The Ocean Conservation Lab is looking for an upper year biology student with an interest in deep-sea biodiversity for an exciting Directed Studies project for Fall 2024. Come join us in describing a newly discovered habitat on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge!
Supervised by Dr. Amanda Bates, with help from Dr. Joan Alfaro (Post-doctoral Researcher) and Lindsay Clark (Ph.D. Candidate), the project’s main components include describing the seafloor community of a newly discovered sponge garden, investigating how the benthic community changes with depth, and compiling a photo catalog of species. A more detailed description of the project can be found at here.
If interested, please send a short description of your research interests and previous experience (300 words max.) to Amanda [amandabates (at) uvic (dot) ca], Joan [jmalfarolucas (at) gmail (dot) com] and Lindsay [lclark17 (at) uvic (dot) ca].
