Erin Cox

Courses: Marine Biology, BIOS 3924; Marine Ecology, BIOS 4933/5933; Topics in Integrative Biology, Threats to Coastal and Ocean Ecosystems, BIOS 6093

Postdoctoral position, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Postdoctoral position, Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche sur Mer
PhD, University of Hawai'i, Mānoa, Department of Botany
MS, Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton
BS, Marine Biology, Eckerd College

My research expertise is in coastal benthic ecology. My laboratory group studies the plants and animals that live on the seafloor in shallow waters and we are interested in how the environment shapes their interactions and physiology. This research is often done in the framework of how humans modify coastal ecosystems and how best to manage them. Past studies have included examinations of kelp forest herbivory, ecology on rocky shores and long-term monitoring of intertidal communities, production on artificial reefs and in seagrass beds, and effects of ocean acidification on seagrass beds and small invertebrates.