Ask the Scientist - Aurora Ricart

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Aurora Ricart is a marine ecologist studying global change in coastal marine ecosystems. With a Master and Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Barcelona (Spain) and wide international research experience, Dr. Ricart is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine, and the Bodega Marine Laboratory, California. Her research addresses questions in four main areas: Seascape ecology, Community ecology, Ecosystems resilience, Coastal carbon cycling. Her general approach consists of developing studies in field and lab settings to investigate (1) impacts of climate change, environmental change, and human action in foundation species of marine macrophytes (seagrasses and seaweeds), and (2) the potential of these ecosystems to combat climate change effects through carbon sequestration.