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Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Edward Brinton Papers
Creator:
Brinton, Edward
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0078
Physical Description:
9 Linear feet
(15 archives boxes and 4 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1952-1999
Abstract: Papers of Scripps Institution of Oceanography research biologist Edward Brinton, including his correspondence, research data
and notes.
Scope and Content of Collection
Papers of Scripps Institution of Oceanography research biologist Edward Brinton, including his correspondence, research data
and notes. Subjects of note include krill (Euphausiacea), marine ecosystems and the Indian Ocean Biological Centre.
Arranged in three series: 1) MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 2) KRILL DATA and 3) INDIAN OCEAN BIOLOGICAL CENTRE.
Edward Brinton (1924-2010) was a research biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), UC San Diego, who specialized
in the study of euphausiids, or krill. He graduated from Haverford College in 1949, and after obtaining his master's degree
from Bryn Mawr, joined SIO as a graduate student in 1950. He completed his doctoral dissertation on the distribution of Pacific
euphausiids in 1958. Brinton remained at SIO for the duration of his scientific career as a research biologist in the Marine
Life Research Group of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI), an environmental program focused
on marine ecosystems off the coast of California.
Brinton's research centered on multidisciplinary studies of the effects of physical oceanography, ocean circulation and climatic
variations upon marine ecosystems. In the 1960s, Brinton served as scientific advisor for the Naga Expedition in the Gulf
of Thailand, as well as curator for the Indian Ocean Biological Center. Over the course of his career, he identified six species
of krill and published dozens of papers.
Edward Brinton Papers. SMC 78. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquired 2010.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Marine biologists -- United States -- Archives
Krill -- Ecology -- Research
Krill -- Geographical distribution
Euphausiacea -- Ecology
Euphausiacea -- Geographical distribution
Indian Ocean Biological Centre
Brinton, Edward -- Archives