., Saros, J.E., Interlandi, S.J. & A.P. Wolfe. 2006. Resource requirements of four freshwater diatom taxa determined by in situ growth bioassays using natural populations from alpine lakes. Hydrobiologia 568: 235-243.
Fritz, S.C. & J.E. Saros. 2006. Paleolimnology and Paleohydrology. In Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences, volume 3: Ecological and Hydrological Interactions. M.G. Anderson, editor-in-chief. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Doyle, S.A., Saros, J.E. & C.E. Williamson. 2005. Interactive effects of temperature andnutrient limitation on the response of alpine phytoplankton growth to ultraviolet radiation. Limnology & Oceanography 50: 1362-1367.
Saros, J.E., Michel, T.J., Interlandi, S.J. & A.P. Wolfe. 2005. Resource requirements of Asterionella formosa and Fragilaria crotonensis in oligotrophic alpine lakes: implications for recent phytoplankton community reorganizations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62: 1681-1689.
Saros, J.E., Interlandi, S.J., Doyle, S.A., Michel, T.J. & C.E. Williamson. 2005. Are the deep chlorophyll maxima in alpine lakes primarily induced by nutrient availability, not UV avoidance? Arctic, Antarctic, & Alpine Research 37: 557-563.
Saros, J.E., Interlandi, S.J., Wolfe, A.P. & D.R. Engstrom. 2003. Recent changes in the diatom community structure of lakes in the Beartooth Mountain Range (USA). Arctic, Antarctic, & Alpine Research 35: 18-23.
Saros, J. E. & S. C. Fritz. 2002. Resource competition among saline-lake diatoms under varying N:P ratios, salinity, and brine type. Freshwater Biology 46: 1-9.