UL Lafayette scientist’s research studies Gulf plankton life

Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, right, is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She led a study that’s offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, right, is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She led a study that’s offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

A groundbreaking study in a leading scientific journal is offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Dr. Su Sponaugle, a professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University, led the study. Science Advances published the report online on Nov. 19. In it, the resea…