Heather Hunt Lab

I study the physical and biological processes influencing the structure and organization of benthic marine invertebrate communities. Major themes include:

Understanding the effects of climate change in coastal marine communities.
Ocean acidification: relative effects of sediment and water column acidification on invertebrates living in the sediment;
Ocean warming: quantifying and forecasting changes in patterns of abundance and distribution of invertebrates and fish in subtidal cobble habitat.
The role of events during the early post-settlement period, when juvenile invertebrates have settled to the bottom and metamorphosed from the larval stage.
Mortality and dispersal rates during this crucial life stage can be high, and may influence the distribution and abundance of adult organisms.

Facilities

Our lab equipment includes:

Microscopes for identification and counting of juvenile benthic invertebrates
Wet lab with sea table for holding invertebrates
Straight channel flume
Circular flume
Current meters (ADVs and ADCP)

Contact

Heather Hunt, PhD: Professor, Marine Invertebrate Ecologist

Marie-Josée Maltais: Biodiversity Project Coordinator; Research Technician

Heather Hunt Lab
Department of Biological Sciences
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 5050, Saint John, NB
Canada, E2L 4L5