Erica B. Young

	Erica B. Young Assistant Professor Phone: (414) 229-3257 Fax: (414) 229-3926 E-Mail: Web Site: Department of Biology Page Great Lakes WATER Institute 600 E. Greenfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53204

Research Interests Algal and Plant Ecophysiology Photosynthesis physiology Nutrient uptake and limitation in algae Inorganic carbon acquisition by algae Interactions between photosynthesis and nutrient limitation Nitrogen nutrition of carnivorous pitcher plants

Education BSc, University of Western Australia 1987 First Class Honours, University of Western Australia 1988 PhD, Monash University 1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queen's University of Belfast 1999-2002

Publications Young, E.B. and Beardall J. (2005) Modulation of photosynthesis and inorganic carbon acquisition in a marine microalga by nitrogen, iron and light availability. Canadian Journal of Botany Special Issue - Vth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms. Invited Paper. Young, E.B., Lavery, P.S., van Elven, B., Dring, M.J. and Berges, J.A. (2005) Dissolved inorganic nitrogen profiles and nitrate reductase activity in macroalgal epiphytes within seagrass meadows. Marine Ecology Progress Series. In Press. Young E. and Beardall J. (2003) Photosynthetic function in Dunaliella tertiolecta during a nitrogen starvation and recovery cycle. Journal of Phycology 39: 897-905. Young, E. and Beardall, J. (2003) Transient perturbations in chlorophyll a fluorescence elicited by nitrogen re-supply to nitrogen-stressed microalgae: distinct responses to NO₃^- versus NH₄⁺. Journal of Phycology 39: 332-342. Young, E., Giordano, M. and Beardall, J (2001) Inorganic carbon acquisition by Dunaliella tertiolecta (Chlorophyta) involves external carbonic anhydrase and direct HCO₃^- utilisation (insensitive to the anion exchange inhibitor DIDS). European Journal of Phycology 36: 81-88. Beardall, J. Young, E. and Roberts, S. (2001) Interactions between nutrient uptake and cellular metabolism: approaches for determining algal nutrient status. Aquatic Sciences. 63: 44-69.