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8904
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3193

Overview

Scott M. Gallager is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a concentration in pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, global and planetary change, ocean engineering, and policy-related topics in environmental management.

Gallager's work extensively covers topics such as microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, marine biology and environmental chemistry, coastal and marine management, marine and fisheries research, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, and marine biology and ecology research.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Biofouling impacts on polyethylene density and sinking in coastal waters: A macro/micro tipping point?" (2021), Water Research
  • "Impact of larval behaviors on dispersal and connectivity of sea scallop larvae over the northeast U.S. shelf" (2021), Progress In Oceanography
  • "Laboratory-Simulated Photoirradiation Reveals Strong Resistance of Primary Macroplastics to Weathering" (2024), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "The abundance and localization of environmental microplastics in gastrointestinal tract and muscle of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus): a pilot study" (2024), Microplastics and Nanoplastics
  • "Separation of microplastics from deep-sea sediment using an affordable, simple to use, and easily accessible density separation device" (2024), Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gallager include Linda Amaral-Zettler, Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer, Michiel A. Klaassen, and Changsheng Chen. Their research contributions span multiple high-impact venues with repeated publications in Microplastics and Nanoplastics, Water Research, Progress In Oceanography, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Gallager's interdisciplinary approach integrates environmental science subfields such as pollution and ocean engineering with research addressing global ecological and industrial processes. The scientist's work reflects a sustained focus on microplastic pollution and its environmental impacts, waste management solutions, and marine ecosystem health.

Best Publications

  • Globally consistent quantitative observations of planktonic ecosystems

    F. Lombard;F. Lombard;E. Boss;A.M. Waite;J. Uitz

  • Lipid as an index of growth and viability in three species of bivalve larvae

    Scott M. Gallager;Roger Mann;Glenn C. Sasaki

  • Growth and survival of larvae of Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) relative to broodstock conditioning and lipid content of eggs

    Scott M. Gallager;Roger Mann

  • Microaggregations of Oceanic Plankton Observed by Towed Video Microscopy

    Cabell S. Davis;Scott M. Gallager;Andrew R. Solow

  • A three-axis fast-tow digital Video Plankton Recorder for rapid surveys of plankton taxa and hydrography

    Cabell S. Davis;Fredrik T. Thwaites;Scott M. Gallager;Qiao Hu

  • Physiological and biochemical energetics of larvae of Teredo navalis L. and Bankia gouldi (Bartsch) (Bivalvia : Teredinidae)

    Roger Mann;Scott M. Gallager

  • Rapid visualization of plankton abundance and taxonomic composition using the Video Plankton Recorder

    Cabell S. Davis;Scott M. Gallager;Martin Marra;W. Kenneth Stewart

  • Contribution of fine-scale vertical structure and swimming behavior to formation of plankton layers on Georges Bank

    Scott M. Gallager;Hidekatsu Yamazaki;Cabell S. Davis

  • Biofouling impacts on polyethylene density and sinking in coastal waters: A macro/micro tipping point?

    Linda A. Amaral-Zettler;Linda A. Amaral-Zettler;Erik R. Zettler;Tracy J. Mincer;Michiel A. Klaassen

  • Automatic Plankton Image Recognition

    Xiaoou Tang;W. Kenneth Stewart;He Huang;Scott M. Gallager

  • Visual observations of particle manipulation during feeding in larvae of a bivalve mollusc

    S. M. Gallager

  • High-resolution observations of plankton spatial distributions correlated with hydrography in the Great South Channel, Georges Bank

    Scott M. Gallager;Cabell S. Davis;Ari W. Epstein;Andy Solow

  • Acoustically-inferred zooplankton distribution in relation to hydrography west of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Gareth L. Lawson;Peter H. Wiebe;Carin J. Ashjian;Scott M. Gallager

  • Foraging behavior in early Atlantic cod larvae ( Gadus morhua ) feeding on a protozoan ( Balanion sp.) and a copepod nauplius ( Pseudodiaptomus sp.)

    I. Hunt von Herbing;S. M. Gallager

  • Real-time observation of taxa-specific plankton distributions: an optical sampling method

    Cabell S. Davis;Qiao Hu;Scott M. Gallager;Xiaoou Tang

  • Using a high-powered strobe light to increase the catch of Antarctic krill

    P. H. Wiebe;C. J. Ashjian;S. M. Gallager;C. S. Davis

  • Video plankton recorder reveals high abundances of colonial Radiolaria in surface waters of the central North Pacific

    Mark R. Dennett;David A. Caron;Anthony F. Michaels;Scott M. Gallager

  • Video Plankton Recorder estimates of copepod, pteropod and larvacean distributions from a stratified region of Georges Bank with comparative measurements from a MOCNESS sampler

    Mark C. Benfield;Cabell S. Davis;Peter H. Wiebe;Scott M. Gallager

  • Distribution of zooplankton on the continental shelf off Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, during Austral Fall and Winter, 2001

    Carin J. Ashjian;Gaelin A. Rosenwaks;Peter H. Wiebe;Cabell S. Davis

  • Distribution of plankton, particles, and hydrographic features across Georges Bank described using the Video Plankton Recorder

    Carin J Ashjian;Cabell S Davis;Scott M Gallager;Philip Alatalo

Frequent Co-Authors

Cabell S. Davis
Cabell S. Davis Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Carin J. Ashjian
Carin J. Ashjian Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Roger Mann
Roger Mann Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Laurence P. Madin
Laurence P. Madin Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Andrew R. Solow
Andrew R. Solow Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Diane K. Stoecker
Diane K. Stoecker University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Edwin Bourget
Edwin Bourget Université Laval
Charles H. Greene
Charles H. Greene Cornell University
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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