Jan Jansen
I'm a quantitative marine ecologist working at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania. I'm interested in both physical and biological processes that influence the structure and functioning of marine species communities, particularly near the seafloor. During my recent Ph.D project, I've developed a new method to predict the availability of food-particles at the seafloor, and applied the method to better map the distribution of seafloor biodiversity in East Antarctica.
Mapping the colorful and diverse creatures of the Antarctic seas
Hidden under the cover of sea-ice for most of the year, and living in cold water near the seafloor, are thousands of unique species. Research has generated new techniques to map where these species live, and predict how this might change in the future.