Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Charles Gallegos

Scientist Emeritus

gallegosc@si.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Expert Areas

algal blooms

phytoplankton ecology

submerged aquatic vegetation

water quality

Publications

Tziortziou, Maria, Herman, Jay R., Gallegos, Charles L., Neale, Patrick J., Harding, Lawrence W. and Ahmad, Ziauddin. (2006). Bio-optics of the Chesapeake Bay from measurements and radiative transfer closure. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 68 , 348-362.
Rublee, Parke A. and Gallegos, Charles L. (1989). Use of fluorescently labeled algae (FLA) to estimate microzooplankton grazing. Marin Ecology Progress Series, 51 , 221-227.
Platt, T. and Gallegos, Charles L. (1980). Modeling primary production. Primary Productivity in the Sea (339-362) Plenum .
Platt, T., Gallegos, Charles L. and Harrison, W. G. (1980). Photoinhibition of photosynthesis in natural assemblages of marine phytoplankton. Journal of Marine Research, 38 , 687-701.
Tett, P., Gallegos, Charles L., Kelly, M. G., Hornberger, G. M. and Cosby, B. J. (1978). Relationships amongst substrate, flow and benthic microalgal pigment density, in the Mechums River, Virginia . Limnology and Oceanography, 23 , 785-797.