David Thistle

Grants Held

 2008-2011 Do sediment-dwelling species have large ranges along a continental slope? National Science Foundation, $589,325.
2006-2008 Effects of local weather on early juvinile gag populations. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Chris Koenig co-principal investigator. Northern Gulf of Mexico Institute,  $93,898.
2002-2008 The influence of deepseabed CO2 sequestration on small metazoan (meiofaunal) community structure and function. Department of Energy, $563,556.
1999-2001 The biology of the benthopelagic component of the shallow scattering layer. Office of Naval Research, $111,957.
1997-1999 Evaluating impacts of predation by large, motile epifauna on macrofauna and meiofauna in the deep sea: a test of cage performance. National Science Foundation, $132,853.
1995-2000 The taxonomy of the harpacticoid copepods of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Office of Naval Research, , $137,668.
1992-1995 Meiofauna: tools for evaluating the environmental impact of polymetalic-nodule mining in the deep sea. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $50,260.
1991-1994 Flow effects on deep-sea soft-bottom benthos. Office of Naval Research, $75,035.
1989-1993 Are winter storms an organizing force in a shelf meiofaunal community? G.L. Weatherly, co-principal investigator. National Science Foundation, $230,000.
1988-1989 The role of biologically produced structure in deep-sea community organization. National Science Foundation, $39,997.
1987-1988 Does the hydrodynamic regime alter community structure in the deep-sea. Office of Naval Research, $64,335.
1984-1988 The role of biologically produced structure in deep-sea community organization. National Science Foundation, $128,639.
1979-1986 The role of exopolymer binding in microfouling and sediment erodability. Co-principal investigator with D.C. White. Office of Naval Research, $602,449.
1979-1986 Aspects of the benthic biology of the High Energy Benthic Boundary Layer Experiment. Office of Naval Research, $258,299.
1977-1980 The role of disturbance in subtidal meiofaunal ecology. Office of Naval Research, $45,428.