Sennai Habtes

Research Assistant Professor, College of Science & Mathematics

Organization: University of the Virgin Islands

My research falls primarily within the fields of fisheries oceanography and zooplankton ecology and is focused on using timeseries data to study patterns in, and impacts to marine organisms in tropical and subtropical regions. This often requires the development and analysis of data products from satellite, airborne and in-situ oceanographic sensors to understand large marine ecosystems at synoptic spatial and longer temporal scales. Here at UVI I am interested in studying the physical processes and environmental variability in coastal and pelagic ecosystems surrounding the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and to determine how these factors affect the abundance and distribution of marine organisms. In particular I am interested in larval fish and zooplankton, which are important life stages for most commercial and recreational fisheries. This information can be used to develop better tools for ecosystem based management and fisheries decision support systems.

Subject Areas:
Aquatic Biology, Ecology

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