Dr. Julia Baum

Biography

Julia Baum studies the resilience of marine ecosystems in the face of human disturbance. Her research focuses on ecology and conservation, investigating the disruptions that climate change is causing and how ecosystems may recover. She is currently exploring the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic stressors on the diversity, structure, and resilience of marine ecosystems, with a primary focus on tropical coral reefs. Utilizing an array of approaches including statistical models of large observational data sets, field observations, experiments, molecular analyses, bioinformatics, stable isotope analyses, and interviews, her work spans broad temporal and spatial scales, incorporating principles of population, community, and ecosystem ecology as well as conservation science and fisheries science. Julia is committed to open science and enhancing equity in science. Her research aims to contribute to a better understanding of oceanic ecosystems and to inspire effective conservation solutions.

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