Food-Limitation and the Dynamics of Cryptic Reef Brachiopod Sclerosponge Communities
{'Code': '06040301', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Division Of Ocean Sciences'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Phillip R. Taylor'}
Brachiopods and sclerosponges dominate the inner reaches of cryptic reef        habitats around the world, and probably cover more area than the reef           surface itself.  Yet these organisms, which offer promise in the study          of food-limited population growth, have been very poorly studied.  Dr.          Thayer, one of the few recognized authorities on the systematics,               ecology, and paleobiology of these organisms, will conduct a photocensus        of undisturbed populations to record community dynamics.  This                  information will complement a continuing record of 5 years of pilot             photocensus data and will be useful to the investigator in achieving his        long-range goal of understanding resource limitation in these organisms.
{'FirstName': 'Charles', 'LastName': 'Thayer', 'EmailAddress': 'cthayer@sas.upenn.edu', 'StartDate': '09/15/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'University of Pennsylvania', 'CityName': 'Philadelphia', 'ZipCode': '191046205', 'PhoneNumber': '2158987293', 'StreetAddress': 'Research Services', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'StateCode': 'PA'}
{'Code': '1650', 'Text': 'BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY'}
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