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Chet Rakocinski

Professor Chet Rakocinski

Professor

Bio

Presently, I am a Professor in the Division of Coastal Sciences of the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Ocean Science and Engineering. I am housed at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, where I have been a PI or Co-PI on various research projects dealing with aquatic and marine ecology of invertebrates and fishes.

  • PHD - University of Â鶹´«Ã½ (1986)
  • MS - Northern Illinois University (1977)
  • BS - Northern Illinois University (1974)

Benthic Ecology (Grad)
Coastal Processes II (UG/Grad)
Professional Skills (Grad)
Data Analysis in the Coastal Sciences (Grad)
Foundations in Coastal Ecology (Grad)
Historical Ecology (Grad)
Scientific Writing (UG)
Tropical Biology in the Galápagos (Â鶹´«Ã½ Study Abroad Program)
Marine Ecology (UG Summer Field Program)

  • Respiration by the opportunistic spionid polychaete Streblospio gynobranchiata during adjustment to and recovery from moderate hypoxia., Special Issue on Effects of Hypoxia, Diversity, 2020
  • Vertical Distribution of Macrobenthos in Hypoxia-Affected Sediments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Applying Functional Metrics, ESTUARIES AND COASTS, 2019,
  • Temperature-modulated expression of allometric respiration strategies supports a metabolic scaling rule. , Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017,
  • Seasonal hypoxia regulates macrobenthic function and structure in the Mississippi Bight, MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 2016,
  • Evaluating macrobenthic process indicators in relation to organic enrichment and hypoxia, Ecological Indicators, 2012,
  • Grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) play a pivotal trophic role in enhancing Ruppia maritima., Ecology, 2007,
  • Macrobenthic process indicators of estuarine condition, Estuarine indicators. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2005
  • Responses by benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages to extensive beach restoration at Perdido Key, Florida, U.S.A. , Journal of Coastal Research, 1996
  • Correspondence between environmental gradients and the community structure of marsh-edge fishes in a Louisiana estuary, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 1992
  • Prey-size relationships and feeding tactics of primitive stream-dwelling darters, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 1991
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Fisheries Society
  • Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
  • Ecological Society of America
  • World Aquaculture Society

Contact Me

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Oceanography 131

GCRL

Email
chet.rakocinskiFREEMississippi

Phone
228.872.4284

Areas of Expertise

marine ecology