ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR • COLLEGE OF EARTH, OCEAN, & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

In the ocean, most resources are heterogeneously distributed and highly dynamic. I am interested in how changes in resources over time and space affect trophic, competitive, and behavioral interactions of oceanic organisms. Because these interactions occur primarily below the surface waters, I am using a combination of remote techniques, including active acoustics and imaging optics complemented by traditional direct capture methods to observe and quantify resource patterns. These data are used to elucidate the importance of temporal and spatial structure in biotic relationships.