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louise.copeman@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-867-0165

Hatfield Marine Science Center

Hatfield Marine Science Center RSF 186

2030 SE Marine Science Drive

2030 SE Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR 97365
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Research Interests

I study the mechanisms and consequences of environmental variation on energy uptake and compartmentalization in cold-water marine organisms. I am particularly interested in the effects of temperature, oxygen, oil contamination and pH on energy allocation, growth and development in early life stages of crabs and fish.  Further, I explore how these physical factors interact with climate-induced changes in food quality (total lipids and fatty acids) to influence animal survival.  I aim to provide environmentally-dependent physiological rates (i.e. growth rates, mortality rates, and tissue-specific lipid storage rates) that can be parameterized and modelled to make predictions about population persistence, biogeography and health of marine species.

 

 

Current Research

Directing research and mentoring graduate students at the Marine Lipids Laboratory (Hatfield Marine Sciences Center), a Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies Facility (CIMRS).

Select Current Collaborative Projects Include:

Toxicity of oil and dispersants to developing Arctic cod. BOEM/NOAA/OSRI (Incardona, Laurel, Copeman et al. 2017-2020)

Optimal overwintering thermal habitat of juvenile walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) from the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. NOAA-Essential Fish Habitat Program (Laurel, Heintz, Copeman, Hurst 2017-2020). 

Spatial variation in early juvenile flatfish growth and condition in relation to thermal phases in the eastern Bering Sea shelf NOAA-Essential Fish Habitat Program (Yeung, Copeman et al. 2017-2019)

Effects of Ocean Acidification on Alaskan gadids: sensitivity to variation in prey quality and behavioral responses. NOAA-Ocean Acidification Program (Hurst & Copeman 2016-2017 and Hurst and Copeman 2018-2020)

Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Survey (IES).  North Pacific Research Board (Farley et al. & Copeman 2016-2021)

 

Select Past Collaborative Projects Include:

'Pacification’ of the Arctic: Climate change impacts on the eggs and larvae of Alaskan gadids. North Pacific Research Board (Laurel & Copeman 2015-2017)

Arctic cod in a warming ocean: the interactive effects of temperature and food availability. North Pacific Research Board. (Laurel & Copeman 2014-2016)

Optimal thermal habitats of federally managed crab species (Chionoecetes spp.) in relation to the Bering Sea cold pool. NOAA-Essential Fish Habitat Program (Ryer & Copeman 2016-2017) 

Nutrition and condition of red king crab larvae: enhancement of king crabs to improve sustainability of Alaskan coastal communities. Alaskan Sea Grant. (Eckert, Copeman, Daly & Swingle)

Linking climate variation and trophic ecology of northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) in the Northern California Current (NCC). Living Marine Resource Cooperative Science Center. (Miller et al.)

Determinants of juvenile Tanner crab growth from different nursery embayments. The Habitat and Ecological Processes Research (HEPR) Program, NOAA. (Ryer, Copeman & Spencer)

Education

B.Sc. (Hons) - Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada - 1996

M.Sc. (Aquaculture) - Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada - 2001

Ph.D. (Marine Ecology) - Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada - 2011

Graduate Students

Brittany Koenker (M.Sc. Candidate MRM-CEOAS) Graduated Summer 2017.

Publications

In review/revision

  1. Copeman L,  Heintz R, Pinchuk A, Vollenweider J, Sremba A, Danielson S, Logerwell L, Sousa L, Helser T, Spencer M (submitted) Ontogenetic and spatial patterns in lipid and fatty acid biomarkers of juvenile polar cod (Boreogadus saida) and saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis) from the Alaskan Arctic. Polar biology (pp.46)
  2. Fisher J, Menkel J, Copeman L, Shaw T, Feinberg L, Peterson W. (In revision) Comparison of condition metrics and lipid content between Euphausia pacifica and Thysanoessa spinifera in the northern California Current, USA.  Progress in Oceanography (pp. 34)

