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
Adenylate energy charge in streambed sediments
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1985. Freshwater Biology 15:133–138.
Benthic bacterial biomass supported by streamwater dissolved organic matter
Bott, T.L., L.A. Kaplan, and F.T. Kuserk. 1984. Microbial Ecology 10:335–344.
In situ measures of dissolved organic carbon flux in a rural stream
Kuserk, F.T., L.A. Kaplan, and T.L. Bott. 1984. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 41:964–973.
Microbial heterotrophic utilization of dissolved organic matter in a piedmont stream
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1983. Freshwater Biology 13:363–377.
Diel fluctuations of DOC generated by algae in a piedmont stream
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1982. Limnology and Oceanography 27:1091–1100.
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