Research Interests
My research currently focuses on the physical mechanisms that are responsible for the formation of biological hotspots along the West Antarctic Peninsula, specifically focusing on Palmer Deep Canyon offshore of Anvers Island. Broadly speaking, I am interested in the coupling of biological and physical oceanography and the application of autonomous underwater vehicles for oceanographic research.
I have previously conducted research on:
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- Phytoplankton populations and physiology in the Western Antarctic Peninsula
- Coral reef community composition in Bermuda
- Stratification dynamics in northern Massachusetts Bay
- Harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Maine
- Intertidal algal community composition in northern Massachusetts Bay
Publications
Hudson, K., Oliver, M. J., Kohut, J., Cohen, J. H., Dinniman, M., Klinck, J., Statscewich, H., Bernard, K., Fraser, W. (in review at Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans). Subsurface Eddy Facilitates Retention of Diel Vertical Migrators in a Biological Hotspot. Preprint available at ESSOAr. DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10506863.1
Hudson, K., Oliver, M. J., Kohut, J., Dinniman, M., Klinck, J., Moffat, C., Statscewich, H., Bernard, K., Fraser, W. (in review at Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans). A Recirculating Eddy Promotes Subsurface Particle Retention in an Antarctic Biological Hotspot. Preprint available at ESSOAr. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10506313.1
Shulman, I., Penta, B., Anderson, A., Moline, M. A., Oliver, M. J., Cohen, J. H., Hudson, K. (2020). Dynamics of bioluminescence potential and physical, bio-optical properties on the shelf and shelf-slope of the Delaware Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, 9. DOI: 10.1029/2020JC016158
Hudson, K., M. J. Oliver, K. Bernard, M. A. Cimino, W. Fraser, Joshua Kohut, H. Statscewich, and P. Winsor. “Reevaluating the canyon hypothesis in a biological hotspot in the Western Antarctic Peninsula.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 124, no. 8 (2019): 6345-6359. doi: 10.1029/2019JC015195
