Dr. Ryan P. Moyer

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Field of Focus
  • Ecology
  • Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
  • Geosciences and Geochemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Chemical Oceanography
  • Marine Geology and Geophysics
Education
  • Mendenhall Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the USGS Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies in St. Petersburg, FL, U.S.A.
  • Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
  • M.S. in Marine Biology, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, U.S.A.
  • B.S. in Marine Science, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.

Research Interests

  • Ocean acidification related to modern global climate change. Emphasis on the effects of ocean acidification on corals and corals reefs
  • Land-ocean carbon flux in tropical systems and the associated impacts on coral reef and coastal ocean biogeochemical processes, including climate feedbacks
  • Coral reef geology and palaeoecology: Examination of fossil and modern coral reef systems in relation to their palaeo-environmental and climatic settings and palaeo-ecological function
  • Tropical marine ecology, with emphasis on corals and coral reef communities
  • Benthic habitat mapping using remote sensing techniques in tropical and sub-tropical environments