Dr. Tufan KORAY was a professor of biological sciences at the University of Ege, Izmir. His research activities are focussed on the marine microplankton and toxic/harmfull species community dynamics.  On of KORAY's last research was focused on identifying the causes and consequences of algal blooms in polluted and aquaculture areas. His papers cover the microplanktonic species distribution at Turkish seas and are also in numerical ecology and biometrics. Dr. Koray retired in 2015.

E-Mail: incertaecedis@gmail.com

Dr. Gokpinar is a professor of biological sciences at the University of Ege, Izmir. For about the past 40 years, Dr. Gokpinar has been working on phytoplankton species identification and microalgal biotechnology.  Current research activities focused on commercially important microalgal species production and obtain co-product and by-products. Species like Spirulina, Dunaliella, Phaeodactylum, Haematococcus, Chlorella cultured continuously on his laboratory and they use on his researches activities.

E-Mail: sevket.gokpinar@ege.edu.tr   E-Mail: sgokpinar56@yahoo.com

Phone: +90 232 3111304     Fax: +90 232 3883685

Address: Ege University Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture 35100 Izmir/Turkey

Dr.  Yurga began his career at the University of Ege, Izmir.  His research includes studies of microplankton community dynamics in heavily polluted waters especially diversity variations presented by high nutrient loads in lagoons and bays. He also finished a research on examine the microplankton biomass and size structure interactions. Since 2006, Yurga has been working as an assistant professor.

E-Mail: levent.yurga@ege.edu.tr

Phone: +90 232 3111942     Fax: +90 232 3883685

Address: Ege University Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology 35100 Izmir/Turkey

Dr.  Turkoglu was an associate professor of Fisheries Faculty at the Onsekiz Mart University of Canakkale in the beginning of this Plankweb project. His research has involved studies in Ege, Black Sea and Dardanelles. He has been interested in microplankton species distribution and ecology in coastal habitats. Research interests also include accumulation of heavy metals in microplankton cells, nutrient cycling and phytoplankton production in brackish water/marine ecosystems. Turkoglu is now Professor in Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University.

E-Mail: mturkoglu@comu.edu.tr    E-Mail: turkogluavsar@gmail.com

Phone: +90 286 2180018     Fax: +90 286 2180543

Address: Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Universitesi, Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Fakultesi, Terzioglu Kampusu 17100 Canakkale/Turkey

Dr. Polat was an associate professor of biology at Graduate School of Science in Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Adana in the beginning of this Plankweb project. Dr. Polat' s research concerns ecology of planktonic organisms with a particular interest in nutrients. She has ongoing collaborative research with a number of colleagues at other universities. She has been still working on marine phytoplankton taxonomy, ecology and primary production as a Professor in Cukurova University.

E-Mail: sevcan@cu.edu.tr

Phone: +90 322 3386084      Phone: +90 322 2961    Fax: +90 322 3386439

Address: Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries. Adana/Turkey

Sabanci received her B.S. in Faculty of Fisheries in 1996 from Ege University. As an undergraduate she worked on eutrofication of lakes in Hydrobiology. Her master's work on the "Qualitative and Quantitative Distribution of Microplankton of Izmir Bay" was completed in 2000 at Faculty of Fisheries. Her current research activities compraise harmful and toxic marine microalgaes, plankton ecology and eutrofication of the coastal zones.

E-Mail: fatma.sabanci@ege.edu.tr

Phone: +90 232 3112822     Fax: Fax: +90 232 3883685

Address: Ege University Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology 35100 Izmir/Turkey