Staff
Sharon A. Tatem, Research Assistant

Research Interests

Benthic fauna disturb marine sediments through the construction and maintenance of tubes and burrows, mucus release, mobility, feeding, and defecation. I am interested in factors that drive faunal response to such bioturbation, which may postively or adversely affect benthic assemblage structure in soft sediment environments. Other research interests include food web dynamics utilizing stable isotopic analyses, invertebrate benthic taxonomy, and microbial benthic ecology.

Research Responsibilities

• Work Study Student, Ichthyology Lab, ODU - January 2001 to May 2001.
• Research Assistant, Zooplankton Lab, ODU - May 2001 to August 2001.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Benthic Ecology Lab, ODU - August 2001 to Present.

Other Experience

Database Training, Office of Technology, Virginia Beach City Public Schools - 2000 to 2001.

Oral Presentations:

Tatem, S. A.* and D. M. Dauer. "Spatial and trophic relationships among macrobenthic species of an intertidal sand flat." Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Meeting, October 2004, Meadowlands, New Jersey.

Poster Presentations:

 Tatem, S. A.* and D. M. Dauer. "Spatial and trophic relationships among macrobenthic species of an intertidal sand flat." Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2004, Mobile, Alabama.

Tatem, S. A.* and D. M. Dauer. "Spatial and trophic relationships among macrobenthic species of an intertidal sand flat." Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2005, San Diego, California.

*asterisk indicates presenter.

Organizations and Appointments:

Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS).