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Professor John Dower's expertise lies in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with a strong focus on Environmental Biology and Marine Science. His research primarily involves biological oceanography and marine ecology, specifically examining the factors that affect the production, growth, and survival of zooplankton and larval fish. Dower conducts field-based research mainly along the coastal British Columbia and the open North Pacific. His laboratory collaborates with researchers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to explore how variations in bottom-up forcing drive seasonal and interannual changes in the amount and type of zooplankton produced. Zooplankton serve as a critical link in transferring energy through marine food chains to higher trophic levels, which include larval and juvenile fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. Dower's work seeks to understand how changes in ocean climate, such as increasing temperatures and ocean acidification, will influence the structure and productivity of marine ecosystems in the future.
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