Mark Green

Professor Green teaches Limnology, Chemical Oceanography, Geological Oceanography, Introduction to Environmental Science, and Senior Research. His academic interests are in marine and lacustrine biogeochemistry.

With a National Science Foundation grant, Professor Green discovered why juvenile clams die in large numbers in Casco Bay, Maine. In the process, he disproved a longstanding theory about clam predators, and gave environmental science students valuable experience as research assistants and co-authors of journal articles.

"I am interested in the biogeochemical reactions that occur in the surface sediments of the coastal ocean and lake ecosystems. My research these days is largely concerned with how survivorship of small carbonate-bearing organisms, such as juvenile bivalves, deal with these periods of undersaturation.

My other primary field location is Sebago Lake where my research focus is on the cycling of silica to and from sediments and the interaction between iron and arsenic in deep-lake sediments."

Professor Green's personal interests are his wife and children, his dogs and fishing.

Just how healthy is the Gulf of Maine? SJC oceanographers talk about environmental issues coming to the forefront of public debate and policymaking for this vital ecosystem.

Oceanographer seeks far-reaching solution Professor Green has received a $419,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue his research on two commercially valuable clam species in nearby Casco Bay. The three-year grant, which is the second Dr. Green has received from the National Science Foundation, will include field work along the shoreline in Freeport and South Portland.

Dr. Green presents key research at national ocean acidification workshop.