O'Connor Lab

We study how ecological communities work, how they change, and what that means for humans.

We study the influence of the abiotic environment on the dynamics of ecological communities. We use experiments and models to relate environmental conditions to the the structure and function of ecosystems. In particular, our work seeks to understand the ecological impacts of climate change and habitat modification, and to explore how conservation efforts might be most effective given natural envi

05/01/2013

Congratulations, Master Natalie Stafl! Our first O'Connor lab graduate!

Chasing Ice movie reveals largest iceberg break-up ever filmed - video

02/01/2013

Amazing video from Greenland. What can we expect in the years to come?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2012/dec/12/chasing-ice-iceberg-greenland-video?CMP=twt_gu

Chasing Ice movie reveals largest iceberg break-up ever filmed - video After weeks of waiting, filmakers witness 7.4 cubic km of ice crashing off the Ilulissat Glacier in Greenland

01/27/2013

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01/24/2013

Mary and Ross had a great first day at the "Future of Pacific Northwest Seagrasses in a Changing Climate" workshop at Friday Harbor Labs, WA. Excellent keynote address by Guillaume Mauger of the UW Climate Impacts Group http://cses.washington.edu/cig/

Climate Impacts Group The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary research group studying the impacts of natural climate variability and global climate change (“global warming”). Research at the CIG considers climate impacts at spatial scales ranging from local communities to the en...

FATTY ACID SIGNATURES DIFFERENTIATE MARINE MACROPHYTES AT ORDINAL AND FAMILY RANKS - Galloway - 2012

09/06/2012

Some interesting work from Friday Harbor researchers. Attention phyco-philes!

FATTY ACID SIGNATURES DIFFERENTIATE MARINE MACROPHYTES AT ORDINAL AND FAMILY RANKS - Galloway - 2012 Galloway, A. W. E., Britton-Simmons, K. H., Duggins, D. O., Gabrielson, P. W. and Brett, M. T. (2012), FATTY ACID SIGNATURES DIFFERENTIATE MARINE MACROPHYTES AT ORDINAL AND FAMILY RANKS. Journal of Phycology, 48: 956–965. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01173.x

08/02/2012

O'Connor Lab student blogs his encounter with nature photographer Reinhard Mink.

Underwater Whippo This week nature photographer Reinhard Mink is visiting the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre to learn more about eelgrass habitats and the various threats they face. He joined my lab for a dive in a nearby eelgrass meadow to get a first hand look at the fish and invertebrate species common to BC eel...