Research Scientist Emeritus
- Affiliate Faculty, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware
Contact
lakaplan@stroudcenter.org
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311
Interests and Expertise
Dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry, aquatic microbial ecology, and nutrient cycling.
Education
- Ph.D., Biology (Limnology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- M.S., Ecology, University of California, Davis, California.
- B.A., Environmental Sciences, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Professional Experience
- Research Scientist Emeritus, Stroud Water Research Center, 2018–present.
- Director, Ecosystem Science Cluster, Division of Environmental Science, National Science Foundation, 2015–2018.
- Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 1999–2017.
- Curator, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1996–1999.
- Assistant Curator, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1988–1992.
- Research Associate, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1980–1988.
- Post Graduate Research Scientist III, University of California, Davis, California, 1974–1975.
Publications
Surface and subsurface dissolved organic carbon
Kaplan, L.A., and J.D. Newbold. 2000. Pages 237–258 in J.B. Jones and P.J. Mulholland (editors). Streams and ground waters. Academic Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The role of microorganisms in the ecological connectivity of running waters
Pusch, M., D. Fiebig, I. Brettar, H. Eisenmann, B.K. Ellis, L.A. Kaplan, M.A. Lock, M.W. Naegeli, and W. Traunspurger. 1998. Freshwater Biology 40(3):453–495.
Standley, L.J., and L.A. Kaplan. 1998. Organic Geochemistry 28(11):689–697.
Gremm, T.J., and L.A. Kaplan. 1998. CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 26(3):167–171.
Organic matter dynamics in White Clay Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
Newbold, J.D., T.L. Bott, L.A. Kaplan, B.W. Sweeney, and R.L. Vannote. 1997. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:46–50.
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