Accepted and Published

  1. https://www.cell.com/iscience/newarticles  Laurel B, Copeman L, Incardona J, Linbo T, Scholz N, Ylitalo G, Iseri P, Nordtug T, Sørhus E, Donald C, Allan S, Spencer M, Cameron J, Meier S. 2019. Acute and latent bioenergetic impacts of oil on a keystone Arctic forage fish (Boreogadus saida). iScience, Pp 22 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.08.051 (In Press)
  2. Stowell M, Copeman LA, Ciannilli L. 2019. Variability in juvenile English sole energetic condition and trophic biomarkers at the ends of an estuarine gradient. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00621-2 (In Press)
  3. Hurst T, Copeman LA, Haines S, Meredith S, Hubbard K. 2019. The interactive effects of changes in CO2 exposure and food quality on the growth and lipid composition of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) larvae. Marine Environmental Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.02.004
  4. Beder A, Copeman LA, Eckert GL. 2018. The effects of dietary essential fatty acid ratios on the condition, stress response and survival of red king crab larvae (Paralithodes camtschaticus). J Journal of Crustacean Biology 38 (6), 728-738. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruy085
  5. Copeman L, Ryer C, Spencer M, Otmar M, Iseri P. Sremba A, Wells J, Parrish C. 2018. Benthic enrichment by diatom-sourced lipid promotes growth and condition in juvenile Tanner crab around Kodiak Island, Alaska.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 597, 161-178. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12621
  6. Koenker B, Laurel B, Copeman L, Ciannelli L. 2018. Effects of temperature and food availability on the survival and growth of larval Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus). ICES Journal of Marine Science 75 (7), 2386-2402.  https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy062
  7. Koenker B, Copeman L, Laurel B.  2018. Impacts of temperature and food availability on the condition of larval Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus). ICES Journal of Marine Science 75 (7), 2370-2385. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy052
  8. Laurel, B. J., Copeman, L. A., Spencer, M., and Iseri, P. 2018. Comparative effects of temperature on rates of development and survival of eggs and yolk-sac larvae of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus). ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy042
  9. Litz MNC, Miller JA, Copeman LA, Hurst TP (2017) Effects of dietary fatty acids on juvenile salmon growth, biochemistry, and aerobic performance: a laboratory rearing experiment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 494:20-31. 
  10. Miller JA, Peterson WP, Copeman LA, Du X, Morgan CA, Litz MCN (2017) Temporal variation in the biochemical ecology of lower trophic levels in the Northern California Current. Progress in Oceanography 155:1-12. 
  11. Copeman LA, Laurel BJ, Spencer M, Sremba A (2017) Temperature impacts on lipid allocation among gadid species at the Pacific Arctic–Boreal interface: an experimental laboratory approach. Marine Ecology Progress Series 566:183–198.  
  12. Laurel BJ, Copeman LA, Spencer M, Iseri P (2017) Temperature-dependent growth as a function of size and age in juvenile Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida). ICES J Mar Sci. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsx028. 
  13. Litz MNC, Miller JA, Copeman LA, Teel DJ, Weitkamp LA, Daly EA, Claiborne AM (2017) Ontogenetic shifts in the diets of juvenile Chinook Salmon: new insight from stable isotopes and fatty acids. Environ Biol Fishes 100(4): 337-360.  
  14. Bosley KM, Copeman LA, Dumbauld BR, Bosley KL (2017) Identification of Burrowing Shrimp Food Sources Along an Estuarine Gradient Using Fatty Acid Analysis and Stable Isotope Ratios. Estuaries and Coasts 40(4):1113-1130. 
  15. Copeman LA, Laurel BJ, Sremba A, Klinck K, Heintz R, Vollenweider J, Boswell K (2016) Ontogenetic variability in the lipid content of saffron Cod (Eleginus gracilis) from the Western Arctic and Northern Chukchi. Polar Biology 39 (6): 1109–1126.
