Our lab’s research aims to assess and mitigate the physiological consequences of climate change impacting marine organisms and the ecosystems they make up. Specifically, we use tropical marine ectotherms, i.e. cold-blooded animals, to understand the consequences of warming, oxygen loss and acidification in tropical habitats. This focus is spread across different scientific disciplines to form linkages between physiology and ecology, oceanography, and marine conservation. Our intention is to generate research that can support aquaculture innovation, nature-based solutions, and lead to biodiversity conservation and the overarching goal of the lab is to develop effective solutions for equitable tropical marine resources.
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Our multidisciplinary group connects climate changes to four distinct fields: physiology, ecology, oceanography, and conservation.
Interests
Physiological adaptation, marine invertebrates, multi-stressor experiments, climate resilience, integrated multi-tropic aquaculture, marine habitability and biogeography, compound extreme events, tropical marine biodiversity, oxygen, hypoxia and metabolism, marine conservation.
Physiological adaptation, marine invertebrates, multi-stressor experiments, climate resilience, integrated multi-tropic aquaculture, marine habitability and biogeography, compound extreme events, tropical marine biodiversity, oxygen, hypoxia and metabolism, marine conservation.
Contact
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Noelle Lucey
Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000
Physical address:
Isla Magueyes Field Station
Department of Marine Sciences - UPRM
Road 304 Interior, La Parguera
Lajas, Puerto Rico 00667