Michael Landry is a Distinguished Professor of Oceanography in the Biological Oceanography curriculum group at SIO, which is part of the Ocean Biology Program (OBP).  His research is administered through the Integrative Oceanography Division in the Biology Section. Landry’s research focuses on plankton food web ecology, specifically the complex interactions of bacteria, phytoplankton, protozoa and small metazoans at the base of ocean food webs, and the effects of physical, chemical and climate influences on the organization and dynamics of those assemblages.