Research
Overview & Interests
My research interests are primarily biogeochemical in nature, but ecological in motivation; I am interested in the use of biogeochemical observations to inform and understand spatial and temporal variability in ecosystem health and diversity. Rising ocean temperatures and acidity, declining oxygen (O2) levels, reduced fisheries yields and the decline of worldwide biodiversity are just some examples of the symptoms of anthropogenic climate change, pollution and resource exploitation. My main motivation as an oceanographer is to better understand how the oceans, and subsequently the ecosystem services it provides, responds to these stressors. To achieve this, my work develops and employs a variety of tools that combine autonomous in-situ observations, chemical analyses, and numerical and statistical techniques to resolve large scale variability and trends in ocean biogeochemical properties and marine primary production.
My current work (post doctoral research at Dalhousie University) focuses on observing primary production at broad spatial and temporal scales by exploiting the international and Canadian biogeochemical-Argo network. Previously (PhD Thesis), my research focused on developing tools for quantifying net community production from continuous, and autonomous ship-based (i.e. research vessel) observations. This work has involved field studies in the Subarctic NE Pacific and Canadian Arctic Ocean.
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My current work (post doctoral research at Dalhousie University) focuses on observing primary production at broad spatial and temporal scales by exploiting the international and Canadian biogeochemical-Argo network. Previously (PhD Thesis), my research focused on developing tools for quantifying net community production from continuous, and autonomous ship-based (i.e. research vessel) observations. This work has involved field studies in the Subarctic NE Pacific and Canadian Arctic Ocean.
Please click below to discover more information on my current and past work.