Kai Ziervogel

Kai Ziervogel
Research Assoc Professor
Earth Sciences Affiliate
Earth Sciences
Phone: (603) 862-5478
Office: Ocean Process Analysis Lab, Morse Hall Rm 136A, Durham, NH 03824
Website: Full profile: FindScholars@UNH
Kai Viervogel

Biological processes are major drivers of the ocean’s carbon cycle as primary producers in the surface ocean convert inorganic carbon into organic matter, fueling secondary consumers within microbial food webs. A major focus of my research is to understand variations in microbial activities among microenvironments that act as activity hotspots in the water such as millimeter sized organic matter aggregates, known as marine snow.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Rostock
  • M.S., University of Rostock

Courses Taught

  • ESCI 896: Top/Marine Microbes

Selected Publications

Ziervogel, K., Kamalanathan, M., & Quigg, A. (2022). Hydrolysis of Methylumbeliferyl Substrate Proxies for Esterase Activities as Indicator for Microbial Oil Degradation in the Ocean: Evidence from Observations in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Gulf of Mexico). JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 10(5). doi:10.3390/jmse10050583

Ross, J., Kinner, N., Saupe, S., Schloemer, J., & Ziervogel, K. (2022). Characterization of Particle Sedimentation in a Subarctic Estuary: a Sediment Trap Study over Two Productivity Seasons. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. doi:10.1007/s12237-022-01069-7

Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Juhl, A. R., & Passow, U. (2021). Sediment Resuspension and Associated Extracellular Enzyme Activities Measured ex situ: A Mechanism for Benthic-Pelagic Coupling in the Deep Gulf of Mexico. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 8. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.668621

Quigg, A., Santschi, P. H., Burd, A., Chin, W. -C., Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., & Ziervogel, K. (2021). From Nano-Gels to Marine Snow: A Synthesis of Gel Formation Processes and Modeling Efforts Involved with Particle Flux in the Ocean. GELS, 7(3). doi:10.3390/gels7030114

Quigg, A., Santschi, P. H., Xu, C., Ziervogel, K., Kamalanathan, M., Chin, W. -C., . . . Hatcher, P. G. (2021). Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx): Toward a Synthesis of Processes and Pathways of Marine Oil Snow Formation in Determining the Fate of Hydrocarbons. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 8. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.642160

Kleindienst, S., Seidel, M., Ziervogel, K., Grim, S., Loftis, K., Harrison, S., . . . Joye, S. B. (2015). Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(48), 14900-14905. doi:10.1073/pnas.1507380112

Cardman, Z., Arnosti, C., Durbin, A., Ziervogel, K., Cox, C., Steen, A. D., & Teske, A. (2014). Verrucomicrobia Are Candidates for Polysaccharide-Degrading Bacterioplankton in an Arctic Fjord of Svalbard. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 80(12), 3749-3756. doi:10.1128/AEM.00899-14

Martinez-Garcia, M., Brazel, D. M., Swan, B. K., Arnosti, C., Chain, P. S. G., Reitenga, K. G., . . . Stepanauskas, R. (2012). Capturing Single Cell Genomes of Active Polysaccharide Degraders: An Unexpected Contribution of Verrucomicrobia. PLOS ONE, 7(4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035314

Ziervogel, K., McKay, L., Rhodes, B., Osburn, C. L., Dickson-Brown, J., Arnosti, C., & Teske, A. (2012). Microbial Activities and Dissolved Organic Matter Dynamics in Oil-Contaminated Surface Seawater from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Site. PLOS ONE, 7(4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034816

Passow, U., Ziervogel, K., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2012). Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 7(3). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/035301

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