Jennifer Wong-Ala, an environmental science graduate, conducted research to determine how biological and physical factors affect the number of fish surviving.
UH Mānoa researchers provide evidence that the viruses are actively infecting the many unusual microorganisms that live deep in the rocky crust of the seafloor.
The expedition will sample volcanoes at different stages in their development, including the young active volcano, Vailuluʻu, and the older Samoan volcanic feature that defines the island of Tutuila.
Craig Smith's research led to the recognition of the importance of whale carcasses as special habitats contributing to the diversity the deep-sea fauna.
UH Mānoa researcher David Karl and Jens Nielsen from Chalmers University of Technology, developed a computer model to understand the survival of Prochlorococcus.