The Benthic Ecology Lab at Oregon State University
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Mission
Mission
Research focused on how benthic species, communities, and ecosystems respond to anthropogenic stressors and other environmental change.
Marine Renewable Energy
Marine Renewable Energy
We survey habitats, organisms, and artificial structure to assess potential ecological effects of offshore renewable energy installations.
Habitat Modeling
Habitat Modeling
We use benthic species distributions to define habitat types and use habitat suitability modeling to investigate potential new areas of distribution for species of interest in response to ocean changes.
Anthropogenic Noise
Anthropogenic Noise
We tagged rockfish, lingcod, and Dungeness crab to assess their response to a seismic survey in summer 2021
Benthic Processes
Benthic Processes
Everything else!