Aquatic Ecosystems
Freshwater and marine systems (collectively aquatic systems) represent an integral component of life on earth. Aquatic systems have faced some of the greatest challenges resulting from human activities, a situation that is likely to continue long into the future due to issues such as climate change, invasive species, and industrial chemicals, among others. In addition to water resource research, the School of Environmental Sciences takes a very interdisciplinary approach to studying aquatic systems with particular emphasis on the biogeochemistry, biology, ecology, and management of aquatic ecosystem resources.
- Emmanuelle Arnaud (sedimentary record of lakes and marine glacial deposits )
- Les Evans (water chemistry)
- Marc Habash (aquatic microbiology; microbial biofilm development and physiology; vernal pool microbial biodiversity)
- Neil Rooney (fisheries management; environmental impact assessment; first nations traditional knowledge)
- Paul Sibley (environmental quality assessment and management; risk assessments; disturbance ecology; aquatic-terrestrial interactions)
Faculty in other academic units/departments working on Aquatic Ecosystems are:
- Elizabeth (Liz) Boulding (exotic species introductions, extinctions, evolutionary adaptation, climate change)
- Andrea Bradford (watershed water balance, wetlands, ecological flow assessment)
- Karl Cottonie (metacommunity dynamics)
- Bahram Gharabaghi (hydrodynamic modelling of 3D flows in rivers and lake environments)
- Kevin McCann (food web dynamics, biodiversity - ecosystem function)
- Tom Nudds (conervation, adaptive management, waterfowl)
- Beren Robinson (evolutionary ecology of divergent fish forms)