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John J. Cullen

John J. Cullen

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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
16281
World Ranking
2451
National Ranking
98

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

John J. Cullen is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and focuses their research on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily centers on the subfields of Oceanography and Ecology, with research topics including Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine and Coastal Ecosystems.

Cullen's recent publication is titled RICHARD W. EPPLEY (1931-2023): Generous Giant in the Field of Biological Oceanography, published in 2024 in the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin.

  • Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

Their collaborative efforts include frequent co-authors such as Zoe A. Eppley, Marcel Babin, and Collin S. Roesler.

  • Zoe A. Eppley
  • Marcel Babin
  • Collin S. Roesler

In addition to journal publications, Cullen has contributed to book publications. One notable work is the book titled Real-time Coastal Observing Systems for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms: theory, instrumentation and modelling., published in 2021 by the IOC of UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission).

Their contributions to the scientific community have been recognized by their election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2012 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Mesoscale iron enrichment experiments 1993-2005 : Synthesis and future directions

    P. W. Boyd;T. Jickells;C. S. Law;S. Blain

  • The deep chlorophyll maximum comparing vertical profiles of chlorophyll a

    John J. Cullen

  • Autotrophic picoplankton in the tropical ocean.

    W. K. W. Li;D. V. Subba Rao;W. G. Harrison;J. C. Smith

  • Assessment of the relationships between dominant cell size in natural phytoplankton communities and the spectral shape of the absorption coefficient

    Áurea M. Ciotti;Marlon R. Lewis;John J. Cullen

  • FLUORESCENCE‐BASED MAXIMAL QUANTUM YIELD FOR PSII AS A DIAGNOSTIC OF NUTRIENT STRESS

    Jean-Paul Parkhill;Gary Maillet;John J. Cullen

  • Biological weighting function for the inhibition of phytoplankton photosynthesis by ultraviolet radiation.

    John J. Cullen;Patrick J. Neale;Michael P. Lesser

  • Subsurface Chlorophyll Maximum Layers: Enduring Enigma or Mystery Solved?

    John J. Cullen

  • The kinetics of algal photoadaptation in the context of vertical mixing

    John J. Cullen;Marlon R. Lewis

  • Interactive effects of ozone depletion and vertical mixing on photosynthesis of Antarctic phytoplankton

    Patrick J. Neale;Richard F. Davis;John J. Cullen

  • Phytoplankton and thermal structure in the upper ocean: Consequences of nonuniformity in chlorophyll profile

    Marlon R. Lewis;John J. Cullen;Trevor Platt

  • Monitoring and Management Strategies for Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Waters

    Donald M. Anderson;John J. Cullen

  • Inhibition of photosynthesis by ultraviolet radiation as a function of dose and dosage rate: Results for a marine diatom

    J. J. Cullen;M. P. Lesser

  • Hypotheses to explain high-nutrient conditions in the open sea

    John J. Cullen

  • Dis-Crediting Ocean Fertilization

    Sallie W. Chisholm;Paul G. Falkowski;John J. Cullen

  • Photosynthetic characteristics and estimated growth rates indicate grazing is the proximate control of primary production in the equatorial Pacific

    John J. Cullen;Marlon R. Lewis;Curtiss O. Davis;Richard T. Barber

  • Ultraviolet radiation, ozone depletion, and marine photosynthesis

    John J. Cullen;Patrick J. Neale

  • On models of growth and photosynthesis in phytoplankton

    John J. Cullen

  • Effects of nitrate on the diurnal vertical migration, carbon to nitrogen ratio, and the photosynthetic capacity of the dinoflagellate Gymnodinium splendens

    J. J. Cullen;S. G. Horrigan

  • Nutrient Limitation of Marine Photosynthesis

    John J. Cullen;Xiaolong Yang;Hugh L. MacIntyre

  • Relationships between vertical mixing and photoadaptation of phytoplankton: similarity criteria

    M. R. Lewis;J. J. Cullen;T. Platt

  • Optical detection and assessment of algal blooms

    John J. Cullen;Áurea M. Ciotti;Richard F. Davis;Marlon R. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Marlon R. Lewis
Marlon R. Lewis Dalhousie University
Patrick J. Neale
Patrick J. Neale Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Hugh L. MacIntyre
Hugh L. MacIntyre Dalhousie University
Michael P. Lesser
Michael P. Lesser University of New Hampshire
Scott C. Doney
Scott C. Doney University of Virginia
Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
Kenneth L. Denman
Kenneth L. Denman University of Victoria
Eric P. Chassignet
Eric P. Chassignet Florida State University
Howard I. Browman
Howard I. Browman Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

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