  16. Laurel BJ, Spencer M, Iseri P, Copeman LA (2016) Temperature-dependent growth and behavior of juvenile Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and co-occuring North Pacific gadids. Polar Biology 39 (6): 1127–1135. 
  17. Copeman LA, Daly B, Eckert G, Swingle J (2014) Storage and utilization of lipid classes and fatty acids during the early ontogeny of blue king crab, Paralithodes platypus. Aquaculture 424-425: 86-94. 
  18. Copeman LA, Laurel BJ, Parrish CC (2013) Effect of temperature and tissue type on fatty acid signatures of two species of North Pacific juvenile gadids: a laboratory feeding study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 448: 188-196.  
  19. Stoner AW, Copeman LA, Ottmar ML (2013) Molting, growth, and energetics of newly settled blue king crab: effects of temperature and comparisons with red king crab. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 442, 10-21.  
  20. Laurel BJ, Copeman LA, Parrish CC (2012) The role of temperature on lipid/fatty acid composition in Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) eggs and unfed larvae.  Marine Biology 159 (9): 2025-2034. 
  21. Copeman LA, Stoner AW, Ottmar ML, Daly B, Parrish CC, Eckert GL (2012) Total lipid, lipid classes and fatty acids of newly settled red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus): comparison of hatchery-cultured and wild crabs. Journal of Shellfish Research 31(1):153-165.   
  22. Stoner AW, Ottmar ML, Copeman LA (2010) Temperature effects on the molting, growth, and lipid composition of newly settled red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 393(1-2):138-147.  
  23. Daly E, Benkwitt C, Brodeur R, Litz M, Copeman L (2010) Fatty acid profiles of juvenile salmon indicate prey selection strategies in coastal marine waters. Marine Biology 157:1975-1987. 
  24. Copeman LA, Laurel BJ (2010) Experimental evidence of fatty acid limited growth and survival in Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) larvae.   Marine Ecology Progress Series 412:259-272.
  25. Laurel BJ, Copeman LA, Hurst TP, Parrish CC (2010) The ecological significance of lipid/fatty acid synthesis in developing eggs and unfed larvae of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus).  Marine Biology 157(8): 1713-1724.  
  26. Copeman LA, Parrish CC, Gregory RS, Jamieson, RE, Well J, Whiticar MJ (2009) Fatty acid biomarkers in coldwater eelgrass meadows: elevated terrestrial input to the food web of age-0 Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. Marine Ecology Progress Series 386: 237-251. 
  27. Laurel BJ, Hurst TP, Copeman LA, Davis MW (2008) The role of temperature on the growth and survival of early and late hatching Pacific cod larvae (Gadus macrocephalus).  J. Plankton Research 30(9):1051-1060.
  28. Copeman LA, Parrish CC, Gregory RS, Wells J (2008) Decreased lipid storage in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) during settlement in cold-water eelgrass habitat.   Marine Biology 154(5): 823-832. 
  29. Copeman LA, Parrish CC (2004) Lipid Classes, Fatty Acids, and Sterols in Seafood from Gilbert Bay, Southern Labrador. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  52(15): 4872-4882. 
  30. Copeman LA, Parrish CC (2003) Marine lipids in a cold coastal ecosystem.  Marine Biology 143 (6): 1213-1229.  
  31. Copeman LA, and Parrish CC (2002) Lipid composition of mal-pigmented and normally pigmented newly settled yellowtail flounder, Limanda ferruginea.  Aquaculture Research.  33(15):  1209-1221.
  32. Copeman LA, Parrish, CC, Brown, JA, and Harel, M.  (2002) Effects of DHA, EPA and AA on the early growth, survival, lipid composition and pigmentation of yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea); a live food enrichment experiment.  Aquaculture 210: 185-204.  
  33. Copeman LA, Parrish CC, Brown JA, Harel M (1999) The effect of dietary ratios of docosahexaenoic, eicosapentaenoic and arachidonic acids on early growth, survival, lipid composition, and pigmentation of yellowtail flounder (Pleuronectes ferrugineus). Bull. Aqua. Assoc. Can.  99-4:19-21.
  34. Copeman LA, Macleod A, Smeda J (1996) The effect of captopril treatment on the cerebrovasculature of Kyoto Wistar stroke prone hypertensive rats.  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal. 10(3): 3648.