Emeritus
Gabriel A. Vargo
Emeritus, Assoc. Professor
Biological Oceanography
Ph.D., Graduate School of Oceaonography, University of Rhode Island, 1976
Email: vargo@usf.edu
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* Please Note: These professors are retired and are no longer accepting new students.
Research Interests:
Phytoplankton ecology and physiology, dynamics of dinoflagellate and Harmful Algal
Blooms, measurements of in situ growth rates, phytoplankton-zooplankton interactions,
benthic microalgal production and biomass, benthic filter feeders related to bloom
dynamics. More recently two projects are underway to assess the impact of phycotoxins
on sea birds, shore birds and raptors.