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 Dr. Jenny Purcell
is currently a resident scientist at the Shannon Point Marine Center of
Western Washington University. She received her PhD in 1981 from the
University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Purcell research centers on the
trophic interactions, population dynamics, and behavior of gelatinous
zooplankton, especially cnidarians and ctenophores. She explores the effects
of jellyfish on fish populations, plus the function of the specia lized
stinging cells (nematocysts) and chemoreception within these phyla. Areas of
professional expertise: Biological oceanography, zooplankton ecology. Trophic importance and population dynamics of gelatinous zooplankton,
especially cnidarians and ctenophores. Environmental effects on population
size of jellyfish. Jellyfish as predators and competitors of fish.
Introduced species. Top-down control in marine ecosystems.
Email:
j.purcell@conservationinstitute.org
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