Craig J. Plante
Director, Graduate Program in Marine Biology
Grice Marine Laboratory
College of Charleston
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 953-9187
(843) 953-9188 (lab)
Fax: (843) 953-9199
Email: plantec@cofc.edu
Degrees:
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Research Interests:
Microbial ecology, benthic biology, the influence of animal-microbe interactions on biogeochemical processes, and the role of autoinduction in the development of marine biofilms.
Recent Publications:
- Easley, J., Plante, S., Hymel, S. 2004. Vertical migrations of benthic microalgae on a semi-protected beach: Temporal aspects. Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science(submitted).
- Plante, C. J., Wilde, S. 2004. Biotic disturbance, recolonization and early succession of bacterial assemblages in intertidal sediments. Microb. Ecol. 48:xx (DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-1031-x).
- Wilde, S., Plante, C. 2002. Spatial heterogeneity of bacterial assemblages in marine sediments: The influence of the deposit-feeder, Balanoglossus aurantiacus. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 55: 97-107
- Plante, C.J., Wilde, S. B. 2001. Bacterial recovery in deposit-feeder egesta: In situ growth or immigration? Limnol. & Oceanogr. 46: 1171-1181.
- Plante, C. J. 2000. The role of bacterial exopolymeric capsules in protection from deposit-feeder digestion. Aquatic Microb. Ecol. 21: 211-219.
- Hymel, S., Plante, C. 2000. Feeding and bacteriolytic responses of the deposit-feeder Abarenicola pacifica (Polychaeta: Arenicolidae) (Healy and Wells) to changes in temperature and sediment food quality. Mar. Biol. 136: 1019-1027.