Anita Buma
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Anita Buma | |
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Nationality | Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Groningen |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Microalgal ecophysiology |
Institutions | University of Groningen |
Website | Anita Buma at the University of Groningen |
Anita Buma is an Antarctic researcher, best known for her work on ecophysiology of marine microalgae.[1] She was the first Dutch female researcher in Antarctica.[2]
Early life and education
Buma obtained her Biology Master degree at the University of Groningen (1984). She then moved to the Royal Institute for Sea Research (Texel, The Netherlands) where she began her PhD research on Antarctic phytoplankton growth and species composition. Upon invitation by Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar und Meeresforschung Breerhaven, Germany, she participated in two field campaigns (Ark III, legs 1,2 and 3) to the Fram Strait, high Arctic, in 1985, where she studied phytoplankton abundance and species composition. Buma defended her PhD thesis in 1992 at the University of Groningen, on factors controlling phytoplankton growth and species composition in the Southern Ocean.
Career and impact
Buma’s research focuses on (marine) microalgal ecophysiology and diversity in response to climate change. Specific research topics include impacts of trace metals, enhanced UVR and changing meltwater dynamics on growth and diversity of marine Antarctic phytoplankton.[3][4]
Since 1992, Buma devoted her work to the possible adverse impacts of enhanced UV-B radiation on Antarctic phytoplankton, as a result of stratospheric ozone depletion. As a result of this work she obtained a prestigious MEERVOUD Grant in 2002 by Dutch NWO. This research was focused on Effects of trace nutrients on the defense potential of oceanic phytoplankton against solar ultraviolet radiation.[5] Within this project she worked for one year at the Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, as a guest researcher. Buma has been the chair of the Department of Ocean Ecosystems of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences from the University of Groningen [6] since January 2012.
Awards and honours
In 2002 Buma received the prestigious MEERVOUD grant to conduct research on trace metal uptake by Antarctic phytoplankton related with other environmental factors.[7]
She was a member of the Netherlands Polar Committee[8][9] from September 2010 – August 2014 and member of the Dutch SCAR committee between 2005 and 2010. She also served in the Scientific Advisory Board of the trilateral (Argentinean, German, Dutch) Research station Dallmann Research Station, King George Island, between 2006 and 2011, and in the Scientific Steering Committee Dutch Antarctic Rothera Station research facilities between 2011 and 2013.
Buma was the Chief editor of the book “Door de kou bevangen” (2016), about fifty years of history of Dutch polar research.[10][11][12]
Selected works
Buma, A.G.J., H.J.W. de Baar, R.F. Nolting, A.J. van Bennekom. 1991. Metal enrichment experiments in the Weddell-Scotia Seas: Effects of iron and manganese on various plankton communities. Limnol. Oceanogr. 36(8): 1865-1878 [3]
Alderkamp A.-C., Mills M.M., Van Dijken G.L., Laan P., Thuroczy C.-E., Gerringa L.J.A., De Baar H.J.W., Payne C., Tortell P., Visser R.J.W., Buma A.G.J., Arrigo K.R. 2012. Iron from melting glaciers fuels phytoplankton blooms in Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Phytoplankton characteristics and productivity. Deep-Sea Research 71-76: 42-48 [4]
References
- ^ "Example webpage".
- ^ Buma, A. G. J.; Treguer, P.; Kraay, G. W.; Morvan, J. (1990-12-01). "Algal pigment patterns in different watermasses of the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean during fall 1987". Polar Biology. 11 (1): 55–62. doi:10.1007/BF00236522. ISSN 0722-4060.
- ^ a b Buma, Anita G. J.; de Baar, Hein J. W.; Nolting, Rob F.; van Bennekom, Aleido J. (1991-12-01). "Metal enrichment experiments in the Weddell-Scotia Seas: Effects of iron and manganese on various plankton communities". Limnology and Oceanography. 36 (8): 1865–1878. doi:10.4319/lo.1991.36.8.1865. ISSN 1939-5590.
- ^ a b Alderkamp, Anne-Carlijn; Mills, Matthew M.; van Dijken, Gert L.; Laan, Patrick; Thuróczy, Charles-Edouard; Gerringa, Loes J. A.; de Baar, Hein J. W.; Payne, Christopher D.; Visser, Ronald J. W. (2012-09-15). "Iron from melting glaciers fuels phytoplankton blooms in the Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Phytoplankton characteristics and productivity". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Shedding Dynamic Light on Fe limitation (DynaLiFe). 71–76: 32–48. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.03.005.
- ^ Alderkamp, Anne-Carlijn; Mills, Matthew M.; van Dijken, Gert L.; Laan, Patrick; Thuróczy, Charles-Edouard; Gerringa, Loes J. A.; de Baar, Hein J. W.; Payne, Christopher D.; Visser, Ronald J. W. (2012-09-15). "Iron from melting glaciers fuels phytoplankton blooms in the Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Phytoplankton characteristics and productivity". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Shedding Dynamic Light on Fe limitation (DynaLiFe). 71–76: 32–48. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.03.005.
- ^ "prof. dr. A.G.J. (Anita) Buma | How to find us | About us | University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "Meervoud subsidie voor Anita Buma, Mariene Biologie". Nieuwsbank.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ Marianne. "Organisation". www.nwo.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "prof. dr. A.G.J. (Anita) Buma | How to find us | About us | University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "Algemene inleiding - Research database - University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "Door de kou bevangen — KNAW". www.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "KNMI - Nederland gidsland in het poolonderzoek". www.knmi.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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