PHONE: (904) 297-8370
E-MAIL: MCARR965@hawaii.edu
EDUCATION:
- PhD, Biological Oceanography, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1994
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Arctic Benthic Biology and Ecology
- Methane and ecosystems
- Benthic community structure and functioning
- Climate variability and ecosystem forcing
- Food web dynamics and trophic pathways
- Individual growth rate variations and adaptation to environmental variability
- Long-term changes in rocky intertidal and subtidal soft-bottom benthic communities
- Sclerochronology
Anthropogenic Disturbance
- Ecological effects of organic outfalls and petroleum-related activities to benthic fauna
- Resource sensitivity appraisal
- Oil spill sensitivity mapping and emergency response planning
Monitoring, Surveys, and Assessments
- Coastal assessments and resource surveys, with specialized expertise in benthic fauna
- Environmental effects of marine aquaculture
- Environmental monitoring of coastal and offshore waters
- Environmental appraisals and impact assessments