Projects: Marine Ecosystems

Marine Ecosystems

I have studied aspects of marine and coastal ecosystems since 1997.  For six years, I worked in Haida Gwaii and conducted long-term studies for seabird, marine mammals and marine ecosystem process. Research on an endemic petrel in Chile highlighted the foraging habitats used by breeding birds and potential overlap with local fisheries.

 

My research includes the island ecosystems that support marine species like seabirds, and has addressed questions related to introduced species, the role of seabirds on islands, and the unique plant communities that occur on seabird colonies.

Gadfly Petrels

Gadfly Petrels

This research was the first of its kind to study the provisioning strategy of the Juan…

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Introduced Species

On many seabird colonies, there are introduced predators. My research has included studying the effects of…

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Island Restoration

I am very interested in the science of island restoration, particularly in the role of seabirds…

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Marine Ecosystems - Monitoring

Long-term Monitoring

I have worked with government agencies and non-governmental agencies in Canada and the USA to develop,…

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MaPP – Marine Planning Partnership

Marine planning in the North Coast of BC is using an ecosystem-based management framework to support…

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Marine Protected Areas

Marine protected areas in Washington state were assessed for conservation management status from 2009-2012. This on-going…

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Northeast Pacific Ocean

A 9,000 km voyage from the Galapagos Islands to Vancouver Island, BC presented a unique opportunity…

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Seabird Research - Alcids

Seabird colonies

From Haida Gwaii to Vancouver Island, I have studied seabirds breeding on their colonies and at-sea.…

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Policy - Species at Risk

Species at Risk

The albatrosses and shearwaters are most at risk in BC from incidental longline mortality. I have…

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