- Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
I am a coastal plant ecologist interested in underwater grasses also known as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). SAV, including seagrasses, are found at the land-sea margin, a highly variable, stressful, and disturbed habitat. In recent decades increases in anthropogenic disturbances and impacts from climate change in coastal and estuarine habitats resulted in a decline of SAV populations at a global scale. My aim is to understand the effects of environmental stressors on large-scale physiological processes such as plant development and reproduction within SAV populations and to communicate these results to resource agencies and policy makers charged with their management.
Experience
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2015–presentAssistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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2013–2015Senior Research Scientist, James Cook University
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2010–2013Assistant Professor, Richard Stockton University of New Jersey
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2009–2010Research Marine Biologist, Engineer Research and Development Center, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Education
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2009Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William & Mary, PhD Marine Science
Publications
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2016For full list of publications see http://uncw.edu/bio/faculty_jarvis.html,
Professional Memberships
- World Seagrass Association
- Coastal Estuarine Research Federation
- Atlantic Estuarine Research Society
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- Location: Wilmington NC, USA
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