Dr. Patrick Biber

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Field of Focus
  • Ecology
  • Population Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Coastal Development
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Endangered Species
  • Habitat Loss
  • Invasive Species
  • Pollution
  • Restoration
  • Geographic Information Science (GIS)
  • Modeling
  • Biological Oceanography
Education
  • Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 2002
  • B.S. (Honors) in Zoology/Marine Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1993

Research Interests

  • Marine Botany – phycology, seagrasses, mangroves, salt-marsh plants.
  • Plant physiology, in particular stress-response research using multiple methods to assess photosynthesis.
  • Photo-physiology using PEA and PAM to determine Fv/Fm, JIP-parameters and their utility in marine research.
  • Community changes along gradients, in particular light and salinity stressors.
  • Landscape characteristics of marine vegetation using remote sensing and GIS tools.
  • Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) mapping and trend analysis.
  • Water quality changes that influence the distribution and abundance of SAV.
  • Monitoring and Modeling of vegetation change in response to landscape drivers.

Current Research Projects:

  • Salt Marsh Habitat Sampling to Delineate Potential Oil Impacts from BP Deepwater Horizon Spill (NGI,BP-GRI)
  • Phytoplankton sampling
  • Saltmarsh habitat sampling to delineate potential oil impacts from BP Deepwater Horizon spill (NGI)
  • A Comprehensive Assessment of Oil Distribution, Transport, Fate and Impacts on Ecosystems and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Release (Year One Block Grant, The Northern Gulf Institute, Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Data Contact)
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