Participants Dr. Hans Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences Dr. Tim Steppe Dr. Alan Decho University of South Carolina at Columbia Dept. Environmental Health Sciences Arnold School of Public Health Dr. Jay Pinckney Texas A&M University Dept. of Oceanography Collaborators Dr. Doug Gamble University of North Carolina at Wilmington Climatology/ Hydrology Dr. Malcolm Potts Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Desiccation Tolerance in Cyanobacteria Dr. Pam Reid University of Miami Carbonate Geology/ Stromatolites Vince Voegeli Gerace Research Center