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Deborah Lichti
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Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Biochemistry
Zoology
Freshwater Biology

Deborah Lichti

PeerJ Author

Summary

This led me to attend Purdue University in the Forestry and Natural Resources Department to complete my BS in Fisheries and Aquatic Science. I found my passion for fieldwork, and scientific research. I conducted research during my undergraduate years on lake sturgeon, coaster brook trout, and the aquatic organisms near agriculture fields with and without riparian zones. I continued my love of lake sturgeon research after graduating by being a technician for other projects.
I then landed my first dream job of being a fisheries technician and laboratory coordinator at the Illinois Natural History Survey, Lake Michigan Biological Station. I spent my summers on the beautiful lake helping to understand the yellow perch, lake trout populations and near shore communities including benthic invertebrates and zooplankton. I even got to scuba dive for work, which allowed me to interact with the world I was always fascinated with since being young. I found my second passion, which is zooplankton. I returned to school for my Master’s at East Carolina University to study the zooplankton population in the Chowan River. I fell in love with the coastal environment especially putting together my love of freshwater and marine systems. I decided to stay at East Carolina University to complete my PhD program studying the lower trophic food webs in two estuarine systems in North Carolina.

Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science Biochemistry Biodiversity Conservation Biology Ecology Marine Biology Zoology

Work details

Graduate Student

East Carolina University
August 2012
Department of Biology

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
August 16, 2017
Changes in zooplankton community, and seston and zooplankton fatty acid profiles at the freshwater/saltwater interface of the Chowan River, North Carolina
Deborah A. Lichti, Jacques Rinchard, David G. Kimmel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3667 PubMed 28828262