Mark Masterton LittlerMark Masterton Littler

Presentation by:Presentation by:

Erica HudsonErica Hudson

Education and CareerEducation and Career

Received his BS at Ohio UniversityReceived his BS at Ohio University Received his PhD at the University of HawaiiReceived his PhD at the University of Hawaii Served as a visiting professor at StanfordServed as a visiting professor at Stanford Held faculty positions at UC Irvine, USC, and George Held faculty positions at UC Irvine, USC, and George

Mason UniversityMason University Is a member of the Phycological Society of America, the Is a member of the Phycological Society of America, the

International Society for Reef Studies, and the American International Society for Reef Studies, and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Society of Limnology and Oceanography

He is currently the Chairman and Curator of the He is currently the Chairman and Curator of the department of botany at the Smithsonian Institutiondepartment of botany at the Smithsonian Institution

Current ResearchCurrent Research

Top-down vs bottom-up interactions in Top-down vs bottom-up interactions in coral reef systemscoral reef systems

The relative dominance theoryThe relative dominance theory Seaweed experimental taxonomySeaweed experimental taxonomy The causes of variability in biodiversity, The causes of variability in biodiversity,

ecology, productivity, and evolution of ecology, productivity, and evolution of marine systemsmarine systems

AwardsAwards

The Prescott Prize The Prescott Prize 2003 from 2003 from Phycological SocietyPhycological Society

The American The American Academy for Academy for Underwater Sciences Underwater Sciences Lifetime Achievement Lifetime Achievement Award 2003Award 2003

(Both were awarded (Both were awarded jointly to Mark and his jointly to Mark and his wife Diane)wife Diane)

Fun FactsFun Facts

Mark and his wife Diane work jointly on Mark and his wife Diane work jointly on nearly everythingnearly everything

They have published over 150 papers in They have published over 150 papers in scholarly journals and have published scholarly journals and have published several booksseveral books

They hold a Guinness record for They hold a Guinness record for discovering the deepest plant on earth discovering the deepest plant on earth (268 meters!)(268 meters!)

SourcesSources

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/alhttp://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/algae/Staff-ml.htmgae/Staff-ml.htm

http://www.scienceblog.com/community/olhttp://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/G/20035430.htmlder/2003/G/20035430.html

http://www.research.usf.edu/diving/AAUShttp://www.research.usf.edu/diving/AAUS%202003%20Lifetime%20acheivement%2%202003%20Lifetime%20acheivement%20award.htm0award.htm