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TylerLam

Mrs.Andersson
Per.2:Chemistry
05/29/15
JobCareer:MarineEcologist
ThecareerIdecidedtoresearchonisaMarineEcologist.IchosethiscareerbecauseIm
interestedwithmarinelifeanditsinhabitants.MarineEcologyisthestudyofinteractionamong
marineinhabitantsandhowabioticandbioticfactorsaltertheirabilitytoliveandreproducein
theirenvironment.Studyingthemarineenvironmentrequirestheinvolvementwithnatureand
theunderstandingoftheirlife.
Inadayswork,marineecologistscouldbeworkingfromthelaboratorytodivinginto
theocean.Workinthiscareerisgenerallybasedongathering/analyzingdataandconducting
fieldresearch.Findinginformationmayconsistofattendingscientificconferences,reading
researchpapers,orgoingoverscientificjournals.Fieldresearchinvolvesdivingintomarine
environmentstogathersamples,examineanimalbehavior,ortoplacetagsontotheanimalsto
trackmigratorypatterns.Amarineecologistcouldalsoresearchhowthehumanpopulation
couldaffectthebehaviorofthemarineanimals.Aftertheyrefinishedgatheringdata,they
composereportswhichcanbecomepublishedorsenttoregulatoryagencies.Lastly,asachance
toreachoutintosociety,theyoftenperformpubliclecturesandfundraisingactivities.Traveling
isalsoabigpartofthejob,flyingwithintheUS,orinternationally,ecologiststravelto
conferencesortoexperienceothermarinehabitats.

TostartoutasaMarineEcologist,manybeginwithjustabachelorsdegree,butinorder
tofurtherintoindependentresearch,agraduatedegreeisrequired.
Withonlyabachelorsdegree,theonlyopportunitiesavailableareassistantsorlaboratory
technicians.Morecareeropportunitiescomewiththepursuementofahigherdegree.Ifyouwish
toacquire
afacultyordevelopmentposition,adoctoraldegreeisrequired.ThreecollegesthatIhave
interestinforreceivingthisdegreeare:UCBerkeley[MarineScienceBS,MA,PhD],UCSan
Diego[MarineBiodiversityandEnvironmentalBiologyMS,PhD],oratHawaiiPacific
University[MarineScienceBS,MS].Also,aschoolIfoundthatprovidesaninternshipisPerry
Institute.TheyarelocatedonLeeStockingIsland,oneofthelargestsciencefieldinthe
Caribbeanregion.Duringtheinternship,youreceivethechanceinafirsthandenvironmentand
experiencestandardfieldprocedures,samplingprotocol,monitoringtheenvironment,and
diving/boating.Also,youcanpersonallyinteractwithprofessionalmarinescientists!Although
theydontgiveanyinformationiftheresafee,itisanonsalariedposition.Internswilla
subsidizedroomandboard,alsotheywillprovidetransportation.
Asforthescientificprocessesofthisjob,marineecologistsareconstantlyworking
aroundelementsandcyclesthatareimportanttotheirwork.Forexample,nitrogen,carbon,
oxygen,hydrogen,phosphorus,andsulfurarelinkedbymicrobialprocesses.Microbial
processesaretheinteractionbetweenmicroorganismsandtheirenvironment.Alsothese
elementsarefocusedaroundecologicalstoichiometry,whichistheconsiderationofhow
elementsaffectandhowtheyareaffectedbyorganismsandtheirinteractionwithinthe
ecosystem.Cyclesplayanimportantroletomarineecologists.Theycanaffectmarineprocesses

andalterbehaviors.OneofthecyclesistheOxygencycle.Thiscycleismainlydrivenby
photosynthesisProchlorococcus,aphotosyntheticpicoplankton,isaccountableformorethan
halfofthephotosynthesisoftheopenocean.Anothercyclethatconcernsmarineecologistsisthe
nitrogencycle.Thiscycleaffectsmarineecosystemsbecausethenitrogenavailabilitycanaffect
primaryproductionanddecomposition.Lastly,thecarboncycle.Thecarboncycleisthe
exchangementofcarbonwithindifferentspheresoftheEarth.TheamountofatmosphericCO2
canalterweatherpatternsandindirectlyinfluenceoceanicchemistry.
MarineecologyisaninterestingtopicandIfeellikeitllbeacareerIwillpossibly
pursue.Thesalaryrangeforamarineecologistisbetween$34,000$117,000accordingtothe
U.S.DepartmentofLabor.Thesalarycanvaryduetothecompany,location,industry,
experience,andbenefits.Eventhoughthepaymightnotbeasgood,itllbeajobIwilllove.

Presentation
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