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• Zoe Bolling
• Elijah Colliver
• Jeanette Gann
• Akiva Gebler
• Danielle Lampe

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• Benthic ecology
• Polar marine ecosystems
• Benthic-pelagic coupling
• Sediment biogeochemistry
• Carbon cycling
• Ecology of marine sediments

My research touches on a broad range of topics in benthic ecology. I am particularly interested in coupling between pelagic and benthic processes, including how patterns in surface-ocean primary production impact benthic organisms in/on the underlying sediments that depend on flux of detritus from above. For example, how is the nutritional value of phytodetritus changing in time and space, and what are the consequences for benthic deposit feeders? I am also interested in reproduction and life-history strategies of benthic invertebrates, and particularly how diet affects reproductive success. Other research projects apply molecular tools in studying biodiversity, community structure, and patterns of connectivity among benthic communities.

• StratiFIED-NBS: Stratification and Fronts Influencing Ecosystem Dynamics in the Northern Bering Sea ()
• Identifying ecotype-specific performance of Alaska's farmed kelp in response to variation in temperature and light
• Top-to-Bottom assessment of early life snow crab ecology in a melting northern Bering Sea
• Estimating dissolved organic carbon release by farmed kelp

• MSL 212 Introduction to Marine Science
• MSL 320 Aquatic Ecology
• MSL 412 / 612 Early Life Histories of Marine Invertebrates
• MSL 654 Benthic Ecology

CFOS Dean's Recognition Award: Outstanding Advisor, 2020